"dressen" meaning in Middle English

See dressen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈdrɛsən/
Etymology: From Old French dresser, drescer, drecier, from Medieval Latin *directiō. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|dresser}} Old French dresser, {{der|enm|ML.|*directiō}} Medieval Latin *directiō Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} dressen, {{enm-verb|3=dressed|stem=dress}} dressen (third-person singular simple present dresseth, present participle dressende, dressynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle dressed) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|dress|c=ed|c2=te}} Forms: dresseth [present, singular, third-person], dressende [participle, present], dressynge [participle, present], dressed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], dressen [infinitive], to dressen [infinitive], dresse [infinitive], dresse [first-person, present, singular], dressed [first-person, past, singular], dreste [first-person, past, singular], dressest [present, second-person, singular], dressedest [past, second-person, singular], drestest [past, second-person, singular], dresseth [present, singular, third-person], dressed [past, singular, third-person], dreste [past, singular, third-person], dresse [present, singular, subjunctive], dressed [past, singular, subjunctive], dreste [past, singular, subjunctive], dresse [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], dressen [plural, present], dresse [plural, present], dresseden [past, plural], dressede [past, plural], dresten [past, plural], dreste [past, plural], dresseth [imperative, plural, present], dresse [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], dressynge [participle, present], dressende [participle, present], dressed [participle, past], drest [participle, past], ydressed [participle, past], ydrest [participle, past]
  1. To direct or aim oneself:
    (reflexive) To move; to betake oneself.
    Tags: reflexive Categories (topical): Transport
    Sense id: en-dressen-enm-verb-giLgN5Kv Disambiguation of Transport: 16 4 4 8 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 9 4 6 4
  2. To direct or aim oneself:
    (reflexive) To turn one's body towards (something).
    Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-dressen-enm-verb-9gbYks3t
  3. To direct or aim oneself:
    (reflexive) To put oneself (in a position)
    Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-dressen-enm-verb-FWNe0p3~
  4. To direct or aim oneself:
    To think about; to ponder (something).
    Sense id: en-dressen-enm-verb-VDdRmZfT
  5. To direct or aim oneself:
    To focus on; to dedicate oneself to:
    Sense id: en-dressen-enm-verb-fxgw6lYI
  6. To direct or aim to another:
    To guide or direct (a vehicle or animal)
    Sense id: en-dressen-enm-verb-qupQIoBS
  7. To direct or aim to another:
    To put; to set (in a place or position).
    Sense id: en-dressen-enm-verb-qsY6TB3O
  8. To direct or aim to another:
    To teach; to counsel.
    Categories (topical): Communication, Education
    Sense id: en-dressen-enm-verb-04famREM Disambiguation of Communication: 0 0 2 3 2 5 3 32 3 24 6 4 4 4 3 0 6 0 Disambiguation of Education: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  9. To direct or aim to another:
    To establish control or authority over.
    Sense id: en-dressen-enm-verb-ST9VtKDO
  10. To direct or aim to another:
    To address (a message or gift) towards.
    Sense id: en-dressen-enm-verb-Y7Ltshbz
  11. To arrange; to ready or tidy:
    (rare, Late Middle English) To adorn; to ornament.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-dressen-enm-verb-W1uvA3Hn Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 2 5 3 13 13 12 13 12 2 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 3 4 3 11 11 11 11 12 3 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 3 2 13 13 13 13 14 2 3 2
  12. To arrange; to ready or tidy:
    (cooking) To prepare or ready food.
    Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-dressen-enm-verb-lpEuDiN1 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 2 5 3 13 13 12 13 12 2 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 3 4 3 11 11 11 11 12 3 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 3 2 13 13 13 13 14 2 3 2 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
  13. To arrange; to ready or tidy:
    To clothe or arm; to gear.
    Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-dressen-enm-verb-bdEeYQFa Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 0 0 0 0 15 1 1 1 1 13 12 38 19 0 0 0 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 2 5 3 13 13 12 13 12 2 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 3 4 3 11 11 11 11 12 3 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 3 2 13 13 13 13 14 2 3 2
  14. To arrange; to ready or tidy: Categories (topical): Mind
    Sense id: en-dressen-enm-verb-ROfr-n~p Disambiguation of Mind: 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 19 19 19 29 0 0 0 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 2 5 3 13 13 12 13 12 2 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 3 4 3 11 11 11 11 12 3 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 3 2 13 13 13 13 14 2 3 2
  15. To fix; to remove accumulated defects.
    Sense id: en-dressen-enm-verb-Ly1B4Rvz Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 2 5 3 13 13 12 13 12 2 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 3 4 3 11 11 11 11 12 3 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 3 2 13 13 13 13 14 2 3 2
  16. To form; to create (a structure)
    Sense id: en-dressen-enm-verb-6DzLqkRZ
  17. To create; to cause (a situation)
    Sense id: en-dressen-enm-verb-ciqLhaHO
  18. To address; to deal with.
    Sense id: en-dressen-enm-verb-6UYAa-jb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: drescen, drese, dresse, drissen, drysse Related terms: adressen, dresser, dressour, dressynge, redressen

Alternative forms

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          "name": "desc"
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        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
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      "text": "English: dress (see there for further descendants)"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "dressede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ydrest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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      "word": "adressen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dresser"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dressour"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dressynge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "redressen"
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "16 4 4 8 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 9 4 6 4",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Transport",
          "orig": "enm:Transport",
          "parents": [
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            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To direct or aim oneself:",
        "To move; to betake oneself."
      ],
      "id": "en-dressen-enm-verb-giLgN5Kv",
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
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        ],
        [
          "aim",
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        ],
        [
          "oneself",
          "oneself"
        ],
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ],
        [
          "betake",
          "betake"
        ]
      ],
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        "To direct or aim oneself:",
        "(reflexive) To move; to betake oneself."
      ],
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        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
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        "To direct or aim oneself:",
        "To turn one's body towards (something)."
      ],
      "id": "en-dressen-enm-verb-9gbYks3t",
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
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        ],
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "oneself",
          "oneself"
        ],
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ],
        [
          "towards",
          "towards"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To direct or aim oneself:",
        "(reflexive) To turn one's body towards (something)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        "To direct or aim oneself:",
        "To put oneself (in a position)"
      ],
      "id": "en-dressen-enm-verb-FWNe0p3~",
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
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        ],
        [
          "aim",
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        ],
        [
          "oneself",
          "oneself"
        ],
        [
          "put",
          "put"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To direct or aim oneself:",
        "(reflexive) To put oneself (in a position)"
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To direct or aim oneself:",
        "To think about; to ponder (something)."
      ],
      "id": "en-dressen-enm-verb-VDdRmZfT",
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "oneself",
          "oneself"
        ],
        [
          "think",
          "think"
        ],
        [
          "about",
          "about"
        ],
        [
          "ponder",
          "ponder"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "To direct or aim oneself:",
        "To focus on; to dedicate oneself to"
      ],
      "id": "en-dressen-enm-verb-fxgw6lYI",
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "oneself",
          "oneself"
        ],
        [
          "focus",
          "focus"
        ],
        [
          "dedicate",
          "dedicate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To direct or aim oneself:",
        "To focus on; to dedicate oneself to:"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To direct or aim to another:",
        "To guide or direct (a vehicle or animal)"
      ],
      "id": "en-dressen-enm-verb-qupQIoBS",
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "another",
          "another"
        ],
        [
          "guide",
          "guide"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To direct or aim to another:",
        "To put; to set (in a place or position)."
      ],
      "id": "en-dressen-enm-verb-qsY6TB3O",
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "another",
          "another"
        ],
        [
          "put",
          "put"
        ],
        [
          "set",
          "set"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "0 0 2 3 2 5 3 32 3 24 6 4 4 4 3 0 6 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Communication",
          "orig": "enm:Communication",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Education",
          "orig": "enm:Education",
          "parents": [
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To direct or aim to another:",
        "To teach; to counsel."
      ],
      "id": "en-dressen-enm-verb-04famREM",
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          "aim",
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          "another",
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          "teach",
          "teach"
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          "counsel",
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    {
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        "To direct or aim to another:",
        "To establish control or authority over."
      ],
      "id": "en-dressen-enm-verb-ST9VtKDO",
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          "direct",
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        ],
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          "aim",
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          "another",
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        ]
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    },
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        "To direct or aim to another:",
        "To address (a message or gift) towards."
      ],
      "id": "en-dressen-enm-verb-Y7Ltshbz",
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "another",
          "another"
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        [
          "address",
          "address"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Late Middle English",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To arrange; to ready or tidy:",
        "To adorn; to ornament."
