"valant" meaning in Middle High German

See valant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfaːlant/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE)
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *fēlijandz, present participle of *fēlijaną (“to frighten”), from *fēlaz (“terrifying”). Etymology templates: {{inh|gmh|gem-pro|*fēlijandz}} Proto-Germanic *fēlijandz Head templates: {{gmh-noun|g=m|head=vālant}} vālant m Inflection templates: {{gmh-ndecl|m.decllemma:vāland}} Forms: vālant [canonical, masculine], strong [table-tags], ein [indefinite, nominative, singular], dër [definite, nominative, singular], valant [nominative, noun, singular], die [definite, nominative, plural], vālande [nominative, noun, plural], eines [genitive, indefinite, singular], dës [definite, genitive, singular], vālandes [genitive, noun, singular], dër [definite, genitive, plural], vālande [genitive, noun, plural], eime [dative, indefinite, singular], dëm [dative, definite, singular], vālande [dative, noun, singular], dën [dative, definite, plural], vālanden [dative, noun, plural], einen [accusative, indefinite, singular], dën [accusative, definite, singular], valant [accusative, noun, singular], die [accusative, definite, plural], vālande [accusative, noun, plural]
  1. devil
    Sense id: en-valant-gmh-noun-aNpBZ7DN Categories (other): Middle High German entries with incorrect language header, Middle High German strong masculine nouns without umlaut Disambiguation of Middle High German entries with incorrect language header: 41 19 40 Disambiguation of Middle High German strong masculine nouns without umlaut: 41 19 40
  2. terrifying creature
    Sense id: en-valant-gmh-noun-4FM--J87 Categories (other): Middle High German entries with incorrect language header, Middle High German strong masculine nouns without umlaut Disambiguation of Middle High German entries with incorrect language header: 41 19 40 Disambiguation of Middle High German strong masculine nouns without umlaut: 41 19 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vālandinne 
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vālandinne"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *fēlijandz, present participle of *fēlijaną (“to frighten”), from *fēlaz (“terrifying”).",
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      "form": "vālant",
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    },
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ein",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valant",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "vālande",
      "links": [
        [
          "vālande",
          "valande#Middle_High_German"
        ]
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dës",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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          "vālandes",
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        ]
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      "form": "eime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dëm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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          "vālande",
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "einen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      "form": "valant",
      "source": "declension",
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        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "vālande",
      "links": [
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          "vālande",
          "valande#Middle_High_German"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "devil"
      ],
      "id": "en-valant-gmh-noun-aNpBZ7DN",
      "links": [
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          "devil",
          "devil"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "terrifying creature"
      ],
      "id": "en-valant-gmh-noun-4FM--J87",
      "links": [
        [
          "terrifying",
          "terrifying"
        ],
        [
          "creature",
          "creature"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfaːlant/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "valant"
}

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    "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "vālandes",
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          "vālandes",
          "valandes#Middle_High_German"
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        "plural"
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          "vālande",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "vālanden",
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          "vālanden",
          "valanden#Middle_High_German"
        ]
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "einen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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          "vālande",
          "valande#Middle_High_German"
        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfaːlant/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "valant"
}

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