"fot" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /foːt/ Forms: feet [plural], fot [plural], fotes [plural, rare]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English fōt, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|fōt|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English fōt, {{inh+|enm|ang|fōt}} Inherited from Old English fōt, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*fōt}} Proto-West Germanic *fōt, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*fōts}} Proto-Germanic *fōts, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*pṓds}} Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fot, {{enm-noun|pl=feet|pl2=fot|pl3=fotes|pl3_qual=rare}} fot (plural feet or fot or (rare) fotes)
  1. A foot (appendage used for motion and support)
    Sense id: en-fot-enm-noun-enm:foot
  2. The use of one's feet (to move or stand).
    Sense id: en-fot-enm-noun-BuO1X1Ll
  3. An animal's track or prints.
    Sense id: en-fot-enm-noun-c~kzvkBm
  4. One of a set of units of measurement:
    foot (unit for measuring length)
    Sense id: en-fot-enm-noun-ZFC5peJ~
  5. One of a set of units of measurement:
    square foot (unit for measuring area)
    Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-fot-enm-noun-74vn6YR1 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 4 9 4 5 10 23 4 27 15 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 1 9 43 33 0 12 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 2 1 8 45 31 0 11 1
  6. One of a set of units of measurement:
    (prosody) A metrical foot
    Categories (topical): Prosody, Anatomy, Body parts, Furniture, Units of measure
    Sense id: en-fot-enm-noun-eWSjH5Fk Disambiguation of Anatomy: 4 9 4 5 10 23 4 27 15 Disambiguation of Body parts: 1 2 2 9 22 28 1 21 13 Disambiguation of Furniture: 4 7 4 6 10 26 16 18 8 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 2 17 1 14 21 30 1 11 4 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
  7. The bottom or foundation of something (e.g. stairs):
    The foot (leg-like support) of a table or chair.
    Sense id: en-fot-enm-noun-ulDLk5lj
  8. The bottom or foundation of something (e.g. stairs):
    The end of a bed or tomb (where the foot rests).
    Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-fot-enm-noun-ty6rNbjO Disambiguation of Anatomy: 4 9 4 5 10 23 4 27 15
  9. (figurative) An individual; a human. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-fot-enm-noun-eO9tDScD Disambiguation of Anatomy: 4 9 4 5 10 23 4 27 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fod, foȝt, foit, foot, foote, fote, fout, fut, vot Derived forms: fot hot, fotbal, foted, foten, fotles, fotman, fotynge

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The bottom or foundation of something (e.g. stairs):",
        "The end of a bed or tomb (where the foot rests)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bottom",
          "bottom"
        ],
        [
          "foundation",
          "foundation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An individual; a human."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "individual",
          "individual"
        ],
        [
          "human",
          "human"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) An individual; a human."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/foːt/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "fod"
    },
    {
      "word": "foȝt"
    },
    {
      "word": "foit"
    },
    {
      "word": "foot"
    },
    {
      "word": "foote"
    },
    {
      "word": "fote"
    },
    {
      "word": "fout"
    },
    {
      "word": "fut"
    },
    {
      "word": "vot"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fot"
}

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