"stakeren" meaning in Middle English

See stakeren in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈstak(ə)rən/, /ˈstaɡ(ə)rən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse stakra (“to push, stagger”), frequentative of staka. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|non|stakra|t=to push, stagger}} Borrowed from Old Norse stakra (“to push, stagger”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} stakeren, {{enm-verb|stem=staker}} stakeren (third-person singular simple present stakereth, present participle stakerende, stakerynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stakered) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|staker|inf2=0|y=0}} Forms: stakereth [present, singular, third-person], stakerende [participle, present], stakerynge [participle, present], stakered [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], stakeren [infinitive], to stakeren [infinitive], stakere [infinitive], stakere [first-person, present, singular], stakered [first-person, past, singular], stakerest [present, second-person, singular], stakeredest [past, second-person, singular], stakereth [present, singular, third-person], stakered [past, singular, third-person], stakere [present, singular, subjunctive], stakered [past, singular, subjunctive], stakere [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], stakeren [plural, present], stakere [plural, present], stakereden [past, plural], stakerede [past, plural], stakereth [imperative, plural, present], stakere [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], stakerynge [participle, present], stakerende [participle, present], stakered [participle, past], stagir [alternative], staker [alternative], stakeryn [alternative], stakren [alternative], stakur [alternative], stakyre [alternative]
  1. To stagger; to walk unsteadily or erratically.
    Sense id: en-stakeren-enm-verb-ijAcUTEx Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Gaits, Talking Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 65 19 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 15 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 12 11 Disambiguation of Gaits: 40 26 33 Disambiguation of Talking: 34 34 32
  2. (rare) To stutter; to speak a spasmodic repetition. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-stakeren-enm-verb-vqWkOUxI Categories (other): Gaits, Talking Disambiguation of Gaits: 40 26 33 Disambiguation of Talking: 34 34 32
  3. (rare) To sway or fluctuate. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-stakeren-enm-verb-tzl98PPW Categories (other): Gaits, Talking Disambiguation of Gaits: 40 26 33 Disambiguation of Talking: 34 34 32

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "stagger"
    },
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          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "stacker"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "stacher"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
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          "word": "staucher"
        }
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    }
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      "name": "bor+"
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      "form": "stakereth",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakerende",
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakered",
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        "indicative",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "stakeren",
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        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "to stakeren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakered",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakerest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakeredest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakereth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stakered",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakered",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakeren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakereden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakerede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakerynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakerende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakered",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stagir",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "staker",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakeryn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakren",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "stakur",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakyre",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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    }
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        "1": "staker",
        "inf2": "0",
        "y": "0"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "_dis": "65 19 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 15 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "77 12 11",
          "kind": "other",
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        "To stagger; to walk unsteadily or erratically."
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      "links": [
        [
          "stagger",
          "stagger"
        ],
        [
          "walk",
          "walk"
        ],
        [
          "unsteadily",
          "unsteadily"
        ],
        [
          "erratically",
          "erratically"
        ]
      ]
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
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        "To stutter; to speak a spasmodic repetition."
      ],
      "id": "en-stakeren-enm-verb-vqWkOUxI",
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        [
          "stutter",
          "stutter"
        ],
        [
          "spasmodic",
          "spasmodic"
        ],
        [
          "repetition",
          "repetition"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rare) To stutter; to speak a spasmodic repetition."
      ],
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      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "To sway or fluctuate."
      ],
      "id": "en-stakeren-enm-verb-tzl98PPW",
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          "sway",
          "sway"
        ],
        [
          "fluctuate",
          "fluctuate"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To sway or fluctuate."
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstak(ə)rən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstaɡ(ə)rən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stakeren"
}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Old Norse",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
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      "name": "bor+"
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      "form": "stakereth",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakerende",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stakerynge",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "stakered",
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        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakeren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to stakeren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stakeredest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakereth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stakered",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakered",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakeren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakereden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakerede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakereth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stakere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakerynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakerende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakered",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stagir",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "staker",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakeryn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakren",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakur",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stakyre",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "enm",
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        "head": ""
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "stakeren (third-person singular simple present stakereth, present participle stakerende, stakerynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stakered)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "staker",
        "inf2": "0",
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  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To stagger; to walk unsteadily or erratically."
      ],
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        [
          "stagger",
          "stagger"
        ],
        [
          "walk",
          "walk"
        ],
        [
          "unsteadily",
          "unsteadily"
        ],
        [
          "erratically",
          "erratically"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
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        "To stutter; to speak a spasmodic repetition."
      ],
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        [
          "stutter",
          "stutter"
        ],
        [
          "spasmodic",
          "spasmodic"
        ],
        [
          "repetition",
          "repetition"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To stutter; to speak a spasmodic repetition."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To sway or fluctuate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sway",
          "sway"
        ],
        [
          "fluctuate",
          "fluctuate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To sway or fluctuate."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstak(ə)rən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstaɡ(ə)rən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stakeren"
}

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