"muscle" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmus(k)əl/, /ˈmus(k)lə/
Etymology: From Old English muscelle, from Late Latin mūscula (“mussel”). Reinforced by Old French mosle. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|mussel}}, {{inh|enm|ang|muscelle}} Old English muscelle, {{der|enm|LL.|mūscula|t=mussel}} Late Latin mūscula (“mussel”), {{cog|fro|mosle}} Old French mosle Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} muscle, {{enm-noun}} muscle (plural muscles) Forms: muscles [plural], moskle [alternative], muschyl [alternative], muscul [alternative], muskall [alternative], muskel [alternative], muskele [alternative], muskell [alternative], muskle [alternative], muskyl [alternative], muskyll [alternative], musshell [alternative], mustul [alternative]
  1. mussel (bivalve) Categories (lifeform): Mollusks
    Sense id: en-muscle-enm-noun-b1weq6BF Disambiguation of Mollusks: 59 7 34
  2. (rare) A sort of siege engine. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-muscle-enm-noun-t-ZNaPkn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmusəl/, /ˈmuslə/, /ˈmuskiu̯l(ə)/ Forms: muscles [plural], mucell [alternative], muscule [alternative], musculle [alternative], muskylle [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle French muscle, from Latin mūsculus (“muscle”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|muscle}}, {{bor|enm|frm|muscle}} Middle French muscle, {{der|enm|la|mūsculus|t=muscle}} Latin mūsculus (“muscle”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} muscle, {{enm-noun}} muscle (plural muscles)
  1. (anatomy) muscle Categories (topical): Anatomy, Weapons
    Sense id: en-muscle-enm-noun-24dbJbBv Disambiguation of Weapons: 25 25 50 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 12 27 61 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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