"ete" meaning in Middle English

See ete in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛːt(ə)/ Forms: etes [plural], ate [alternative], æte [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English ǣt, from Proto-West Germanic *āt, from Proto-Germanic *ētą. The final vowel is presumably generalised from the dative. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ǣt}} Old English ǣt, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*āt}} Proto-West Germanic *āt, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*ētą}} Proto-Germanic *ētą Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ete, {{enm-noun}} ete (plural etes)
  1. (chiefly Early Middle English) eating; food; meal Tags: Early-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-ete-enm-noun-c5S5mpOe Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Food and drink Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Food and drink: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

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