"market" meaning in Middle English

See market in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /marˈkeːt/, /ˈmarkat/, /ˈmarkɛt/, /marˈkɛːθ/ (note: ending in /θ/), /ˈmarkɛθ/ (note: ending in /θ/)
Etymology: From late Old English market (“market”), from Old Northern French markiet (Old French marchié), Old Saxon markat, and/or Old Norse markaðr; all ultimately from Vulgar Latin marcātus, from classical Latin mercātus (“trade, market”). Variants ending /t/ are from either Old Saxon or Old Picard, while those ending in /θ/ are from other varieties of Old Northern French (e.g. Walloon). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|market||market}} Old English market (“market”), {{der|enm|fro-nor|markiet}} Old Northern French markiet, {{bor|enm|fro|marchié}} Old French marchié, {{der|enm|osx|markat}} Old Saxon markat, {{der|enm|non|markaðr}} Old Norse markaðr, {{der|enm|VL.|marcātus}} Vulgar Latin marcātus, {{der|enm|la|mercātus||trade, market}} Latin mercātus (“trade, market”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} market, {{enm-noun|marketes|dat=markete}} market (plural marketes, dative markete) Forms: marketes [plural], markete [dative], marcat [alternative], markat [alternative], marked [alternative], marketh [alternative], markete [alternative], markett [alternative], markette [alternative], markyth [alternative], mercatt [alternative], merket [alternative], merketh [alternative], merkett [alternative]
  1. A market; (periodic public assembly for buying or selling).
    Sense id: en-market-enm-noun-kycv5-WY
  2. A marketplace; a square for holding markets.
    Sense id: en-market-enm-noun-3xGrVNQv
  3. (rare) A market town; a town where markets are held. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Trading Categories (place): Places
    Sense id: en-market-enm-noun-AbWkATDH Disambiguation of Trading: 4 13 55 28 Disambiguation of Places: 6 14 65 14 Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 1 5 9 3 4 14 13 10 5 2 9 2 1 2 17 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 5 10 4 4 15 13 11 5 1 9 1 1 1 19 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 11 74 12
  4. (rare) Trade, interchange, interaction. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-market-enm-noun-dJC86~AL

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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