"splente" meaning in Middle English

See splente in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsplɛnt(ə)/, /ˈsplint(ə)/ Forms: splentes [plural], splent [alternative], splinte [alternative], splynte [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Dutch splinte or Middle Low German splente, splinte, from Proto-West Germanic *splintu, from Proto-Germanic *splintō; compare Anglo-Norman esplente, splente and Medieval Latin splenta, splinta. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|odt|osx}}, {{bor+|enm|dum|splinte}} Borrowed from Middle Dutch splinte, {{bor|enm|gml|splente}} Middle Low German splente, {{der|enm|gmw-pro|*splintu}} Proto-West Germanic *splintu, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*splintō}} Proto-Germanic *splintō, {{cog|xno|esplente}} Anglo-Norman esplente, {{cog|la-med|splenta}} Medieval Latin splenta Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} splente, {{enm-noun}} splente (plural splentes)
  1. An narrow metal plate used in armour.
    Sense id: en-splente-enm-noun-LdA-Bb4E Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Armor Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 22 17 25 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 21 26 4 4 Disambiguation of Armor: 48 8 8 26 6 3
  2. A straight and slender twig; a wooden rod or strip.
    Sense id: en-splente-enm-noun-XiqC2PbP Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 22 17 25 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 21 26 4 4
  3. A splinter or chip; a small, slender fragment (e.g. of wood)
    Sense id: en-splente-enm-noun-M0vOco4b Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 22 17 25 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 21 26 4 4
  4. (surgery) A splint; a thin appliance for holding a bone in place.
    Sense id: en-splente-enm-noun-cDNftIr5 Categories (other): Surgery, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Botany Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 16 9 54 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 22 17 25 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 21 26 4 4 Disambiguation of Botany: 21 20 19 28 9 3 Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
  5. (rare, figurative) A snake (legless reptile). Tags: figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-splente-enm-noun-o~l6wtaG
  6. (rare, figurative) A long, slender bone. Tags: figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-splente-enm-noun-HIMjnW1c
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: splenten, splenter

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈsplɛnt(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsplint(ə)/"
    }
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