"dee" meaning in Middle English

See dee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /deː/, /diː/, /dæi̯/ Forms: dees [plural], dy [alternative], di [alternative], dei [alternative], de [alternative], dey [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French dé, from Latin datum. Cognate with French dé. Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*deh₃-}}, {{bor|enm|fro|dé}} Old French dé, {{der|enm|la|datum}} Latin datum, {{cog|fr|dé}} French dé Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} dee, {{enm-noun|dees}} dee (plural dees)
  1. A die or dice (cube used in games and gambling) Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-dee-enm-noun-qrzvXEl8 Disambiguation of Cooking: 31 31 34 4
  2. A game which utilises or employs dice. Categories (topical): Cooking, Dice games
    Sense id: en-dee-enm-noun-Ja-L1YQ2 Disambiguation of Cooking: 31 31 34 4 Disambiguation of Dice games: 33 62 4 1 Categories (other): Pages with 22 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 22 entries: 1 4 23 0 1 21 6 1 9 1 18 1 0 1 8 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 4 25 0 1 23 7 0 8 1 19 1 0 1 8 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 89 3 1
  3. (rare) A piece or cube of diced food. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-dee-enm-noun-0feQ31rM Disambiguation of Cooking: 31 31 34 4
  4. (rare) Something of little value. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-dee-enm-noun-QCrlFC9Q

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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