"merveilen" meaning in Middle English

See merveilen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /mɛrˈvæi̯lən/, /ˈmɛrvɛlən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French merveillier; equivalent to merveile + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|merveillier}} Old French merveillier, {{af|enm|merveile|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} merveile + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} merveilen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|merveil}} Forms: weak [table-tags], merveilen [infinitive], to merveilen [infinitive], merveile [infinitive], merveile [first-person, present, singular], merveiled [first-person, past, singular], merveilest [present, second-person, singular], merveiledest [past, second-person, singular], merveileth [present, singular, third-person], merveiled [past, singular, third-person], merveile [present, singular, subjunctive], merveiled [past, singular, subjunctive], merveile [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], merveilen [plural, present], merveile [plural, present], merveileden [past, plural], merveilede [past, plural], merveileth [imperative, plural, present], merveile [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], merveilynge [participle, present], merveilende [participle, present], merveiled [participle, past], ymerveiled [participle, past]
  1. To be astonished or surprised; to witness the unexpected. Categories (topical): Vision
    Sense id: en-merveilen-enm-verb-vn8M9swm Disambiguation of Vision: 12 11 19 10 11 18 11 9
  2. To experience a marvel; to witness awe or wonder. Categories (topical): Vision
    Sense id: en-merveilen-enm-verb-Pf~uzqNU Disambiguation of Vision: 12 11 19 10 11 18 11 9
  3. To marvel at or to gaze upon wondrously; to view with astonishment. Categories (topical): Emotions, Vision
    Sense id: en-merveilen-enm-verb-BaRvCECu Disambiguation of Emotions: 9 12 38 12 25 0 3 1 Disambiguation of Vision: 12 11 19 10 11 18 11 9 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 30 23 6 10 9 9 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 8 8 20 14 8 15 14 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 8 41 15 8 6 8 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 7 50 10 7 6 8 6
  4. To induce, create, or result in astoundedness, awe, or astonishment
    Sense id: en-merveilen-enm-verb-eQl76Snk
  5. To be confused or wondering; to witness an event that is hard to decipher. Categories (topical): Vision
    Sense id: en-merveilen-enm-verb-XhiIp04e Disambiguation of Vision: 12 11 19 10 11 18 11 9
  6. (rare) To view positively or kindly; to like. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Vision
    Sense id: en-merveilen-enm-verb-qF5yY4j~ Disambiguation of Vision: 12 11 19 10 11 18 11 9
  7. (rare, Late Middle English) To ponder actions or doings. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare Categories (topical): Vision
    Sense id: en-merveilen-enm-verb-dOuGfWDd Disambiguation of Vision: 12 11 19 10 11 18 11 9 Categories (other): Late Middle English
  8. (rare, Late Middle English) To freeze; to make still. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-merveilen-enm-verb-tAalTy1I Categories (other): Late Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mervaile, merveylen, merveyle, mervell

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "id": "en-merveilen-enm-verb-XhiIp04e",
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      "glosses": [
        "To view positively or kindly; to like."
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        "(rare) To view positively or kindly; to like."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "[1564 February, Erasmus, “The Saiynges of Socrates”, in Nicolas Udall [i.e., Nicholas Udall], transl., Apophthegmes, that is to Saie, Prompte, Quicke, Wittie and Sentẽcious Saiynges, […] (in English), London: […] Ihon Kingston, →OCLC, book I, folio 4, recto, paragraph 11:",
          "text": "I meruailled, why himſelf [Niccolò Leoniceno] did not practiſe Phiſike of whiche facultee he was a Doctour, and a publique reader: I auaile moche more, ſaieth he, in that I teach all thother Phiſiciãs [physicians].",
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        "To ponder actions or doings."
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        "(rare, Late Middle English) To ponder actions or doings."
      ],
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        "To freeze; to make still."
      ],
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        "(rare, Late Middle English) To freeze; to make still."
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/mɛrˈvæi̯lən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛrvɛlən/"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mervaile"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mervell"
    }
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  "word": "merveilen"
}
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    {
      "form": "merveilende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "To be astonished or surprised; to witness the unexpected."
      ],
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    {
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        ],
        [
          "awe",
          "awe"
        ],
        [
          "wonder",
          "wonder"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To marvel at or to gaze upon wondrously; to view with astonishment."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To induce, create, or result in astoundedness, awe, or astonishment"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astoundedness",
          "astoundedness"
        ],
        [
          "awe",
          "awe"
        ],
        [
          "astonishment",
          "astonishment"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To be confused or wondering; to witness an event that is hard to decipher."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "confused",
          "confused"
        ],
        [
          "wondering",
          "wondering"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To view positively or kindly; to like."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To view positively or kindly; to like."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Late Middle English",
        "Middle English terms with quotations",
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "[1564 February, Erasmus, “The Saiynges of Socrates”, in Nicolas Udall [i.e., Nicholas Udall], transl., Apophthegmes, that is to Saie, Prompte, Quicke, Wittie and Sentẽcious Saiynges, […] (in English), London: […] Ihon Kingston, →OCLC, book I, folio 4, recto, paragraph 11:",
          "text": "I meruailled, why himſelf [Niccolò Leoniceno] did not practiſe Phiſike of whiche facultee he was a Doctour, and a publique reader: I auaile moche more, ſaieth he, in that I teach all thother Phiſiciãs [physicians].",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To ponder actions or doings."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, Late Middle English) To ponder actions or doings."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Late Middle English",
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To freeze; to make still."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, Late Middle English) To freeze; to make still."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛrˈvæi̯lən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛrvɛlən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "mervaile"
    },
    {
      "word": "merveylen"
    },
    {
      "word": "merveyle"
    },
    {
      "word": "mervell"
    }
  ],
  "word": "merveilen"
}

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