"occean" meaning in Middle English

See occean in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɔːsjan/, /ˈɔksjan/ Forms: occeans [plural], occian [alternative], occyan [alternative], occyane [alternative], occeane [alternative], oxyan [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French occean, from Latin Ōceanus, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|occean}} Old French occean, {{der|enm|la|Ōceanus}} Latin Ōceanus, {{der|enm|grc|Ὠκεανός}} Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} occean, {{enm-noun|occeans}} occean (plural occeans)
  1. A large sea believed to encircle the world's land.
    Sense id: en-occean-enm-noun-T68rMNG2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Seas Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Seas: 62 38
  2. Any ocean (large body of water)
    Sense id: en-occean-enm-noun-f2qtv2KD Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Water Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Water: 34 66

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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