"ydole" meaning in Middle English

See ydole in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /iːˈdɔːl(ə)/, /ˈiːdɔl(ə)/, /ˈiːdəl(ə)/ [Early-Middle-English, Northern] Forms: ydoles [plural], idol [alternative], idole [alternative], ydol [alternative], idel [alternative], idele [alternative], ydele [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French idole, idele, from Latin īdōlum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon). Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:bor|fro:idole<ety:der<la:īdōlum>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "seeing", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "see", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*weyd-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "athematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wéydos", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*wéidos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "εἶδος", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "εἴδωλον", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "īdōlum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "idole", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "ydole", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="ydole">, {{bor|enm|fro|idole}} Old French idole, {{der|enm|la|īdōlum}} Latin īdōlum, {{der|enm|grc|εἴδωλον}} Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ydole, {{enm-noun}} ydole (plural ydoles)
  1. An idol (representation of a pagan god)
    Sense id: en-ydole-enm-noun-1Y6O7hEK Categories (other): Religion Disambiguation of Religion: 97 0 3
  2. (figurative) A deceptive individual. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-ydole-enm-noun-liZ6~7xj
  3. (rare, technical) An image formed at the eye. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-ydole-enm-noun-yqR2oR-H Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Eye Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 32 25 43 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 24 57 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 16 16 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 10 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 84 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 8 8 85 Disambiguation of Eye: 1 1 98 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, technical
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ydolatrer, ydolatrie

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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