"storm" meaning in Middle English

See storm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /stɔrm/ Forms: stormes [plural], storme [alternative], strom [alternative], starme [alternative], storem [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English storm. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|enm|ang|storm}} Old English storm Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} storm, {{enm-noun|stormes}} storm (plural stormes)
  1. A storm; an instance of intense wind and precipitation (including a snowstorm)
    Sense id: en-storm-enm-noun-oCV3uROI
  2. An armed dispute, brawl or fight; an instance of combativeness.
    Sense id: en-storm-enm-noun-lBemSKKv Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 45 35
  3. (rare) Any intense event, happening, or force. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-storm-enm-noun-GWk~D7Xj Categories (other): Violence, War Disambiguation of Violence: 22 23 55 Disambiguation of War: 0 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: stormy
Categories (other): Weather Disambiguation of Weather: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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      "form": "starme",
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      "form": "storem",
      "tags": [
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        "Any intense event, happening, or force."
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        "(rare) Any intense event, happening, or force."
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}

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