"age" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaːd͡ʒ(ə)/ Forms: ages [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin *aetāticum, derived from Latin aetātem. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|enm|fro|eage|aage||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French aage, {{bor+|enm|fro|eage|aage}} Borrowed from Old French aage, {{der|enm|VL.|*aetāticum}} Vulgar Latin *aetāticum, {{der|enm|la|aetās|aetātem}} Latin aetātem Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} age, {{enm-noun|ages}} age (plural ages)
  1. The age of someone (or rarely something); how old someone is.
    Sense id: en-age-enm-noun-bKlKSGS1
  2. The correct or traditional age for something (especially the age of maturity)
    Sense id: en-age-enm-noun-p8WRqU5F
  3. Old age or senescence; the state of being old or elderly.
    Sense id: en-age-enm-noun-dd9wRVpS Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 2 51 1 2 35 2 2
  4. The life of something or someone; an extent of existence.
    Sense id: en-age-enm-noun--iPyg0Te
  5. A period or portion of time; an age, epoch, or era.
    Sense id: en-age-enm-noun-HXiksXUt
  6. Time (as an abstract concept); the passing of time. Categories (topical): Age, Time
    Sense id: en-age-enm-noun-M-QmbfvV Disambiguation of Age: 5 2 11 0 22 57 2 1 Disambiguation of Time: 2 0 4 0 27 66 0 0
  7. (rare, in every age) A person or individual who is a particular age. Tags: rare Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-age-enm-noun-l70JruTN Disambiguation of People: 0 0 33 0 0 5 56 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aage, ayge [rare] Related terms: agen
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} age
  1. Alternative form of awe Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: awe
    Sense id: en-age-enm-noun-u2hMwRDf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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