"stake" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstaːk(ə)/ Forms: stakes [plural], staak [alternative], stack [alternative], stak [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English staca, from Proto-West Germanic *stakō, from Proto-Germanic *stakô. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|staca}} Old English staca, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*stakō}} Proto-West Germanic *stakō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*stakô}} Proto-Germanic *stakô Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} stake, {{enm-noun|stakes}} stake (plural stakes)
  1. A stake; wood put in the ground as a marker or support.
    Sense id: en-stake-enm-noun-xBE2HNND Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Woods Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 35 22 2 5 14 2 7 11 Disambiguation of Woods: 24 7 8 16 21 3 10 11
  2. A fencepost; a stake used in concert to form a barrier.
    Sense id: en-stake-enm-noun-O7od6C7r
  3. A branch or bough; an extension of a tree.
    Sense id: en-stake-enm-noun-CKV1cppa
  4. A stave or stick; a cut (and often shaped) piece of wood.
    Sense id: en-stake-enm-noun-LfsEjf3c Categories (other): Woods Disambiguation of Woods: 24 7 8 16 21 3 10 11
  5. (rare) A prickle or splint. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-stake-enm-noun-OhuIgPh3 Categories (other): Woods Disambiguation of Woods: 24 7 8 16 21 3 10 11
  6. (rare) A metal bar or pole. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-stake-enm-noun-W6WqhjlU
  7. (rare) A stabbing feeling. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-stake-enm-noun-r3LDV6bx Categories (other): Woods Disambiguation of Woods: 24 7 8 16 21 3 10 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: staken, stakyng
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} stake
  1. Alternative form of staken Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: staken
    Sense id: en-stake-enm-verb-Lk4Rhi75 Categories (other): Woods Disambiguation of Woods: 24 7 8 16 21 3 10 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) A stabbing feeling."
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