"muet" meaning in Middle English

See muet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmiu̯ɛt/, /ˈmiu̯t/
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman muet; sometimes influenced by Latin mūtus. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|muet}} Anglo-Norman muet, {{noncog|la|mūtus}} Latin mūtus Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} muet, {{enm-adj}} muet
  1. Temporarily unable to speak (due to strong emotions or secrecy)
    Sense id: en-muet-enm-adj-Nw2PUhnN
  2. (rare) Mute; unable to speak or incapable of speech. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Silence, Sound, Talking
    Sense id: en-muet-enm-adj-jo-U7bn8 Disambiguation of Silence: 4 74 22 Disambiguation of Sound: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Talking: 8 63 29
  3. (rare) Silent; tending not to make noise. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-muet-enm-adj-EUsIFPOP Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 8 14 8 15 11 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 6 10 6 19 8 49 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mute, mywet, mewet, mwet, muyt, muett

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) Mute; unable to speak or incapable of speech."
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        "Silent; tending not to make noise."
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        "(rare) Silent; tending not to make noise."
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      "ipa": "/ˈmiu̯ɛt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiu̯t/"
    }
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mewet"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
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    }
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        "Temporarily unable to speak (due to strong emotions or secrecy)"
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      ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈmiu̯ɛt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiu̯t/"
    }
  ],
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    {
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    },
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      "word": "mywet"
    },
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      "word": "mewet"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwet"
    },
    {
      "word": "muyt"
    },
    {
      "word": "muett"
    }
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