"stroublen" meaning in Middle English

See stroublen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈstruːb(ə)lən/, /ˈstrub(ə)lən/
Etymology: An apheretic form of distroublen. Etymology templates: {{apheretic form|enm|distroublen|nocap=1}} apheretic form of distroublen Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} stroublen, {{enm-verb|stem=stroubl}} stroublen (third-person singular simple present stroubleth, present participle stroublende, stroublynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stroubled) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|stroubl|y=0}} Forms: stroubleth [present, singular, third-person], stroublende [participle, present], stroublynge [participle, present], stroubled [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], stroublen [infinitive], to stroublen [infinitive], strouble [infinitive], strouble [first-person, present, singular], stroubled [first-person, past, singular], stroublede [first-person, past, singular], stroublest [present, second-person, singular], stroubledest [past, second-person, singular], stroubleth [present, singular, third-person], stroubled [past, singular, third-person], stroublede [past, singular, third-person], strouble [present, singular, subjunctive], stroubled [past, singular, subjunctive], stroublede [past, singular, subjunctive], strouble [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], stroublen [plural, present], strouble [plural, present], stroubleden [past, plural], stroubled [past, plural], stroublede [past, plural], stroubleth [imperative, plural, present], strouble [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], stroublynge [participle, present], stroublende [participle, present], stroubled [participle, past], strabil [alternative], strobyll [alternative], strouble [alternative], strubill [alternative], strobelyn [alternative], strubbelyn [alternative]
  1. To disturb or unsettle (especially mentally) Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-stroublen-enm-verb-7lvVezQl Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Mind, Violence Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 26 27 26 22 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 28 23 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 27 25 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 28 23 24 Disambiguation of Mind: 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Violence: 26 27 26 22
  2. To break, impair, or destroy. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-stroublen-enm-verb-POblow8K Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Violence Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 26 27 26 22 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 28 23 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 27 25 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 28 23 24 Disambiguation of Violence: 26 27 26 22
  3. To struggle or fight with. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-stroublen-enm-verb-KtOUHxor Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Violence Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 26 27 26 22 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 28 23 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 27 25 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 28 23 24 Disambiguation of Violence: 26 27 26 22
  4. (Early Scots) To pollute or adulterate air. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-stroublen-enm-verb-RzcPcaGP Categories (other): Early Scots, Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Air, Violence Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 26 27 26 22 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 28 23 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 27 25 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 28 23 24 Disambiguation of Air: 0 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Violence: 26 27 26 22

Alternative forms

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    {
      "lang": "Middle Scots",
      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "struble"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Middle Scots",
      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "strubill"
    }
  ],
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    }
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      "form": "stroubleth",
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        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroublende",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroublynge",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroubled",
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        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroublen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to stroublen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strouble",
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        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "strouble",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stroubled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroublede",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "stroublest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroubledest",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "stroubleth",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroubled",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stroublede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strouble",
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroubled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroublede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strouble",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroublen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strouble",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroubleden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroubled",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroublede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroubleth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroublynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroublende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroubled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strabil",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strobyll",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strouble",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strubill",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strobelyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strubbelyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "head": ""
      },
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    },
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      },
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        "1": "stroubl",
        "y": "0"
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "26 27 26 22",
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          "_dis": "25 28 23 24",
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        "To disturb or unsettle (especially mentally)"
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          "disturb",
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        ],
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          "unsettle",
          "unsettle"
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          "mentally",
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        "To break, impair, or destroy."
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          "break",
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        [
          "impair",
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        [
          "destroy",
          "destroy"
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        "To struggle or fight with."
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          "_dis": "0 0 0 100",
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        "To pollute or adulterate air."
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          "pollute"
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        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Early Scots",
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        "(Early Scots) To pollute or adulterate air."
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstruːb(ə)lən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstrub(ə)lən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stroublen"
}
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    "Middle English apheretic forms",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "stroublen",
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        "infinitive"
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    {
      "form": "to stroublen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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      "form": "strouble",
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        "infinitive"
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    {
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        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "stroubled",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "stroublest",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stroubledest",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stroubleth",
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stroubled",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stroubled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stroublede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "strouble",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroublen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strouble",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroubleden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroubled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroublede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroubleth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strouble",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroublynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroublende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stroubled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strabil",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strobyll",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strouble",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strubill",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strobelyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strubbelyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "stroublen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "stroubl"
      },
      "expansion": "stroublen (third-person singular simple present stroubleth, present participle stroublende, stroublynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stroubled)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stroubl",
        "y": "0"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To disturb or unsettle (especially mentally)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "disturb",
          "disturb"
        ],
        [
          "unsettle",
          "unsettle"
        ],
        [
          "mentally",
          "mentally#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To break, impair, or destroy."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ],
        [
          "impair",
          "impair"
        ],
        [
          "destroy",
          "destroy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To struggle or fight with."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "struggle",
          "struggle"
        ],
        [
          "fight",
          "fight"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Early Scots"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To pollute or adulterate air."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pollute",
          "pollute"
        ],
        [
          "adulterate",
          "adulterate"
        ],
        [
          "air",
          "air"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Early Scots",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Early Scots) To pollute or adulterate air."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstruːb(ə)lən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstrub(ə)lən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stroublen"
}

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