"dote" meaning in Middle English

See dote in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɔːt(ə)/
Etymology: A back-formation from doten. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|enm|doten|nocap=1}} back-formation from doten Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} dote
  1. An idiot or imbecile; a dotard. Categories (topical): Age
    Sense id: en-dote-enm-noun-zzKicETS Disambiguation of Age: 49 47 4
  2. A senile individual; an elderly person lacking sound mind. Categories (topical): Age, Love, Mind, People
    Sense id: en-dote-enm-noun-W8VzYaRL Disambiguation of Age: 49 47 4 Disambiguation of Love: 24 63 13 Disambiguation of Mind: 39 55 6 Disambiguation of People: 38 57 5 Categories (other): Middle English back-formations, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English back-formations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 4 66 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: doote
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} dote
  1. Alternative form of doten Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: doten
    Sense id: en-dote-enm-verb-zq6ThSVr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). 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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