"cloud" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /kluːd/ Forms: cloudes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English clūd, from Proto-West Germanic *klūt, from Proto-Germanic *klūtaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|clūd}} Old English clūd, {{der|enm|gmw-pro|*klūt}} Proto-West Germanic *klūt, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*klūtaz}} Proto-Germanic *klūtaz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cloud, {{enm-noun|cloudes}} cloud (plural cloudes)
  1. A small elevation; a hill.
    Sense id: en-cloud-enm-noun-ae-vFbv0
  2. A clod, lump, or boulder.
    Sense id: en-cloud-enm-noun-bKwpHVlm
  3. A cloud (mass of water vapour) or similar. Categories (topical): Atmosphere, Weather Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-cloud-enm-noun-1X709rap Disambiguation of Atmosphere: 0 0 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Weather: 0 0 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Landforms: 20 11 41 4 23 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 11 47 9 30
  4. The sky (that which is above the ground).
    Sense id: en-cloud-enm-noun-Q5zhf7Yf
  5. That which obscures, dims, or clouds.
    Sense id: en-cloud-enm-noun-C1RNGZag
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clowd, cloude, clowde, clud, clude Related terms: cloudy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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