"wombe" meaning in Middle English

See wombe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɔ̝ːmb(ə)/, /ˈwɔ̝ːm(ə)/ (note: later), /ˈwoːm(ə)/, /waːmb/ [Northern], /waːm/ [Northern] (note: later)
Etymology: Inherited from Old English womb, wamb, from Proto-West Germanic *wambu, from Proto-Germanic *wambō. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|womb|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English womb, {{inh+|enm|ang|womb}} Inherited from Old English womb, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*wambu}} Proto-West Germanic *wambu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wambō}} Proto-Germanic *wambō Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} wombe, {{enm-noun|pl=wombes|pl2=womben}} wombe (plural wombes or womben) Forms: wombes [plural], womben [plural], uombe [alternative], womb [alternative], wome [alternative], woombe [alternative], wompe [alternative], wamb [alternative, Northern], wame [alternative, Northern], wambe [alternative, Early-Middle-English, Northern]
  1. The stomach (digestive organ):
    Sense id: en-wombe-enm-noun-bZ4VKCha
  2. The stomach (digestive organ):
    The stomach of livestock used as food.
    Sense id: en-wombe-enm-noun-AlryxKv2 Categories (other): Hides Disambiguation of Hides: 6 14 16 6 13 6 16 6 16
  3. The stomach (digestive organ):
    (figurative) One's diet or lifestyle.
    Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-wombe-enm-noun-GJHxNsmi Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Hides, Meats, Organs Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 9 29 4 10 6 10 2 19 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 9 9 13 2 5 3 6 1 14 15 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 6 43 3 6 3 7 3 7 6 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 6 44 3 6 3 6 3 7 6 6 6 Disambiguation of Hides: 6 14 16 6 13 6 16 6 16 Disambiguation of Meats: 7 7 47 7 7 7 7 6 7 Disambiguation of Organs: 13 17 38 3 7 3 8 3 8
  4. The stomach (area between the torso and the chest):
    Something resembling a stomach.
    Sense id: en-wombe-enm-noun-6zkdBfWg
  5. The stomach (area between the torso and the chest):
    The fur or coat taken from an animal's stomach.
    Sense id: en-wombe-enm-noun-xH2Hd0St Categories (other): Hides Disambiguation of Hides: 6 14 16 6 13 6 16 6 16
  6. The stomach (area between the torso and the chest):
    The foreside, especially of the stomach.
    Sense id: en-wombe-enm-noun-j~J7E8hK
  7. The womb or uterus.
    Sense id: en-wombe-enm-noun-8usHuERm Categories (other): Anatomy, Hides Disambiguation of Anatomy: 4 4 9 7 7 7 34 4 24 Disambiguation of Hides: 6 14 16 6 13 6 16 6 16
  8. The guts or entrails.
    Sense id: en-wombe-enm-noun-3wn72meJ
  9. A hollow interior or cavity.
    Sense id: en-wombe-enm-noun-XlNigsQ4 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Hides Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 9 9 13 2 5 3 6 1 14 15 12 11 Disambiguation of Hides: 6 14 16 6 13 6 16 6 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wombed

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "chest#English"
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        [
          "foreside",
          "foreside"
        ],
        [
          "stomach",
          "stomach"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The womb or uterus."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "womb",
          "womb"
        ],
        [
          "uterus",
          "uterus"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The guts or entrails."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "guts",
          "guts"
        ],
        [
          "entrail",
          "entrail"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A hollow interior or cavity."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hollow",
          "hollow"
        ],
        [
          "interior",
          "interior"
        ],
        [
          "cavity",
          "cavity"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɔ̝ːmb(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɔ̝ːm(ə)/",
      "note": "later"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwoːm(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waːmb/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waːm/",
      "note": "later",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wombe"
}

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  "msg": "''The stomach (digestive organ):'[...]' gloss has examples we want to keep, but there are subglosses.",
  "path": [
    "wombe"
  ],
  "section": "Middle English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "wombe",
  "trace": ""
}

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