"chalenge" meaning in Middle English

See chalenge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃalɛnd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃala(u̯)nd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈkal-/ Forms: chalenges [plural], caleng [alternative], chalange [alternative], chalaunge [alternative], chalence [alternative], chaleng [alternative], kalange [alternative], kalleng [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French chalenge, chalange, chalonge, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic *kalwomniā. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|chalenge}} Borrowed from Old French chalenge, {{der|enm|la|calumnia}} Latin calumnia, {{der|enm|itc-pro|*kalwomniā}} Proto-Italic *kalwomniā Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} chalenge, {{enm-noun|chalenges}} chalenge (plural chalenges)
  1. A slanderous or defamatory claim or allegation. Categories (topical): Crime, Law
    Sense id: en-chalenge-enm-noun-Ey6-iq-t Disambiguation of Crime: 15 16 25 27 9 8 Disambiguation of Law: 15 17 27 27 6 8
  2. A (personal) flaw, wrong or misdeed. Categories (topical): Crime, Law
    Sense id: en-chalenge-enm-noun-8HERyyL2 Disambiguation of Crime: 15 16 25 27 9 8 Disambiguation of Law: 15 17 27 27 6 8
  3. A claim; the assertion of a privilege or right. Categories (topical): Crime, Law
    Sense id: en-chalenge-enm-noun-H~Or~W4p Disambiguation of Crime: 15 16 25 27 9 8 Disambiguation of Law: 15 17 27 27 6 8
  4. (rare) A summons for a duel, especially for a trial by combat. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Crime, Law, Violence
    Sense id: en-chalenge-enm-noun-wZoamMyP Disambiguation of Crime: 15 16 25 27 9 8 Disambiguation of Law: 15 17 27 27 6 8 Disambiguation of Violence: 12 6 7 52 12 12 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 3 10 38 20 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 5 7 43 19 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 3 4 48 19 5
  5. (rare) The challenging or countering of an assertion. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-chalenge-enm-noun-n48NcKJg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: chalengeable, chalengen, chalengere, chalengynge
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} chalenge
  1. Alternative form of chalengen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: chalengen
    Sense id: en-chalenge-enm-verb-XgSu21nZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃalɛnd͡ʒ(ə)/"
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