"massif" meaning in Middle English

See massif in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmasif/
Etymology: From Middle French massif; equivalent to mass + -if. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|frm|massif}} Middle French massif, {{af|enm|mass|-yf|alt2=-if}} mass + -if Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} massif, {{enm-adj}} massif
  1. (Late Middle English) weighty, massy, weighing very much. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-massif-enm-adj-LcuNhwzT Categories (other): Late Middle English
  2. (Late Middle English, rare) massive, huge, enormous. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-massif-enm-adj-n6Z1r-x6 Categories (other): Late Middle English
  3. (Late Middle English, rare) not sharp, unsharpened, coarse. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-massif-enm-adj-oImN-PKD Categories (other): Late Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: massiff, massiffe, massyf Related terms: massy

Alternative forms

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