"cane" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkaːn(ə)/ Forms: canes [plural], canne [alternative], kane [alternative], kanne [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French cane, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|cane}} Old French cane, {{der|enm|la|canna}} Latin canna, {{der|enm|grc|κάννα}} Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), {{der|enm|akk|𒄀|t=reed|tr=qanû}} Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), {{der|enm|sux|𒄀𒈾|tr=gi.na}} Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cane, {{enm-noun|canes}} cane (plural canes)
  1. bamboo, sugar cane, flax, or a similar simple-stemmed plant
    Sense id: en-cane-enm-noun-X~A~28iC Categories (other): Medical equipment, Plants Disambiguation of Medical equipment: 32 19 16 15 17 Disambiguation of Plants: 30 33 14 8 14
  2. the stem or stalk of such a plant, often used to write with
    Sense id: en-cane-enm-noun-cwJYxVRq Categories (other): Plants Disambiguation of Plants: 30 33 14 8 14
  3. (rare) a metal implement used for surgery Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-cane-enm-noun-KO8uYfO0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Plants, Surgery Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 22 34 6 20 Disambiguation of Plants: 30 33 14 8 14 Disambiguation of Surgery: 0 0 100 0 0
  4. (rare) a bodily passage or tube, such as the trachea Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-cane-enm-noun-hcX-6pCl Categories (other): Anatomy Disambiguation of Anatomy: 13 10 20 39 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: canel
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} cane
  1. Alternative form of canne Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: canne
    Sense id: en-cane-enm-noun--aLmrSdO Categories (other): Plants Disambiguation of Plants: 30 33 14 8 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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