"eternal" meaning in Middle English

See eternal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɛːtɛrˈnaːl/, /ɛːˈtɛrnal/, /ɛːtɛrˈnɛːl/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French eternal, eternel, from Latin aeternālis; equivalent to eterne + -al. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|eternal}} Old French eternal, {{der|enm|la|aeternālis}} Latin aeternālis, {{af|enm|eterne|-al}} eterne + -al Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} eternal, {{enm-adj}} eternal
  1. Eternal, permanent; having existed (and existing) forever. Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-eternal-enm-adj-BP0Cs7oh Disambiguation of Time: 35 39 26 Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 13 22 5 8 8 10 11 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 22 3 9 9 10 12 23
  2. Endless, unending; lasting forever. Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-eternal-enm-adj-J4J2vTYD Disambiguation of Time: 35 39 26 Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 13 22 5 8 8 10 11 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 22 3 9 9 10 12 23
  3. (rare) Long-lasting; non-ephemeral. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-eternal-enm-adj-Dc9UN8CA Disambiguation of Time: 35 39 26 Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 13 22 5 8 8 10 11 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 22 3 9 9 10 12 23 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 27 48 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -al: 28 29 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: eterne, eterneel, eternall

Alternative forms

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