"aunte" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈau̯nt(ə)/, /ˈant(ə)/ Forms: auntes [plural], ante [alternative], aunt [alternative], awnte [alternative], naunte [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman aunte and continental Old French ante, from Latin amita. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|aunte}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman aunte, {{der|enm|fro|ante}} Old French ante, {{der|enm|la|amita}} Latin amita Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} aunte, {{enm-noun}} aunte (plural auntes)
  1. aunt (sister of one's parents) Categories (topical): Female family members Synonyms: moddrie
    Sense id: en-aunte-enm-noun-xpQeYGoz Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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            "1": "en",
            "2": "aunt"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: aunt (see there for further descendants)"
    },
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            "1": "sco",
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          },
          "expansion": "Scots: aunt",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: aunt"
    }
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      "args": {
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "ante"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French ante",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "amita"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin amita",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Anglo-Norman aunte and continental Old French ante, from Latin amita.",
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    {
      "form": "auntes",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ante",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aunt",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awnte",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "naunte",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "aunte",
      "name": "head"
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "aunte (plural auntes)",
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          "kind": "other",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
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            "Female",
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            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
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          "english": "The senator's wife was her aunt, / but despite that, she didn't know her at all.",
          "ref": "1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “The [Mannes] Tale [of Lawe]”, in The Tales of Caunt́bury (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published [c. 1400–1410], →OCLC, folio 125, verso:",
          "text": "The senatours wyf / hir Aunte was / But foꝛ al that / she knew hir neuer the mooꝛe",
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        }
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        "aunt (sister of one's parents)"
      ],
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        [
          "aunt",
          "aunt"
        ],
        [
          "sister",
          "sister"
        ],
        [
          "parent",
          "parent"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "moddrie"
        }
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈau̯nt(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈant(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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          },
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        },
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          "args": {},
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        }
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            "2": "aunt"
          },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "ante"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "amita"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin amita",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "auntes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ante",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aunt",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awnte",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "naunte",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "aunte (plural auntes)",
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English nouns",
        "Middle English terms borrowed from Anglo-Norman",
        "Middle English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
        "Middle English terms derived from Latin",
        "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
        "Middle English terms with quotations",
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          "text": "The senatours wyf / hir Aunte was / But foꝛ al that / she knew hir neuer the mooꝛe",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "aunt (sister of one's parents)"
      ],
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          "sister",
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          "parent",
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "moddrie"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈau̯nt(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈant(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aunte"
}

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