"toun" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /tuːn/ Forms: touns [plural], town [alternative], towne [alternative], tun [alternative], tune [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic *tūn, from Proto-Germanic *tūną, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:inh|ang:tūn}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "stronghold, rampart", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*duh₂-nós", "gloss" : "lasting, durable", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*dewh₂-", "gloss" : "to last", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dweh₂-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-nós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Celtic", "term" : "*dūnom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "cel-pro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*tūną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*tūn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "tūn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "toun", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="toun">, {{inh|enm|ang|tūn}} Old English tūn, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*tūn}} Proto-West Germanic *tūn, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*tūną}} Proto-Germanic *tūną, {{der|enm|cel-pro|*dūnom}} Proto-Celtic *dūnom, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*dʰewh₂-}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} toun, {{enm-noun}} toun (plural touns)
  1. A town or city; a locally governed settlement, often fortified.
    Sense id: en-toun-enm-noun-fCn0rkKx Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 46 46 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 46 46 8
  2. A hamlet or village; a rural settlement (conceived as grouped buildings)
    Sense id: en-toun-enm-noun-n5ZOhjCM Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 30 65 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 35 60 5 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 46 46 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 46 46 8
  3. A farmstead or manor; a rural estate.
    Sense id: en-toun-enm-noun-dkCMKfT-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Government Disambiguation of Government: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "touns",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "town",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "towne",
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        "alternative"
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
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          "settlement",
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        ],
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          "building#English"
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      "glosses": [
        "A farmstead or manor; a rural estate."
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          "farmstead",
          "farmstead"
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          "manor",
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    {
      "ipa": "/tuːn/"
    }
  ],
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}

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