"instrument" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /instriu̯ˈmɛnt/, /instruˈmɛnt/, /ˈinstriu̯mɛnt/, /ˈinstrumɛnt/ Forms: instrumentes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French instrument, from Latin instrūmentum (“tool, device”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|enm|fro|instrument|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French instrument, {{bor+|enm|fro|instrument}} Borrowed from Old French instrument, {{der|enm|la|instrūmentum||tool, device}} Latin instrūmentum (“tool, device”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} instrument, {{enm-noun|instrumentes}} instrument (plural instrumentes)
  1. A tool or device used for manipulation, especially for medical and scientific uses.
    Sense id: en-instrument-enm-noun-wi5J1J8F
  2. A device used to produce music; a musical instrument. Categories (topical): Directives, Law, Musical instruments, Tools, Weapons
    Sense id: en-instrument-enm-noun-XBjaLxCu Disambiguation of Directives: 2 17 12 2 3 15 22 25 Disambiguation of Law: 9 18 11 12 4 17 13 17 Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 4 46 9 2 2 5 14 17 Disambiguation of Tools: 19 28 18 8 6 8 3 10 Disambiguation of Weapons: 7 24 18 6 3 10 15 17
  3. A piece of weaponry (such as a siege engine). Categories (topical): Directives, Law
    Sense id: en-instrument-enm-noun-COTIUcKC Disambiguation of Directives: 2 17 12 2 3 15 22 25 Disambiguation of Law: 9 18 11 12 4 17 13 17
  4. A legal document, such as a contract, deed or will. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-instrument-enm-noun-74MbvQyz Disambiguation of Law: 9 18 11 12 4 17 13 17
  5. The means by which one reaches an end or effect.
    Sense id: en-instrument-enm-noun-TnAmPpoV
  6. A body part that performs a certain function; an organ. Categories (topical): Body, Directives, Law, Organs, Senses
    Sense id: en-instrument-enm-noun-8ZYj8j5H Disambiguation of Body: 0 6 9 2 0 55 28 1 Disambiguation of Directives: 2 17 12 2 3 15 22 25 Disambiguation of Law: 9 18 11 12 4 17 13 17 Disambiguation of Organs: 2 9 7 2 2 54 13 11 Disambiguation of Senses: 2 8 7 4 2 37 13 25
  7. The human body as a whole. Categories (topical): Directives, Law
    Sense id: en-instrument-enm-noun-9-ojgGsS Disambiguation of Directives: 2 17 12 2 3 15 22 25 Disambiguation of Law: 9 18 11 12 4 17 13 17
  8. One of the five senses. Categories (topical): Directives, Law
    Sense id: en-instrument-enm-noun-yGdVtBdf Disambiguation of Directives: 2 17 12 2 3 15 22 25 Disambiguation of Law: 9 18 11 12 4 17 13 17 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 25 17 2 2 4 14 36 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 26 17 2 2 4 13 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: organe [music, entertainment, lifestyle], organum [music, entertainment, lifestyle], simphane [music, entertainment, lifestyle], symphonye [music, entertainment, lifestyle], enstrement, instreument, jnstrument, ynstrument Related terms: instrumental

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.