"Alisoun" meaning in Middle English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Old French Alison, brought to England by the Normans (from Anglo-Norman Alison, from Norman Alison), diminutive of Aliz. Etymology templates: {{der|enm|fro|Alison|}} Old French Alison, {{der|enm|xno|Alison}} Anglo-Norman Alison, {{der|enm|nrf|Alison}} Norman Alison, {{gloss|from Anglo-Norman <i class="Latn mention" lang="fro">Alison</i>, from Norman <i class="Latn mention" lang="nrf">Alison</i>}} (from Anglo-Norman Alison, from Norman Alison), {{m|fro|Aliz|}} Aliz Head templates: {{head|enm|proper noun||{{{1}}}||{{{gen}}}|||head=}} Alisoun, {{enm-proper noun}} Alisoun
  1. a female given name from Old French Categories (topical): Middle English female given names, Middle English given names
    Sense id: en-Alisoun-enm-name-~MXP8ZPw Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

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    },
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        "3": "Alison"
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "(from Anglo-Norman Alison, from Norman Alison)",
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        "2": "Aliz",
        "3": ""
      },
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  "etymology_text": "From Old French Alison, brought to England by the Normans (from Anglo-Norman Alison, from Norman Alison), diminutive of Aliz.",
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        "4": "{{{1}}}",
        "5": "",
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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      },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Alisoun",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "name",
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "Middle English female given names",
          "parents": [
            "Female given names",
            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
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          "name": "Middle English given names",
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
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        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Foryeve it me, and that I thee biseke.\"",
          "ref": "Geoffrey Chaucer: Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Prologue",
          "roman": "That I have doon, it is thyself to wyte,",
          "text": "And seyde, 'Deere suster Alisoun,\nAs help me God, I shal thee nevere smyte."
        }
      ],
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        "a female given name from Old French"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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          "name": "desc"
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    }
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        "2": "fro",
        "3": "Alison",
        "4": ""
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "xno",
        "3": "Alison"
      },
      "expansion": "Anglo-Norman Alison",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nrf",
        "3": "Alison"
      },
      "expansion": "Norman Alison",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "from Anglo-Norman <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"fro\">Alison</i>, from Norman <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"nrf\">Alison</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "(from Anglo-Norman Alison, from Norman Alison)",
      "name": "gloss"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "Aliz",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Aliz",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old French Alison, brought to England by the Normans (from Anglo-Norman Alison, from Norman Alison), diminutive of Aliz.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "enm",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{1}}}",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{gen}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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      "name": "head"
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Alisoun",
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "name",
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        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle English female given names",
        "Middle English female given names from Old French",
        "Middle English given names",
        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English proper nouns",
        "Middle English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
        "Middle English terms derived from Norman",
        "Middle English terms derived from Old French"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Foryeve it me, and that I thee biseke.\"",
          "ref": "Geoffrey Chaucer: Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Prologue",
          "roman": "That I have doon, it is thyself to wyte,",
          "text": "And seyde, 'Deere suster Alisoun,\nAs help me God, I shal thee nevere smyte."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name from Old French"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Alisoun"
}

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