"botme" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɔtəm/, /ˈbɔðəm/
Etymology: From Old English botm, bodan, from Proto-Germanic *butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|botm}} Old English botm, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*butmaz}} Proto-Germanic *butmaz, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*bʰudʰmḗn}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} botme, {{enm-noun|-}} botme (uncountable) Forms: botom [alternative], botome [alternative], bothom [alternative], bothum [alternative], botham [alternative], bothme [alternative], botym [alternative], bottum [alternative], butme [alternative], boþem [alternative]
  1. The lowest section of something; the bottom, especially of water:
    The bottom portion of a ship's hull, or the line of wood running along it.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-botme-enm-noun-xhDsI5pC Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Anatomy, Directions, Landforms, Spinning, Water Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 72 6 10 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 3 6 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 3 6 7 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 28 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Directions: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Landforms: 59 22 13 6 Disambiguation of Spinning: 39 12 22 28 Disambiguation of Water: 50 23 23 4
  2. The lowest section of something; the bottom, especially of water:
    A dell or valley; an indentation in the land.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-botme-enm-noun-T~HsmVja Categories (other): Anatomy, Directions Disambiguation of Anatomy: 28 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Directions: 25 25 25 25
  3. The lowest section of something; the bottom, especially of water:
    The bottom of a depression or hole; the extreme reaches of an organ.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-botme-enm-noun-bNwXdwdQ Categories (other): Anatomy, Directions Disambiguation of Anatomy: 28 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Directions: 25 25 25 25
  4. (rare) That which yarn is wound around. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-botme-enm-noun-QY8gENEi Categories (other): Anatomy, Directions, Nautical Disambiguation of Anatomy: 28 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Directions: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Nautical: 41 0 0 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: botemles

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "botemles"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "bottom"
          },
          "expansion": "English: bottom, botton (dialectal)\n→ Dutch: bottom\n→ French: bottom\n→ Portuguese: bottom",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
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    },
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            "4": "boddam",
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            "6": "bottome"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "Yola: bothom",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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    }
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        "alternative"
      ]
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        "alternative"
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        "alternative"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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        "alternative"
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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    },
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      "form": "bottum",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "butme",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "boþem",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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  "lang": "Middle English",
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          "_dis": "72 6 10 12",
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          "_dis": "83 3 6 8",
          "kind": "other",
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          "_dis": "28 24 24 24",
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          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
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          "_dis": "59 22 13 6",
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          "_dis": "39 12 22 28",
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          "name": "Spinning",
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        },
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          "_dis": "50 23 23 4",
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        }
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        "The bottom portion of a ship's hull, or the line of wood running along it."
      ],
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          "bottom",
          "bottom"
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        [
          "water",
          "water"
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      ]
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        }
      ],
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        "The lowest section of something; the bottom, especially of water:",
        "A dell or valley; an indentation in the land."
      ],
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          "bottom",
          "bottom"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ],
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          "dell",
          "dell"
        ],
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          "valley"
        ]
      ],
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        "uncountable"
      ]
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        "The lowest section of something; the bottom, especially of water:",
        "The bottom of a depression or hole; the extreme reaches of an organ."
      ],
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        [
          "bottom",
          "bottom"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
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      ]
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Directions",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "41 0 0 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Nautical",
          "orig": "enm:Nautical",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "That which yarn is wound around."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) That which yarn is wound around."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔtəm/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔðəm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "botme"
}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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    "enm:Directions",
    "enm:Landforms",
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        }
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    },
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          },
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    },
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    {
      "form": "botom",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "botome",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bothom",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "bothum",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "botham",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bothme",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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        "alternative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "bottum",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "butme",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "boþem",
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        "alternative"
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "The lowest section of something; the bottom, especially of water:",
        "The bottom portion of a ship's hull, or the line of wood running along it."
      ],
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        "The lowest section of something; the bottom, especially of water:",
        "A dell or valley; an indentation in the land."
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          "water",
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        "The lowest section of something; the bottom, especially of water:",
        "The bottom of a depression or hole; the extreme reaches of an organ."
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          "bottom",
          "bottom"
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    },
    {
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "That which yarn is wound around."
      ],
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        "(rare) That which yarn is wound around."
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔtəm/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔðəm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "botme"
}

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