"blade" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /blaːd/, /blad/ Forms: blades [plural], bladdys [plural]
Etymology: From Old English blæd, from Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₃otom. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|blæd}} Old English blæd, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*blad}} Proto-West Germanic *blad, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*bladą}} Proto-Germanic *bladą, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*bʰl̥h₃otom}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₃otom Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} blade, {{enm-noun|blades|pl2=bladdys}} blade (plural blades or bladdys)
  1. A leaf or blade; a piece foliage in general.
    Sense id: en-blade-enm-noun-J9YfIz9l
  2. A blade (sharp edge of a weapon).
    Sense id: en-blade-enm-noun-D9Gb~xKH
  3. Any sharp-bladed slashing or stabbing weapon. Categories (topical): Botany, Weapons
    Sense id: en-blade-enm-noun-9zIxzwOO Disambiguation of Botany: 7 7 66 7 12 Disambiguation of Weapons: 3 12 61 8 16 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 77 6 12
  4. (rare) A wooden tile or chip for roofing. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-blade-enm-noun-uC9vaplu
  5. (rare) Anything close in appearance or form to a blade. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-blade-enm-noun-EhY~vUbb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: blad, blaad, bladd, blayde, blayd Derived forms: bladyn, blader

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "A wooden tile or chip for roofing."
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        "(rare) A wooden tile or chip for roofing."
      ],
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        "Anything close in appearance or form to a blade."
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        "(rare) Anything close in appearance or form to a blade."
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    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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    },
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        "A leaf or blade; a piece foliage in general."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A blade (sharp edge of a weapon)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any sharp-bladed slashing or stabbing weapon."
      ]
    },
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        "A wooden tile or chip for roofing."
      ],
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        "(rare) A wooden tile or chip for roofing."
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
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        "Anything close in appearance or form to a blade."
      ],
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        "(rare) Anything close in appearance or form to a blade."
      ],
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      ]
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    },
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    {
      "word": "blad"
    },
    {
      "word": "blaad"
    },
    {
      "word": "bladd"
    },
    {
      "word": "blayde"
    },
    {
      "word": "blayd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blade"
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