"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: 5 74 22 Disambiguation of Sound: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Talking: 10 67 23
  3. (rare) Silent; tending not to make noise. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-muet-enm-adj-EUsIFPOP Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 36 18 46 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 14 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mute, mywet, mewet, mwet, muyt, muett

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for muet meaning in Middle English (2.7kB)

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      "ipa": "/ˈmiu̯t/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmiu̯t/"
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