"drope" meaning in Middle English

See drope in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdrɔ̞ːp(ə)/, /ˈdrɔp(ə)/ (note: influenced by droppen) Forms: dropes [plural], dropen [plural, rare], drop [alternative], droppe [alternative], droupe [alternative], droype [alternative, Northern]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰrbʰ-néh₂- Proto-Indo-European *dʰrebʰ- Proto-Germanic *dreupaną Proto-Germanic *druppōną Proto-Germanic *drupô Proto-West Germanic *dropō Old English dropa Proto-West Germanic *dropōn Old English dropian Middle English droppen Middle English drope From Old English dropa, from Proto-West Germanic *dropō, from Proto-Germanic *drupô. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:dropa<id:drop ang>|:from|enm:droppen<id:droppen enm>|id=drope enm|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰrbʰ-néh₂- Proto-Indo-European *dʰrebʰ- Proto-Germanic *dreupaną Proto-Germanic *druppōną Proto-Germanic *drupô Proto-West Germanic *dropō Old English dropa Proto-West Germanic *dropōn Old English dropian Middle English droppen Middle English drope, {{inh|enm|ang|dropa}} Old English dropa, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*dropō}} Proto-West Germanic *dropō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*drupô}} Proto-Germanic *drupô Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} drope, {{enm-noun|pl2=dropen|pl2_qual=rare}} drope (plural dropes or (rare) dropen)
  1. A drop (small quantity of liquid)
    Sense id: en-drope-enm-noun-w0XDim~j Categories (other): Liquids, Organs Disambiguation of Liquids: 32 25 12 20 5 3 3 Disambiguation of Organs: 12 18 13 16 11 15 15
  2. A shower or gush; a falling agglomeration of droplets.
    Sense id: en-drope-enm-noun-nyaX2iUj Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with etymology trees, Animal body parts, Organs Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 6 21 20 20 13 21 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 21 18 20 10 13 13 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 23 14 23 10 21 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 5 26 11 25 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Organs: 12 18 13 16 11 15 15
  3. A speckle, stain, or mark.
    Sense id: en-drope-enm-noun-5Or6ajP6 Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with etymology trees, Animal body parts, Botany, Organs Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 6 21 20 20 13 21 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 21 18 20 10 13 13 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 23 14 23 10 21 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 5 26 11 25 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Botany: 8 9 16 13 20 17 17 Disambiguation of Organs: 12 18 13 16 11 15 15
  4. (medicine) A disease having speckles or spots as a symptom.
    Sense id: en-drope-enm-noun-QjrteNij Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with etymology trees, Animal body parts, Botany, Diseases, Organs Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 6 21 20 20 13 21 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 21 18 20 10 13 13 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 23 14 23 10 21 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 5 26 11 25 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Botany: 8 9 16 13 20 17 17 Disambiguation of Diseases: 4 12 14 27 12 16 16 Disambiguation of Organs: 12 18 13 16 11 15 15 Topics: medicine, sciences
  5. (rare) A hanging gemstone. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-drope-enm-noun-Af6w1jDH Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with etymology trees, Animal body parts, Botany, Jewelry, Organs Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 6 21 20 20 13 21 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 21 18 20 10 13 13 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 23 14 23 10 21 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 5 26 11 25 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Botany: 8 9 16 13 20 17 17 Disambiguation of Jewelry: 4 13 15 10 26 16 16 Disambiguation of Organs: 12 18 13 16 11 15 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: droppen
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰrbʰ-néh₂- Proto-Indo-European *dʰrebʰ- Proto-Germanic *dreupaną Proto-Germanic *druppōną Proto-Germanic *drupô Proto-West Germanic *dropō Old English dropa Proto-West Germanic *dropōn Old English dropian Middle English droppen Middle English drope Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:dropa<id:drop ang>|:from|enm:droppen<id:droppen enm>|id=drope enm|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰrbʰ-néh₂- Proto-Indo-European *dʰrebʰ- Proto-Germanic *dreupaną Proto-Germanic *druppōną Proto-Germanic *drupô Proto-West Germanic *dropō Old English dropa Proto-West Germanic *dropōn Old English dropian Middle English droppen Middle English drope Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} drope
  1. alternative form of droppen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: droppen
    Sense id: en-drope-enm-verb-FFmeTodR Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with etymology trees, Animal body parts, Botany, Organs Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 6 21 20 20 13 21 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 21 18 20 10 13 13 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 23 14 23 10 21 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 5 26 11 25 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Botany: 8 9 16 13 20 17 17 Disambiguation of Organs: 12 18 13 16 11 15 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} drope
  1. alternative form of droupen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: droupen
    Sense id: en-drope-enm-verb-GFUwXa79 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Animal body parts, Botany, Organs Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 21 18 20 10 13 13 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 5 26 11 25 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Botany: 8 9 16 13 20 17 17 Disambiguation of Organs: 12 18 13 16 11 15 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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