"toll" meaning in Middle English

See toll in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɔl/, /tɔːl/ Forms: tolles [plural], tol [alternative], tolle [alternative], thol [alternative], toale [alternative], theol [alternative]
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  1. A toll, tax, or charge.
    Sense id: en-toll-enm-noun-enm:toll
  2. The privilege to levy fees or charges.
    Sense id: en-toll-enm-noun-TBbOrcmY Categories (other): Law Disambiguation of Law: 0 49 47 1 0 2
  3. A waiver from any fees or charges.
    Sense id: en-toll-enm-noun-NPyGpuIa Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Law Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 6 17 49 16 11 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 4 20 43 9 10 15 Disambiguation of Law: 0 49 47 1 0 2
  4. (rare) taxation, payment. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-toll-enm-noun-ERzEQQlS Categories (other): Taxation Disambiguation of Taxation: 9 4 2 81 4 0
  5. (rare) An edge, point of difference Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-toll-enm-noun-NpfKRCjr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tolboth, tollen, toller, tolsey, tollynge
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} toll
  1. alternative form of tollen (“to bring”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tollen (extra: to bring)
    Sense id: en-toll-enm-verb-enm:to_bring
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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