"clete" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklɛːt(ə)/
Etymology: From Old English *clǣte; compare Old High German kletta, kletto. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*clǣte}} Old English *clǣte, {{cog|goh|kletta}} Old High German kletta Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} clete
  1. burdock Synonyms: cleyt, clett
    Sense id: en-clete-enm-noun-enm:burdock
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clyte
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /klɛːt/, /kloːt/ Forms: cletes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English *clēat, cleōt, from Proto-Germanic *klautaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*clēat}} Old English *clēat, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*klautaz}} Proto-Germanic *klautaz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} clete, {{enm-noun|cletes}} clete (plural cletes)
  1. A cleat; a spike or angled strip. Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-clete-enm-noun-enm:cleat Disambiguation of Plants: 6 76 18 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 58 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 57 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 73 20
  2. A ball or clump.
    Sense id: en-clete-enm-noun-7AycNDLc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clyte, clote, clede, clette, clet
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "clette"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "word": "clote"
    },
    {
      "word": "clede"
    },
    {
      "word": "clette"
    },
    {
      "word": "clet"
    }
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