"ape" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaːp(ə)/ Forms: apes [plural], apen [plural]
Etymology: From Old English apa, from Proto-West Germanic *apō, from Proto-Germanic *apô. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|apa}} Old English apa, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*apō}} Proto-West Germanic *apō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*apô}} Proto-Germanic *apô Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ape, {{enm-noun|apes|pl2=apen}} ape (plural apes or apen)
  1. An ape or monkey; a simian creature. Categories (lifeform): Mammals
    Sense id: en-ape-enm-noun-ZCQpx~I3 Disambiguation of Mammals: 52 39 9
  2. A deceiver; a conman or charlatan.
    Sense id: en-ape-enm-noun-9pd~K3sh Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 86 9 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 88 8
  3. A gullible or foolish person.
    Sense id: en-ape-enm-noun-rTw1MrOt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: eape, aape

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Download JSON data for ape meaning in Middle English (2.3kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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