"hegge" meaning in Middle English

See hegge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛd͡ʒ(ə)/ Forms: hegges [plural], egge [alternative], eygge [alternative], heddge [alternative], hedge [alternative], heg [alternative], hege [alternative], hegg [alternative], heggg [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English heċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *haggju. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|hedge}}, {{dercat|enm|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|enm|ang|heċġ}} Old English heċġ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*haggju}} Proto-West Germanic *haggju Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} hegge, {{enm-noun|hegges}} hegge (plural hegges)
  1. A hedge; a plant grown as a boundary.
    Sense id: en-hegge-enm-noun-DXORZYx8 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Horticulture Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 23 12 15 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 21 15 23 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 21 15 23 25 Disambiguation of Horticulture: 22 22 22 22 13
  2. A bush or shrub; a stout or short woody plant.
    Sense id: en-hegge-enm-noun-B1wl4uM4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Horticulture, Shrubs Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 23 12 15 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 21 15 23 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 21 15 23 25 Disambiguation of Horticulture: 22 22 22 22 13 Disambiguation of Shrubs: 14 44 14 15 14
  3. (rare) An enclosure; a fenced-off or bounded area. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-hegge-enm-noun-ou0~U6r3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Horticulture Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 23 12 15 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 21 15 23 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 21 15 23 25 Disambiguation of Horticulture: 22 22 22 22 13
  4. (rare) A fortress; a redoubt. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-hegge-enm-noun-YFReHOda Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Horticulture Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 23 12 15 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 21 15 23 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 21 15 23 25 Disambiguation of Horticulture: 22 22 22 22 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: heggen, heggynge
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} hegge
  1. Alternative form of heggen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heggen
    Sense id: en-hegge-enm-verb-7GA-lxr0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Horticulture Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 23 12 15 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 21 15 23 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 21 15 23 25 Disambiguation of Horticulture: 22 22 22 22 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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