"musen" meaning in Middle English

See musen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈmiu̯zən/
Etymology: From Old French muser, of uncertain further origin. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|muser}} Old French muser Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} musen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|mus|y=0}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], musen [infinitive], to musen [infinitive], muse [infinitive], muse [first-person, present, singular], mused [first-person, past, singular], musest [present, second-person, singular], musedest [past, second-person, singular], museth [present, singular, third-person], mused [past, singular, third-person], muse [present, singular, subjunctive], mused [past, singular, subjunctive], muse [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], musen [plural, present], muse [plural, present], museden [past, plural], musede [past, plural], museth [imperative, plural, present], muse [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], musynge [participle, present], musende [participle, present], mused [participle, past], mewse [alternative], mose [alternative], moyse [alternative], muse [alternative], musyn [alternative], mwse [alternative], musi [alternative], muzi [alternative]
  1. (ambitransitive) To muse; to ponder:
    (transitive) To muse upon an object.
    Tags: ambitransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-musen-enm-verb-7WUBncjR Categories (other): Thinking Disambiguation of Thinking: 28 28 29 6 5 6
  2. (ambitransitive) To muse; to ponder:
    (ambitransitive) To wonder (at).
    Tags: ambitransitive
    Sense id: en-musen-enm-verb-SbEWQz88 Categories (other): Thinking Disambiguation of Thinking: 28 28 29 6 5 6
  3. (ambitransitive) To muse; to ponder:
    (intransitive, rare) To daydream; to be lost in thought.
    Tags: ambitransitive, intransitive, rare
    Sense id: en-musen-enm-verb-XQ0nnUKk Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Thinking Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 8 51 14 7 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 9 9 59 9 7 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 74 5 4 5 Disambiguation of Thinking: 28 28 29 6 5 6
  4. (ambitransitive) To worry; to agonize. Tags: ambitransitive
    Sense id: en-musen-enm-verb-vw-my6Yy
  5. (ambitransitive) To complain (about). Tags: ambitransitive
    Sense id: en-musen-enm-verb-Y2lJKnx-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: musard
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} musen
  1. Alternative form of mowsyn Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mowsyn
    Sense id: en-musen-enm-verb-AXjI40mw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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        "To complain (about)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "complain",
          "complain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ambitransitive) To complain (about)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ambitransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiu̯zən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "musen"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English alternative forms",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Thinking"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "altform": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "musen",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "mowsyn"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of mowsyn"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mowsyn",
          "mowsyn#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "musen"
}

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