"pleyen" meaning in Middle English

See pleyen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈplæi̯ən/
Etymology: From a conflation of Old English pleġan and pleġian, from Proto-West Germanic *plehan and *plegōn. Equivalent to pleye + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|pleġan}} Old English pleġan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*plehan}} Proto-West Germanic *plehan, {{af|enm|pleye|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} pleye + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} pleyen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|pley}} Forms: weak [table-tags], pleyen [infinitive], to pleyen [infinitive], pleye [infinitive], pleye [first-person, present, singular], pleyed [first-person, past, singular], pleyest [present, second-person, singular], pleyedest [past, second-person, singular], pleyeth [present, singular, third-person], pleyed [past, singular, third-person], pleye [present, singular, subjunctive], pleyed [past, singular, subjunctive], pleye [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], pleyen [plural, present], pleye [plural, present], pleyeden [past, plural], pleyede [past, plural], pleyeth [imperative, plural, present], pleye [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], pleyynge [participle, present], pleyende [participle, present], pleyed [participle, past], ypleyed [participle, past]
  1. To entertain; to play or engage in recreation or sports:
    To engage in a game or sport, especially for money.
    Sense id: en-pleyen-enm-verb-enm:play
  2. To entertain; to play or engage in recreation or sports:
    To entertain oneself; to play or engage in recreation with oneself
    Sense id: en-pleyen-enm-verb-enm:play1
  3. To entertain; to play or engage in recreation or sports:
    To go on a holiday or a journey for the purpose of enjoyment.
    Sense id: en-pleyen-enm-verb-enm:play1
  4. To entertain; to play or engage in recreation or sports:
    To jump satisfactorily; bounce gleefully.
    Sense id: en-pleyen-enm-verb-enm:play1
  5. To entertain; to play or engage in recreation or sports:
    To copulate and/or engage in foreplay.
    Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-pleyen-enm-verb-enm:play1 Disambiguation of Sex: 5 5 5 5 36 1 1 6 1 3 5 19 3 1 1 3
  6. To frolic or bounce around.
    Sense id: en-pleyen-enm-verb-ZH5-dSyh
  7. To bet or wager something in a game. Categories (topical): Gambling, Games
    Sense id: en-pleyen-enm-verb-c4Mi-Vbg Disambiguation of Gambling: 8 8 8 8 8 4 15 8 3 2 3 3 4 8 2 5 Disambiguation of Games: 9 9 9 9 9 4 12 9 3 2 3 3 4 8 2 5
  8. To engage in social behaviour; to make small-talk. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-pleyen-enm-verb-kulNSkb7 Disambiguation of Sports: 9 9 9 9 9 0 11 14 1 1 4 3 4 8 1 8
  9. To act in a certain manner; to act like (something or someone):
    To imitate or deceive; to recast or recreate a past event.
    Sense id: en-pleyen-enm-verb-mnLy2shO
  10. To act in a certain manner; to act like (something or someone):
    To participate in a theatrical production.
    Sense id: en-pleyen-enm-verb-9t4rdELr
  11. To play music; to sing and/or play an instrument. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-pleyen-enm-verb-QAiKpZcd Disambiguation of Music: 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 9 1 1 30 1 17 21 2 6