      ],
      "id": "en-dressen-enm-verb-W1uvA3Hn",
      "links": [
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        [
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To arrange; to ready or tidy:",
        "(rare, Late Middle English) To adorn; to ornament."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 3 2 13 13 13 13 14 2 3 2",
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        }
      ],
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        "To arrange; to ready or tidy:",
        "To prepare or ready food."
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      "id": "en-dressen-enm-verb-lpEuDiN1",
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        [
          "ready",
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          "tidy",
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        [
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        "To arrange; to ready or tidy:",
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        "food",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "2 2 3 4 2 2 3 2 5 3 13 13 12 13 12 2 4 2",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
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        {
          "_dis": "2 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 3 2 13 13 13 13 14 2 3 2",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To arrange; to ready or tidy:",
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        [
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          "arrange"
        ],
        [
          "ready",
          "ready"
        ],
        [
          "tidy",
          "tidy"
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        [
          "clothe",
          "clothe"
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        [
          "arm",
          "arm"
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        [
          "gear",
          "gear"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 3 4 2 2 3 2 5 3 13 13 12 13 12 2 4 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 3 6 3 3 3 3 4 3 11 11 11 11 12 3 5 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 3 2 13 13 13 13 14 2 3 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 19 19 19 29 0 0 0 0",
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          "name": "Mind",
          "orig": "enm:Mind",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He said: \"I am the voice of a crier in the wilderness; straighten the way of the Lord, as the prophet Isaiah said.\"",
          "ref": "c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Joon 1:23, page 43v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:",
          "text": "he ſeide / I am a vois of a crier in deſert .· dꝛeſſe ȝe þe weie of þe loꝛd. as yſaie þe pꝛophete ſeide",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To arrange; to ready or tidy"
      ],
      "id": "en-dressen-enm-verb-ROfr-n~p",
      "links": [
        [
          "arrange",
          "arrange"
        ],
        [
          "ready",
          "ready"
        ],
        [
          "tidy",
          "tidy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To arrange; to ready or tidy:"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 3 4 2 2 3 2 5 3 13 13 12 13 12 2 4 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 3 6 3 3 3 3 4 3 11 11 11 11 12 3 5 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 3 2 13 13 13 13 14 2 3 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fix; to remove accumulated defects."
      ],
      "id": "en-dressen-enm-verb-Ly1B4Rvz",
      "links": [
        [
          "fix",
          "fix"
        ],
        [
          "accumulated",
          "accumulated"
        ],
        [
          "defects",
          "defects"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To form; to create (a structure)"
      ],
      "id": "en-dressen-enm-verb-6DzLqkRZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "form",
          "form"
        ],
        [
          "create",
          "create"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To create; to cause (a situation)"
      ],
      "id": "en-dressen-enm-verb-ciqLhaHO",
      "links": [
        [
          "create",
          "create"
        ],
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To address; to deal with."
      ],
      "id": "en-dressen-enm-verb-6UYAa-jb",
      "links": [
        [
          "address",
          "address"
        ],
        [
          "deal with",
          "deal with"
        ]
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdrɛsən/"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "drescen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "drese"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dresse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "drissen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "drysse"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dressen"
}
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    "Middle English terms derived from Medieval Latin",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Clothing",
    "enm:Communication",
    "enm:Education",
    "enm:Mind",
    "enm:Transport"
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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      "tags": [
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        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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        "past",
        "singular"
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    },
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        "second-person",
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        "singular",
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        "singular",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "dresse",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "dressede",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
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        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ydrest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
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      "name": "head"
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "word": "adressen"
    },
    {
      "word": "dresser"
    },
    {
      "word": "dressour"
    },
    {
      "word": "dressynge"
    },
    {
      "word": "redressen"
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      "categories": [
        "Middle English reflexive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To direct or aim oneself:",
        "To move; to betake oneself."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "oneself",
          "oneself"
        ],
        [
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          "move"
        ],
        [
          "betake",
          "betake"
        ]
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        "To direct or aim oneself:",
        "(reflexive) To move; to betake oneself."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English reflexive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To direct or aim oneself:",
        "To turn one's body towards (something)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "oneself",
          "oneself"
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        [
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          "turn"
