"lien" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: liens [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French lien (“tie, strap”), from Latin ligāmen (“bandage, band, tie”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|frm|lien||tie, strap}} Middle French lien (“tie, strap”), {{der|enm|la|ligāmen||bandage, band, tie}} Latin ligāmen (“bandage, band, tie”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} lien, {{enm-noun}} lien (plural liens)
  1. bond, fetter Synonyms: lieine, leine
    Sense id: en-lien-enm-noun-NUQWruCh Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

Forms: liens [plural]
Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} lien, {{enm-noun}} lien (plural liens)
  1. Alternative form of len Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: len
    Sense id: en-lien-enm-noun-riQzDXvo Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Verb

Forms: lith [present, singular, third-person], liende [participle, present], leie [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], leien [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old English liċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|liċġan}} Old English liċġan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*liggjan}} Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*ligjaną}} Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} lien, {{enm-verb|lith|liende|leie|leien}} lien (third-person singular simple present lith, present participle liende, first-/third-person singular past indicative leie, past participle leien)
  1. to lie (be in a horizontal position)
    Sense id: en-lien-enm-verb-wK8EVPlL Synonyms: ligh, liȝ, lig, liken, likken, liȝȝe, ligge, liggen, luggen, licgen, liȝge [Early-Middle-English]
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lie, li, lin, liȝe, liȝen, lige, ligen
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: lieth [present, singular, third-person], liende [participle, present], legh [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], louen [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old English lēogan, from Proto-West Germanic *leugan, from Proto-Germanic *leuganą. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|lēogan}} Old English lēogan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*leugan}} Proto-West Germanic *leugan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*leuganą}} Proto-Germanic *leuganą Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} lien, {{enm-verb|lieth|liende|legh|louen}} lien (third-person singular simple present lieth, present participle liende, first-/third-person singular past indicative legh, past participle louen)
  1. to lie (tell a falsehood)
    Sense id: en-lien-enm-verb-KlGtHhUC Synonyms: lighe, lighen, liegh, lieȝe, lieȝen, le, lei, leie, leghen, legen, leȝe, leȝen, leiȝe, leiȝen, lih, lihe, lihen, leoȝen, leioȝen, luȝen [Early-Middle-English]
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lie, li, lin, liȝe, liȝen, lige, ligen
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: lieth [present, singular, third-person], liende [participle, present], liid [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person]
Etymology: From Old French lier, liier (“to tie up, connect”), from Latin ligāre (“to tie, bind”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|lier}} Old French lier, {{der|enm|la|ligo|ligāre|to tie, bind}} Latin ligāre (“to tie, bind”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} lien, {{enm-verb|lieth|liende|liid}} lien (third-person singular simple present lieth, present participle liende, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle liid), {{tlb|enm|cooking}} (cooking)
  1. to thicken (a soup, etc.) by mixing Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-lien-enm-verb-NqLdl43o Disambiguation of Cooking: 33 33 33 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
  2. to bind (ground meat, etc. with eggs, sauce, etc.) Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-lien-enm-verb-VvUBPVFj Disambiguation of Cooking: 33 33 33 Categories (other): Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 0 6 8 5 16 20 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 15 1 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 6 7 4 20 25 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 19 1 1 0 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 12 9 5 5 61 3 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
  3. to coat (something with sauce, etc.) Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-lien-enm-verb-FowkEEej Disambiguation of Cooking: 33 33 33 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lie, li
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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