"dis-" meaning in Middle English

See dis- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /dis-/, /dɛs-/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French des- and its source Latin dis-. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|des-}} Old French des-, {{bor|enm|la|dis-}} Latin dis- Head templates: {{head|enm|prefix}} dis-
  1. Forms words denoting reversal or removal; dis-, de-. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: de-
    Sense id: en-dis--enm-prefix-KaKb5ORS Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. Intensifies words with a negative connotation; dis-, de-. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: de-
    Sense id: en-dis--enm-prefix-cieuZsuw Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: des-, dys-

Alternative forms

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (f889f65 and 8fbd9e8). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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