  12. To plaw; to reach the boiling point.
    Sense id: en-pleyen-enm-verb-IZj8RrNu
  13. (rare) To provide entertainment, happiness or fun; to participate in a performance that is neither theatrical or musical. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Entertainment, Theater
    Sense id: en-pleyen-enm-verb-QeQNgnpi Disambiguation of Entertainment: 8 8 8 8 8 2 4 1 3 1 0 3 41 0 1 3 Disambiguation of Theater: 8 8 8 8 8 2 4 1 3 2 5 4 35 0 0 2
  14. (rare) To work at; do something as one's job, career, or living. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-pleyen-enm-verb-7LcMjJc4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 6 12 4 3 3 11 4 4 4 8 4 21 4 5 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 5 5 8 9 5 6 4 7 5 5 6 7 5 13 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 7 14 3 3 2 12 3 2 6 4 5 26 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 3 18 2 4 2 15 3 3 4 3 3 31 3 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pleien, pleiȝen, playen, pleȝen, plæien, plaien, pleye, plaȝen, plawen Related terms: playing, pleiful, pleye, pleyer
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈplæi̯ən/
Etymology: From ple (“plea”) + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|ple|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix|t1=plea}} ple (“plea”) + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} pleyen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|pley}} Forms: weak [table-tags], pleyen [infinitive], to pleyen [infinitive], pleye [infinitive], pleye [first-person, present, singular], pleyed [first-person, past, singular], pleyest [present, second-person, singular], pleyedest [past, second-person, singular], pleyeth [present, singular, third-person], pleyed [past, singular, third-person], pleye [present, singular, subjunctive], pleyed [past, singular, subjunctive], pleye [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], pleyen [plural, present], pleye [plural, present], pleyeden [past, plural], pleyede [past, plural], pleyeth [imperative, plural, present], pleye [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], pleyynge [participle, present], pleyende [participle, present], pleyed [participle, past], ypleyed [participle, past]
  1. To support a legal plea or allegation.
    Sense id: en-pleyen-enm-verb-enm:plea
  2. To produce proof or evidence for a plea. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-pleyen-enm-verb-ApHWbrvc Disambiguation of Law: 3 3 8 3 3 1 10 3 3 2 7 10 13 5 10 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pleien, ple Related terms: ple
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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          },
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        }
      ],
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          "args": {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "pleyedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleyen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleye",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleyeden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleyede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleyeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleyynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleyende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleyed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ypleyed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "2": "verb"
      },
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      "name": "head"
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        "1": "pley"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "word": "playing"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pleiful"
    },
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      "word": "pleye"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pleyer"
    }
  ],
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        "To entertain; to play or engage in recreation or sports:",
        "To engage in a game or sport, especially for money."
      ],
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          "entertain"
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        [
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          "play"
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        [
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      ],
      "senseid": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To entertain; to play or engage in recreation or sports:",
        "To entertain oneself; to play or engage in recreation with oneself"
      ],
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        [
          "entertain",
          "entertain"
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        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ]
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To entertain; to play or engage in recreation or sports:",
        "To go on a holiday or a journey for the purpose of enjoyment."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "entertain",
          "entertain"
        ],
        [
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          "play"
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      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "To entertain; to play or engage in recreation or sports:",
        "To jump satisfactorily; bounce gleefully."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "entertain",
          "entertain"
        ],
        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ],
        [
          "jump",
          "jump"
        ],
        [
          "bounce",
          "bounce"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "enm:play"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 5 5 5 36 1 1 6 1 3 5 19 3 1 1 3",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Sex",
          "orig": "enm:Sex",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Reproduction",
            "Fundamental",
            "Life",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To entertain; to play or engage in recreation or sports:",
        "To copulate and/or engage in foreplay."
      ],
      "id": "en-pleyen-enm-verb-enm:play1",
      "links": [
        [
          "entertain",
          "entertain"
        ],
        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ],
        [
          "copulate",
          "copulate"
        ],
        [
          "foreplay",
          "foreplay"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "enm:play"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To frolic or bounce around."
      ],
      "id": "en-pleyen-enm-verb-ZH5-dSyh",
      "links": [
        [
          "frolic",
          "frolic"
        ],
        [
          "bounce",
          "bounce"
        ],
        [
          "around",
          "around"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 8 8 8 8 4 15 8 3 2 3 3 4 8 2 5",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Gambling",
          "orig": "enm:Gambling",
          "parents": [
            "Games",
            "Recreation",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 9 9 9 9 4 12 9 3 2 3 3 4 8 2 5",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Games",
          "orig": "enm:Games",
          "parents": [
            "Recreation",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To bet or wager something in a game."
      ],
      "id": "en-pleyen-enm-verb-c4Mi-Vbg",
      "links": [
        [
          "bet",
          "bet"
        ],
        [
          "wager",
          "wager"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 9 9 9 9 0 11 14 1 1 4 3 4 8 1 8",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Sports",
          "orig": "enm:Sports",
          "parents": [
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To engage in social behaviour; to make small-talk."
