"bas" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /baːs/, /bas/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|bas}} Borrowed from Old French bas, {{der|enm|LL.|bassus}} Late Latin bassus Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective}} bas
  1. Low, short; lacking in height or altitude. Categories (topical): Sound
    Sense id: en-bas-enm-adj-twPByyVw Disambiguation of Sound: 34 0 0 33 33 0
  2. Positioned or placed low; lower than surrounding places.
    Sense id: en-bas-enm-adj-NKNg1jv0
  3. Quiet; lacking in loudness or volume.
    Sense id: en-bas-enm-adj-HA4FW8kO
  4. Poor, unlucky, common; of low rank or wealth. Categories (topical): Society, Sound
    Sense id: en-bas-enm-adj-JcFgM9p~ Disambiguation of Society: 12 4 4 46 24 10 Disambiguation of Sound: 34 0 0 33 33 0
  5. (rare) Low-quality; degraded. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Sound
    Sense id: en-bas-enm-adj-O1FwI~cd Disambiguation of Sound: 34 0 0 33 33 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 24 15 2 20 31 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: baas, bace, base, bass, basse
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} bas
  1. Alternative form of base Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: base
    Sense id: en-bas-enm-noun-3gGwI7aT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) Low-quality; degraded."
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      "word": "bass"
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