"keep" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /keːp/
Etymology: From the verb kepen (“to keep, to care about”). Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} keep, {{enm-noun|-}} keep (uncountable)
  1. heed, notice, note, observance Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-keep-enm-noun-7BO5vag- Categories (other): Middle English terms with collocations, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 43 27 3 3 24
  2. care, concern Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-keep-enm-noun-o4AXGTZ~
  3. service, attendance, care Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-keep-enm-noun-3U5hhtyA
  4. obedience, deference Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-keep-enm-noun-r9DZysAf
  5. caution, precaution, vigilance Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-keep-enm-noun-DUo02UIk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kep, kepe, koep
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