"garbage" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡarˈbaːd͡ʒ(ə)/ Forms: garbagys [plural], gabage [alternative]
Etymology: From a derivative of Old French garber. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|garber}} Old French garber Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} garbage, {{enm-noun|garbagys}} garbage (plural garbagys), {{tlb|enm|Late ME}} (Late Middle English)
  1. bird dung Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-garbage-enm-noun-22-U0KM1 Categories (other): Feces, Meats Disambiguation of Feces: 100 0 Disambiguation of Meats: 50 50
  2. entrails, offal Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-garbage-enm-noun-3d615Y8q Categories (other): Meats Disambiguation of Meats: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Falconry Disambiguation of Falconry: 0 0
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      "parents": [],
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      "form": "garbagys",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gabage",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      },
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      "name": "enm-noun"
    },
    {
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        "2": "Late ME"
      },
      "expansion": "(Late Middle English)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Feces",
          "orig": "enm:Feces",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Meats",
          "orig": "enm:Meats",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "bird dung"
      ],
      "id": "en-garbage-enm-noun-22-U0KM1",
      "links": [
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          "bird",
          "bird"
        ],
        [
          "dung",
          "dung"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "entrails, offal"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "entrails",
          "entrails"
        ],
        [
          "offal",
          "offal"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡarˈbaːd͡ʒ(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "garbage"
}
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    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    "enm:Feces",
    "enm:Meats"
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    {
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      "templates": [
        {
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        }
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      "text": "Yola: graabache, graapish"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a derivative of Old French garber.",
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    {
      "form": "garbagys",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "Late ME"
      },
      "expansion": "(Late Middle English)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "bird dung"
      ],
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        [
          "bird",
          "bird"
        ],
        [
          "dung",
          "dung"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "entrails, offal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "entrails",
          "entrails"
        ],
        [
          "offal",
          "offal"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡarˈbaːd͡ʒ(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "garbage"
}

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