"dart" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /dart/ Forms: dartes [plural], darte [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French dart, dard, from Medieval Latin dardus, from Frankish *darōþu, from Proto-Germanic *darōþuz. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|dart}} Old French dart, {{der|enm|ML.|dardus}} Medieval Latin dardus, {{der|enm|frk|*darōþu}} Frankish *darōþu, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*darōþuz}} Proto-Germanic *darōþuz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} dart, {{enm-noun|dartes}} dart (plural dartes)
  1. A hand-thrown spear or missile; a javelin.
    Sense id: en-dart-enm-noun-6BexiKv9 Categories (other): Weapons Disambiguation of Weapons: 55 42 4
  2. (figurative) Assailing; a hostile act. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-dart-enm-noun-dCYfL~iD Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 70 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: Formed from the noun. Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} dart
  1. alternative form of darten Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: darten
    Sense id: en-dart-enm-verb-c25zAMJw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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