"pak" meaning in Middle English

See pak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpak(ə)/ Forms: pakkes [plural], pac [alternative], pack [alternative], packe [alternative], pake [alternative], pakke [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English *pæcca and/or Middle Dutch pak, packe (from Old Dutch *pakko); both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *pakkō, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*pæcca}} Old English *pæcca, {{bor|enm|dum|pak}} Middle Dutch pak, {{der|enm|odt|*pakko}} Old Dutch *pakko, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*pakkō}} Proto-West Germanic *pakkō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*pakkô}} Proto-Germanic *pakkô Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} pak, {{enm-noun|pakkes}} pak (plural pakkes)
  1. A bundle or package; a group of items packaged together.
    Sense id: en-pak-enm-noun-e3WEHvkf Categories (other): Bags Disambiguation of Bags: 28 30 31 11
  2. A case or pack; a soft container for goods storage.
    Sense id: en-pak-enm-noun-C~2-UFhm Categories (other): Bags Disambiguation of Bags: 28 30 31 11
  3. A load; something carried.
    Sense id: en-pak-enm-noun-8-e8kuiB Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Bags, Containers Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 23 20 42 15 Disambiguation of Bags: 28 30 31 11 Disambiguation of Containers: 13 28 37 23
  4. A group, pack, or lot (of people or animals).
    Sense id: en-pak-enm-noun-UhfY~jRm Categories (other): Bags Disambiguation of Bags: 28 30 31 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pacquet, pakken, pakkere, pakkynge

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "lot",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpak(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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}

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