"animal" meaning in Middle English

See animal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /aniˈmaːl/, /aˈnimal/
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin animālis. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|la|animālis}} Latin animālis Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} animal, {{enm-adj}} animal
  1. Related to the soul or spirit of a living being (i.e. sentience or sapience) Categories (lifeform): Animals Synonyms: animall, anymal, anymall
    Sense id: en-animal-enm-adj-QpdkaaCq Disambiguation of Animals: 72 28 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: animale
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /aniˈmaːl/, /aˈnimal/ Forms: animales [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French animal, from Latin animal. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|animal}} Old French animal, {{der|enm|la|animal}} Latin animal Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} animal, {{enm-noun|animales}} animal (plural animales)
  1. An animal (considered to include humans)
    Sense id: en-animal-enm-noun-CYpLq66B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: animale
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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