"morter" meaning in Middle English

See morter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɔrˈteːr/, /ˈmɔrtɛr/, /ˈmɔːrtɛr/ Forms: morteres [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French mortier, from Latin mortārium. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|mortier}} Old French mortier, {{der|enm|la|mortārium}} Latin mortārium Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} morter, {{enm-noun|morteres}} morter (plural morteres)
  1. A mortar (bowl which a pestle is used in)
    Sense id: en-morter-enm-noun-bdkTOolS
  2. Grout or mortar (that which holds bricks together) Categories (topical): Construction, Containers, Law enforcement, Light sources
    Sense id: en-morter-enm-noun-JawEDu8k Disambiguation of Construction: 34 45 5 7 8 Disambiguation of Containers: 20 31 13 19 17 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 16 42 7 18 17 Disambiguation of Light sources: 7 30 36 13 14 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 12 6 7 5 24 4 12 17 5 5 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 4 5 4 27 3 19 21 4 4 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 33 16 21 21
  3. A bowl with fuel inside used for a light source. Categories (topical): Light sources
    Sense id: en-morter-enm-noun-N40CmalH Disambiguation of Light sources: 7 30 36 13 14
  4. Any kind of bowl, vessel, or indentation. Categories (topical): Light sources
    Sense id: en-morter-enm-noun-6tHK-xGx Disambiguation of Light sources: 7 30 36 13 14
  5. (rare) A bowl that wrongdoers are forced to carry. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Light sources
    Sense id: en-morter-enm-noun-Vrub8DN9 Disambiguation of Light sources: 7 30 36 13 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mortere, morteer, mortar, moorter

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) A bowl that wrongdoers are forced to carry."
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      "ipa": "/mɔrˈteːr/"
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