"original" meaning in Middle English

See original in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɔriɡiˈnaːl/, /ɔriɡiˈnal/, /ɔriːɡiˈnal/ Forms: originale [plural], originale [singular, weak]
Etymology: From Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis; equivalent to origyne + -al. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|original}} Old French original, {{der|enm|LL.|orīginālis}} Late Latin orīginālis, {{af|enm|origyne|-al}} origyne + -al Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|originale||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} original (plural and weak singular originale), {{enm-adj|originale}} original (plural and weak singular originale)
  1. original, primordial; preceding everything else
    Sense id: en-original-enm-adj-DNwHBxfr Categories (other): Late Middle English Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 13 19 9 11 5 4 7 16 18
  2. connected to the origin or beginning of something
    Sense id: en-original-enm-adj-ul0MSvtI Categories (other): Late Middle English Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 13 19 9 11 5 4 7 16 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: oryginall, origynall, orygynal, orygynall, origynal, oryginal, oregynall, originalle, originall Derived forms: originali

Noun

IPA: /ɔriɡiˈnaːl/, /ɔriɡiˈnal/, /ɔriːɡiˈnal/ Forms: originals [plural]
Etymology: From Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis; equivalent to origyne + -al. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|original}} Old French original, {{der|enm|LL.|orīginālis}} Late Latin orīginālis, {{af|enm|origyne|-al}} origyne + -al Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} original, {{enm-noun|pl=originals}} original (plural originals), {{tlb|enm|Late ME}} (Late Middle English)
  1. the origin, lineage, or provenance of something Tags: Late-Middle-English Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-original-enm-noun-jhdpeU0H Disambiguation of Family: 1 1 75 1 0 0 15 1 7
  2. the authoritative, authorial, or primordial version of a work or source Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-original-enm-noun-8NTv3LYH Categories (other): Late Middle English Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 13 19 9 11 5 4 7 16 18
  3. (rare) something that isn't living or artificial; a primordial element Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-original-enm-noun-biGP9u6v
  4. (rare) a reason, factor, or generator of something Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-original-enm-noun-ckZkS7qd
  5. (rare) the root or etymological ancestor of a word Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-original-enm-noun-f2kK-TJV
  6. (rare, religion) the making of the universe Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-original-enm-noun-E7tsX9qh Categories (other): Late Middle English Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 13 19 9 11 5 4 7 16 18 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  7. (rare, law) a legal document beginning legal action Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare Categories (topical): Law, Literature, Nature
    Sense id: en-original-enm-noun-mpvfH~ap Disambiguation of Literature: 2 2 7 16 3 6 4 4 54 Disambiguation of Nature: 16 2 0 22 7 0 0 1 53 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 0 0 0 3 6 7 1 0 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 10 0 1 Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 13 19 9 11 5 4 7 16 18 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 10 4 18 2 3 2 7 49 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -al: 8 13 3 16 2 2 4 14 38 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: oryginall, origynall, orygynal, orygynall, origynal, oryginal, oregynall, originalle, originall Derived forms: originali

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "Middle English terms suffixed with -al",
    "Pages with 14 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Family",
    "enm:Literature",
    "enm:Nature"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "originali"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "original"
          },
          "expansion": "English: original",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: original"
    },
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        {
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            "2": "original",
            "3": "oreeginal"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: original, oreeginal"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "fro",
        "3": "original"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "orīginālis"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "origyne",
        "3": "-al"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis; equivalent to origyne + -al.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "originals",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "original",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl": "originals"
      },
      "expansion": "original (plural originals)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "Late ME"
      },
      "expansion": "(Late Middle English)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the origin, lineage, or provenance of something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "origin",
          "origin"
        ],
        [
          "lineage",
          "lineage"
        ],
        [
          "provenance",
          "provenance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the authoritative, authorial, or primordial version of a work or source"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "authoritative",
          "authoritative"
        ],
        [
          "authorial",
          "authorial"
        ],
        [
          "primordial",
          "primordial"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "something that isn't living or artificial; a primordial element"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "living",
          "living"
        ],
        [
          "artificial",
          "artificial"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) something that isn't living or artificial; a primordial element"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a reason, factor, or generator of something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reason",
          "reason"
        ],
        [
          "factor",
          "factor"
        ],
        [
          "generator",
          "generator"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) a reason, factor, or generator of something"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the root or etymological ancestor of a word"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "root",
          "root"
        ],
        [
          "etymological",
          "etymological"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) the root or etymological ancestor of a word"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses",
        "enm:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the making of the universe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, religion) the making of the universe"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "rare"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses",
        "enm:Law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a legal document beginning legal action"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, law) a legal document beginning legal action"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "rare"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔriɡiˈnaːl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔriɡiˈnal/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔriːɡiˈnal/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "oryginall"
    },
    {
      "word": "origynall"
    },
    {
      "word": "orygynal"
    },
    {
      "word": "orygynall"
    },
    {
      "word": "origynal"
    },
    {
      "word": "oryginal"
    },
    {
      "word": "oregynall"
    },
    {
      "word": "originalle"
    },
    {
      "word": "originall"
    }
  ],
  "word": "original"
}

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