"story" meaning in Middle English

See story in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈstɔriː(ə)/, /ˈstɔːriː(ə)/ Forms: storyes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French estoree, past participle of estorer. Alternatively, the same word as storie. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:bor|fro:estoree|id=floor level|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "estoree", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "story", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="floor level" data-lang="enm" data-title="story" id="Middle_English:_floor_level">, {{bor|enm|fro|estoree}} Old French estoree Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} story, {{enm-noun|storyes}} story (plural storyes), {{tlb|enm|rare}} (rare)
  1. A level of a building. Tags: rare
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  2. A line of paddles on a ship. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-story-enm-noun-orwgj43- Categories (other): Nautical Disambiguation of Nautical: 31 57 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Architecture Disambiguation of Architecture: 0 0 0

Verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Indo-European *wéydtōr Proto-Hellenic *wístōr Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στωρ (hĭ́stōr) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορέω (hĭstoréō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱ (hĭstorĭ́ā)bor. Latin historiader. Old French estoire Old French estoriebor. Middle English story From Old French estorie, estoire. 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  1. alternative form of storie Tags: alt-of, alternative, rare Alternative form of: storie
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Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Architecture Disambiguation of Architecture: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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