"erthe" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛrð(ə)/, /ˈeːrð(ə)/, /ˈɛːrð(ə)/, /-θ(ə)/
Etymology: table From Old English eorþe, from Proto-West Germanic *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|earth}} table, {{inh|enm|ang|eorþe}} Old English eorþe, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*erþu}} Proto-West Germanic *erþu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*erþō}} Proto-Germanic *erþō Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} erthe
  1. Earth; the world Categories (place): Earth
    Sense id: en-erthe-enm-noun-kUgkrGkf Disambiguation of Earth: 44 23 0 0 16 18 0 0
  2. The Earth's people or inhabitants Categories (topical): Agriculture, Collectives, Geology, Units of measure
    Sense id: en-erthe-enm-noun-se0pO2LG Disambiguation of Agriculture: 3 43 8 5 7 3 16 15 Disambiguation of Collectives: 4 55 4 4 4 4 9 16 Disambiguation of Geology: 18 37 4 7 11 7 7 9 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 3 37 9 5 6 4 10 26 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -the (abstract nominal) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 1 34 9 6 12 2 13 23 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 52 6 5 9 2 10 16 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 56 6 4 8 1 9 14 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -the (abstract nominal): 1 60 5 3 8 1 8 15
  3. country, realm
    Sense id: en-erthe-enm-noun-ZsHYKUAZ
  4. land, terrain
    Sense id: en-erthe-enm-noun-DleoyiVY
  5. ground, earth, dirt, soil, clay Categories (topical): Government
    Sense id: en-erthe-enm-noun-qGg8uLhy Disambiguation of Government: 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
  6. earth (one of the alchemical elements)
    Sense id: en-erthe-enm-noun-xYZ7D1h1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: erthely, erthen
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: eerthe, eorthe, eorþe, oerþe, oerþ, ereth, erth, erþ, irthe, yrþe, orþe, ȝorthe, horþe, horðe, urþe, urthe, hurde, erde, earþe, erðe, eorðe, eorth, herðe [Early-Middle-English], erþe

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛrð(ə)/, /ˈeːrð(ə)/, /ˈɛːrð(ə)/, /-θ(ə)/
Etymology: From Old English ierþ; equivalent to eren (“to plough”) + -the (abstract nominal suffix). Compare erd (“home”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|enm|ang|ierþ}} Old English ierþ, {{af|enm|eren|-the|id1=to plough|id2=abstract nominal|pos2=abstract nominal suffix|t1=to plough}} eren (“to plough”) + -the (abstract nominal suffix), {{m|enm|erd|t=home}} erd (“home”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} erthe, {{enm-noun|-}} erthe (uncountable)
  1. The ploughing of soil. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-erthe-enm-noun-jPt7LWgw
  2. The amount of land ploughable in a day. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-erthe-enm-noun-xCXtQqSx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: erþe
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for erthe meaning in Middle English (7.9kB)

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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "country, realm"
      ],
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        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "realm",
          "realm"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "land, terrain"
      ],
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        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ],
        [
          "terrain",
          "terrain"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ground, earth, dirt, soil, clay"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ground",
          "ground"
        ],
        [
          "earth",
          "earth"
        ],
        [
          "dirt",
          "dirt"
        ],
        [
          "soil",
          "soil"
        ],
        [
          "clay",
          "clay"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "earth (one of the alchemical elements)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "earth",
          "earth"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛrð(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeːrð(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛːrð(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-θ(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "eerthe"
    },
    {
      "word": "eorthe"
    },
    {
      "word": "eorþe"
    },
    {
      "word": "oerþe"
    },
    {
      "word": "oerþ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ereth"
    },
    {
      "word": "erth"
    },
    {
      "word": "erþ"
    },
    {
      "word": "erþe"
    },
    {
      "word": "irthe"
    },
    {
      "word": "yrþe"
    },
    {
      "word": "orþe"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝorthe"
    },
    {
      "word": "horþe"
    },
    {
      "word": "horðe"
    },
    {
      "word": "urþe"
    },
    {
      "word": "urthe"
    },
    {
      "word": "hurde"
    },
    {
      "word": "erde"
    },
    {
      "word": "earþe"
    },
    {
      "word": "erðe"
    },
    {
      "word": "eorðe"
    },
    {
      "word": "eorth"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ],
      "word": "herðe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "erthe"
}

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    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms suffixed with -the (abstract nominal)",
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    "Middle English terms with quotations",
    "Middle English terms with rare senses",
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    "enm:Agriculture",
    "enm:Collectives",
    "enm:Earth",
    "enm:Geology",
    "enm:Government",
    "enm:Units of measure"
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            "qq": "confused with Etymology 1"
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          "expansion": "English: earth (confused with Etymology 1)",
          "name": "desc"
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      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "ierþ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English ierþ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "eren",
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        "id1": "to plough",
        "id2": "abstract nominal",
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        "t1": "to plough"
      },
      "expansion": "eren (“to plough”) + -the (abstract nominal suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "erd",
        "t": "home"
      },
      "expansion": "erd (“home”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English ierþ; equivalent to eren (“to plough”) + -the (abstract nominal suffix). Compare erd (“home”).",
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The ploughing of soil."
      ],
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          "ploughing",
          "ploughing"
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        [
          "soil",
          "soil"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "uncountable"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The amount of land ploughable in a day."
      ],
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        [
          "amount",
          "amount"
        ],
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ],
        [
          "ploughable",
          "ploughable"
        ],
        [
          "day",
          "day"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛrð(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeːrð(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛːrð(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-θ(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "erþe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "erthe"
}

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