coilen in Middle English

Forms: cuilen [alternative], cullen [alternative], culen [alternative], cǒlen [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old French coillir, coillier, cuillir, from Latin colligere (“to gather, collect”). Etymology templates: {{der|enm|fro|coillir}} Old French coillir, {{der|enm|la|colligere|t=to gather, collect}} Latin colligere (“to gather, collect”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} coilen

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "coillir"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French coillir",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "colligere",
        "t": "to gather, collect"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "cuilen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cullen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cǒlen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "coilen",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
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        "To gather, collect, or pick (flowers, fruit, etc.)."
      ],
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          "pick"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To wind (rope or cable) into a coil."
      ],
      "id": "en-coilen-enm-verb-yAul6Nr~",
      "links": [
        [
          "wind",
          "wind"
        ],
        [
          "coil",
          "coil"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "coilen"
}

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    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms derived from Latin",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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    {
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        "2": "la",
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        "t": "to gather, collect"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "cuilen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cullen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cǒlen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "coilen",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "To gather, collect, or pick (flowers, fruit, etc.)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gather",
          "gather"
        ],
        [
          "collect",
          "collect"
        ],
        [
          "pick",
          "pick"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To wind (rope or cable) into a coil."
      ],
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        [
          "wind",
          "wind"
        ],
        [
          "coil",
          "coil"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "coilen"
}

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"coilen" meaning in Middle English

Verb