"wide" meaning in Middle High German

See wide in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwiː.də/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE)
Etymology: From Old High German wīda, from Proto-Germanic *wīþijō. Cognate with Old English wīþiġ. Etymology templates: {{inh|gmh|goh|wīda}} Old High German wīda, {{inh|gmh|gem-pro|*wīþijō}} Proto-Germanic *wīþijō, {{cog|ang|wīþiġ}} Old English wīþiġ Head templates: {{gmh-noun|g=f|head=wīde}} wīde f Inflection templates: {{gmh-ndecl|wīde<f.weak>}} Forms: wīde [canonical, feminine], weak [table-tags], ein [indefinite, nominative, singular], diu [definite, nominative, singular], wīde [nominative, noun, singular], die [definite, nominative, plural], wīden [nominative, noun, plural], einer [genitive, indefinite, singular], dër [definite, genitive, singular], wīden [genitive, noun, singular], dër [definite, genitive, plural], wīden [genitive, noun, plural], einer [dative, indefinite, singular], dër [dative, definite, singular], wīden [dative, noun, singular], dën [dative, definite, plural], wīden [dative, noun, plural], eine [accusative, indefinite, singular], die [accusative, definite, singular], wīden [accusative, noun, singular], die [accusative, definite, plural], wīden [accusative, noun, plural]
  1. a willow Synonyms: wilge Derived forms: hopfenwīde, wengewīde, wītbusch
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      "lang_code": "de",
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    },
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      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
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        [
          "wīde",
          "wide#Middle_High_German"
        ]
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        "singular"
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          "wīden",
          "widen#Middle_High_German"
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          "wīden",
          "widen#Middle_High_German"
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          "wīden",
          "widen#Middle_High_German"
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          "wīden",
          "widen#Middle_High_German"
        ]
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    },
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      "form": "wīden",
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          "wīden",
          "widen#Middle_High_German"
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    },
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        [
          "wīden",
          "widen#Middle_High_German"
        ]
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          "wīden",
          "widen#Middle_High_German"
        ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Middle High German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        }
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          "text": "(seemingly much less common)"
        },
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          "ref": "c. 1200, Dër Nibelunge Liet, Âv. 27",
          "roman": "bî einer wilden wîden, dâ lôste ëȥ mîne hant. ...“",
          "text": "Dô sprach ër lougenlîche, „Dâ ich daȥ schif vant",
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        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwiː.də/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wide"
}
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      "word": "hopfenwīde"
    },
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      "word": "wengewīde"
    },
    {
      "word": "wītbusch"
    }
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          "wīde",
          "wide#Middle_High_German"
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      "form": "wīden",
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          "wīden",
          "widen#Middle_High_German"
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      "form": "wīden",
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          "wīden",
          "widen#Middle_High_German"
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        [
          "wīden",
          "widen#Middle_High_German"
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          "wīden",
          "widen#Middle_High_German"
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      "form": "wīden",
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          "wīden",
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        "definite",
        "singular"
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      "form": "wīden",
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          "wīden",
          "widen#Middle_High_German"
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        "noun",
        "singular"
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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      "form": "wīden",
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        [
          "wīden",
          "widen#Middle_High_German"
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        "Middle High German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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          "text": "(seemingly much less common)"
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          "ref": "c. 1200, Dër Nibelunge Liet, Âv. 27",
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}

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