"sowere" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɔu̯ˌɛ̞ːr(ə)/, /ˈsɔu̯ər(ə)/ Forms: soweres [plural], soowere [alternative], sower [alternative], sauer [alternative, Northern], sawere [alternative, Northern], sawer [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English sāwere; equivalent to sowen (“to sow”) + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sāwere}} Old English sāwere, {{af|enm|sowen|-ere|id1=to sow|id2=agentive|pos2=suffix forming agent nouns|t1=to sow}} sowen (“to sow”) + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} sowere, {{enm-noun}} sowere (plural soweres)
  1. One who sows or spreads seed.
    Sense id: en-sowere-enm-noun-UFazYx8N Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive), Pages with 2 entries, People Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive): 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of People: 49 51
  2. (figurative) One who engenders or disseminates. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-sowere-enm-noun--Cce9rLk Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive): 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Disambiguation of People: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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