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        [
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          "towards"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To direct or aim oneself:",
        "(reflexive) To turn one's body towards (something)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English reflexive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To direct or aim oneself:",
        "To put oneself (in a position)"
      ],
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        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "oneself",
          "oneself"
        ],
        [
          "put",
          "put"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To direct or aim oneself:",
        "(reflexive) To put oneself (in a position)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To direct or aim oneself:",
        "To think about; to ponder (something)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "oneself",
          "oneself"
        ],
        [
          "think",
          "think"
        ],
        [
          "about",
          "about"
        ],
        [
          "ponder",
          "ponder"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To direct or aim oneself:",
        "To focus on; to dedicate oneself to"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "oneself",
          "oneself"
        ],
        [
          "focus",
          "focus"
        ],
        [
          "dedicate",
          "dedicate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To direct or aim oneself:",
        "To focus on; to dedicate oneself to:"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To direct or aim to another:",
        "To guide or direct (a vehicle or animal)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "another",
          "another"
        ],
        [
          "guide",
          "guide"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To direct or aim to another:",
        "To put; to set (in a place or position)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "another",
          "another"
        ],
        [
          "put",
          "put"
        ],
        [
          "set",
          "set"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To direct or aim to another:",
        "To teach; to counsel."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "another",
          "another"
        ],
        [
          "teach",
          "teach"
        ],
        [
          "counsel",
          "counsel"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To direct or aim to another:",
        "To establish control or authority over."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "another",
          "another"
        ],
        [
          "establish",
          "establish"
        ],
        [
          "control",
          "control"
        ],
        [
          "authority",
          "authority"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To direct or aim to another:",
        "To address (a message or gift) towards."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "another",
          "another"
        ],
        [
          "address",
          "address"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Late Middle English",
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To arrange; to ready or tidy:",
        "To adorn; to ornament."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arrange",
          "arrange"
        ],
        [
          "ready",
          "ready"
        ],
        [
          "tidy",
          "tidy"
        ],
        [
          "adorn",
          "adorn"
        ],
        [
          "ornament",
          "ornament"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To arrange; to ready or tidy:",
        "(rare, Late Middle English) To adorn; to ornament."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "enm:Cooking"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To arrange; to ready or tidy:",
        "To prepare or ready food."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arrange",
          "arrange"
        ],
        [
          "ready",
          "ready"
        ],
        [
          "tidy",
          "tidy"
        ],
        [
          "cooking",
          "cooking#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "prepare",
          "prepare"
        ],
        [
          "food",
          "food"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To arrange; to ready or tidy:",
        "(cooking) To prepare or ready food."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "cooking",
        "food",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To arrange; to ready or tidy:",
        "To clothe or arm; to gear."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arrange",
          "arrange"
        ],
        [
          "ready",
          "ready"
        ],
        [
          "tidy",
          "tidy"
        ],
        [
          "clothe",
          "clothe"
        ],
        [
          "arm",
          "arm"
        ],
        [
          "gear",
          "gear"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He said: \"I am the voice of a crier in the wilderness; straighten the way of the Lord, as the prophet Isaiah said.\"",
          "ref": "c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Joon 1:23, page 43v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:",
          "text": "he ſeide / I am a vois of a crier in deſert .· dꝛeſſe ȝe þe weie of þe loꝛd. as yſaie þe pꝛophete ſeide",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To arrange; to ready or tidy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arrange",
          "arrange"
        ],
        [
          "ready",
          "ready"
        ],
        [
          "tidy",
          "tidy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To arrange; to ready or tidy:"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To fix; to remove accumulated defects."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fix",
          "fix"
        ],
        [
          "accumulated",
          "accumulated"
        ],
        [
          "defects",
          "defects"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To form; to create (a structure)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "form",
          "form"
        ],
        [
          "create",
          "create"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To create; to cause (a situation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "create",
          "create"
        ],
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To address; to deal with."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "address",
          "address"
        ],
        [
          "deal with",
          "deal with"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdrɛsən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "drescen"
    },
    {
      "word": "drese"
    },
    {
      "word": "dresse"
    },
    {
      "word": "drissen"
    },
    {
      "word": "drysse"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dressen"
}

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  "msg": "''To arrange; to ready or tidy:'[...]' gloss has examples we want to keep, but there are subglosses.",
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  "section": "Middle English",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "dressen",
  "trace": ""
}

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