"femele" meaning in Middle English

See femele in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fɛːˈmɛːl(ə)/, /ˈfɛːmɛl(ə)/, /fɛːˈmaːl(ə)/ (note: influenced by male)
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French femele, from Latin fēmella. Some forms are influenced by male (“male”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|enm|fro|femele|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French femele, {{bor+|enm|fro|femele}} Borrowed from Old French femele, {{der|enm|la|fēmella}} Latin fēmella, {{m|enm|male|id=male|t=male}} male (“male”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} femele, {{enm-adj}} femele
  1. female (of feminine sex or gender) Categories (topical): Female, Female people
    Sense id: en-femele-enm-adj-6K6bLOlH Disambiguation of Female: 42 28 29 Disambiguation of Female people: 40 24 36
  2. Used in extended reference to supposedly "female" gems, trees, plants, or astrological portents. Categories (topical): Astrology, Botany, Female people, Geology
    Sense id: en-femele-enm-adj-rLXipmzf Disambiguation of Astrology: 18 71 11 Disambiguation of Botany: 12 75 13 Disambiguation of Female people: 40 24 36 Disambiguation of Geology: 12 77 12 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 88 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: femaille, femal, female, femawle, femayll, femel, femelle, femmale, ffemale Related terms: femynyne

Noun

IPA: /fɛːˈmɛːl(ə)/, /ˈfɛːmɛl(ə)/, /fɛːˈmaːl(ə)/ (note: influenced by male) Forms: femeles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French femele, from Latin fēmella. Some forms are influenced by male (“male”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|enm|fro|femele|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French femele, {{bor+|enm|fro|femele}} Borrowed from Old French femele, {{der|enm|la|fēmella}} Latin fēmella, {{m|enm|male|id=male|t=male}} male (“male”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} femele, {{enm-noun}} femele (plural femeles)
  1. A woman; a female human or animal. Categories (topical): Female people
    Sense id: en-femele-enm-noun-2a8spnBB Disambiguation of Female people: 40 24 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: femaille, femal, female, femawle, femayll, femel, femelle, femmale, ffemale

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɛːˈmɛːl(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛːmɛl(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɛːˈmaːl(ə)/",
      "note": "influenced by male"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "femaille"
    },
    {
      "word": "femal"
    },
    {
      "word": "female"
    },
    {
      "word": "femawle"
    },
    {
      "word": "femayll"
    },
    {
      "word": "femel"
    },
    {
      "word": "femelle"
    },
    {
      "word": "femmale"
    },
    {
      "word": "ffemale"
    }
  ],
  "word": "femele"
}

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