"fen" meaning in Middle English

See fen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɛn/
Etymology: From Old English fenn; from Proto-West Germanic *fani, from Proto-Germanic *fanją. The "dung" sense is influenced by Old French fien. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|fenn}} Old English fenn, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*fani}} Proto-West Germanic *fani, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*fanją}} Proto-Germanic *fanją, {{bor|enm|fro|fien}} Old French fien Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fen, {{enm-noun|fennes}} fen (plural fennes) Inflection templates: {{enm-decl-noun|fen|fennes|fenne|fennes|fenne, fennes|fennen}} Forms: fennes [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], fen [accusative, nominative, singular], fennes [accusative, nominative, plural], fennes [genitive, singular], fenne [genitive, plural], fennes [genitive, plural], fenne [dative, singular], fennen [dative, plural]
  1. fen, bog, swamp
    Sense id: en-fen-enm-noun-9AkzU0L8
  2. dirt, muddiness Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-fen-enm-noun-o-yP-KEq Disambiguation of Landforms: 20 42 8 9 21 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 63 8 15 12 Disambiguation of Middle English links with redundant wikilinks: 2 57 9 22 11
  3. dung, feces Categories (topical): Feces
    Sense id: en-fen-enm-noun-B5PTwR4C Disambiguation of Feces: 1 16 77 3 4
  4. (rare) rubbish, refuse Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-fen-enm-noun-8-UlB171
  5. (rare) quagmire, lure Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-fen-enm-noun-uQ~xgjB3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fenne, ven

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "fen, bog, swamp"
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      "id": "en-fen-enm-noun-9AkzU0L8",
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          "fen",
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          "bog",
          "bog"
        ],
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        ]
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    },
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          "_dis": "2 63 8 15 12",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "2 57 9 22 11",
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            "Rooms",
            "Fundamental",
            "Health",
            "Buildings and structures",
            "Architecture",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Art",
            "Sciences",
            "Culture",
            "Society"
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          "refuse"
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        "(rare) rubbish, refuse"
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
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          "quagmire"
        ],
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          "lure",
          "lure"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rare) quagmire, lure"
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/fɛn/"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "fenne"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ven"
    }
  ],
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    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
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          "fen",
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
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  ],
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      "word": "fenne"
    },
    {
      "word": "ven"
    }
  ],
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}

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