"glas" meaning in Middle English

See glas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡlas/, /ˈɡlaːs/, /ˈɡlɛs/ Forms: glasses [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English glæs, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|glæs|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English glæs, {{inh+|enm|ang|glæs}} Inherited from Old English glæs, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*glas}} Proto-West Germanic *glas, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*glasą}} Proto-Germanic *glasą Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} glas, {{enm-noun|pl=glasses}} glas (plural glasses)
  1. Glass (substance made with melted sand): Categories (topical): Materials
    Sense id: en-glas-enm-noun-oILsBdc1 Disambiguation of Materials: 17 16 16 17 16 8 4 6
  2. An object made of or containing glass:
    A glass; a cup or drinking-vessel made of glass.
    Categories (topical): Materials
    Sense id: en-glas-enm-noun-qZz1sXaQ Disambiguation of Materials: 17 16 16 17 16 8 4 6
  3. An object made of or containing glass:
    A box, receptacle, or vessel made of glass.
    Categories (topical): Containers, Materials
    Sense id: en-glas-enm-noun-ZDduJK20 Disambiguation of Containers: 9 16 26 16 17 10 1 4 Disambiguation of Materials: 17 16 16 17 16 8 4 6
  4. An object made of or containing glass:
    A mirror made of glass; a piece of glass for personal grooming.
    Categories (topical): Materials
    Sense id: en-glas-enm-noun-0QnMTijK Disambiguation of Materials: 17 16 16 17 16 8 4 6
  5. An object made of or containing glass:
    (rare) A sandglass; a sand timer.
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Materials
    Sense id: en-glas-enm-noun-Pn2TORm1 Disambiguation of Materials: 17 16 16 17 16 8 4 6 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: 11 15 15 15 34 6 1 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 14 14 14 38 6 1 4
  6. Ground-up glass as used in alchemy and pharmaceuticals. Categories (topical): Alchemy
    Sense id: en-glas-enm-noun-lQHLPnmj Disambiguation of Alchemy: 8 10 10 10 22 34 2 3
  7. A kind of crystal similar in appearance to glass.
    Sense id: en-glas-enm-noun-o4Z1jJK5
  8. (rare) A shard or fragment of glass. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-glas-enm-noun-oLEgA1-l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: glace, glasce, glass, glasse Related terms: glasen, glasier, glasy, glasynge

Inflected forms

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