"code" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkud(ə)/, /ˈkoːd(ə)/, /ˈkweːd(ə)/, /ˈkwid(ə)/
Etymology: From Old English cudu, cwidu, cweodu, from Proto-West Germanic *kwidu. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|enm|ang|cudu}} Old English cudu, {{m|ang|cwidu}} cwidu, {{m|ang|cweodu}} cweodu, {{der|enm|gmw-pro|*kwidu}} Proto-West Germanic *kwidu Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} code, {{enm-noun|-}} code (uncountable)
  1. Any kind of plant gum; a gummy or resinous substance. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-code-enm-noun-enm:gum_or_cud
  2. Cud; regurgitated food chewed upon by livestock. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-code-enm-noun-uoiXKO9E Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 47 4 8 3 17
  3. (rare) A mass or lump; a large pile of something. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-code-enm-noun-s1FzZAzq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: coode, cood, cude, kude, quede, quide, cuyd, coude, cudde
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔːd(ə)/, /ˈkøːd(ə)/ [Northern]
Etymology: From Old French code, from Latin cōdex, caudex. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|code}} Old French code, {{der|enm|la|cōdex}} Latin cōdex, {{m|la|caudex}} caudex Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} code
  1. A coherent and unified body of laws. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-code-enm-noun-enm:system_of_law
  2. The core of someone's last testament. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-code-enm-noun-UTjh0WlI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: coode
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: From Old English codd and Old Norse koddi. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|codd}} Old English codd, {{bor|enm|non|koddi}} Old Norse koddi Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} code
  1. Alternative form of codde (“seedpod”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: codde (extra: seedpod)
    Sense id: en-code-enm-noun-TrySSJeK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "code",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "seedpod",
          "word": "codde"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of codde (“seedpod”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "codde",
          "codde#Middle_English:_seedpod"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "code"
}

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