      ],
      "id": "en-pleyen-enm-verb-kulNSkb7"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To act in a certain manner; to act like (something or someone):",
        "To imitate or deceive; to recast or recreate a past event."
      ],
      "id": "en-pleyen-enm-verb-mnLy2shO",
      "links": [
        [
          "recreate",
          "recreate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To act in a certain manner; to act like (something or someone):",
        "To participate in a theatrical production."
      ],
      "id": "en-pleyen-enm-verb-9t4rdELr",
      "links": [
        [
          "theatrical",
          "theatrical"
        ],
        [
          "production",
          "production"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 0 11 0 0 0 9 1 1 30 1 17 21 2 6",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "enm:Music",
          "parents": [
            "Art",
            "Sound",
            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To play music; to sing and/or play an instrument."
      ],
      "id": "en-pleyen-enm-verb-QAiKpZcd"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To plaw; to reach the boiling point."
      ],
      "id": "en-pleyen-enm-verb-IZj8RrNu"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 8 8 8 8 2 4 1 3 1 0 3 41 0 1 3",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Entertainment",
          "orig": "enm:Entertainment",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 8 8 8 8 2 4 1 3 2 5 4 35 0 0 2",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Theater",
          "orig": "enm:Theater",
          "parents": [
            "Art",
            "Entertainment",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To provide entertainment, happiness or fun; to participate in a performance that is neither theatrical or musical."
      ],
      "id": "en-pleyen-enm-verb-QeQNgnpi",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To provide entertainment, happiness or fun; to participate in a performance that is neither theatrical or musical."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 6 12 4 3 3 11 4 4 4 8 4 21 4 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 5 8 9 5 6 4 7 5 5 6 7 5 13 5 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 7 14 3 3 2 12 3 2 6 4 5 26 3 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 3 18 2 4 2 15 3 3 4 3 3 31 3 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To work at; do something as one's job, career, or living."
      ],
      "id": "en-pleyen-enm-verb-7LcMjJc4",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To work at; do something as one's job, career, or living."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈplæi̯ən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pleien"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pleiȝen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "playen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pleȝen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "plæien"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "plaien"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pleye"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "plaȝen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "plawen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pleyen"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "plea"
          },
          "expansion": "English: plea",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: plea"
    },
    {
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    {
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "pleyynge",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
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      "form": "pleyende",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "pleyed",
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        "past"
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      "form": "ypleyed",
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          "allegation",
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      "form": "pleyed",
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        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "pleye",
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        "past",
        "singular"
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      "form": "pleyeden",
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        "present"
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        "past",
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      "form": "pleyynge",
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      "form": "pleyende",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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      "form": "pleyed",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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      "form": "ypleyed",
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        "past"
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        "To entertain; to play or engage in recreation or sports:",
        "To engage in a game or sport, especially for money."
      ],
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          "entertain"
        ],
        [
          "play",
          "play"
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        [
          "game",
          "game"
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    {
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        "To entertain oneself; to play or engage in recreation with oneself"
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          "play"
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    {
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          "entertain"
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        "To jump satisfactorily; bounce gleefully."
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          "entertain",
          "entertain"
        ],
        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ],
        [
          "jump",
          "jump"
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        [
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    },
    {
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        "To copulate and/or engage in foreplay."
      ],
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        [
          "entertain",
          "entertain"
        ],
        [
          "play",
          "play"
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        [
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    {
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          "bounce",
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    {
      "glosses": [
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          "bet"
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        [
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    {
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        "To engage in social behaviour; to make small-talk."
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    {
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        "To act in a certain manner; to act like (something or someone):",
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    {
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        "To act in a certain manner; to act like (something or someone):",
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          "theatrical"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To play music; to sing and/or play an instrument."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To plaw; to reach the boiling point."
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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      "glosses": [
        "To provide entertainment, happiness or fun; to participate in a performance that is neither theatrical or musical."
      ],
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "To work at; do something as one's job, career, or living."
      ],
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        "(rare) To work at; do something as one's job, career, or living."
      ],
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        "rare"
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      "ipa": "/ˈplæi̯ən/"
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      "word": "pleien"
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      "word": "pleiȝen"
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      "word": "playen"
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      "word": "plæien"
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    {
      "word": "plaien"
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      "word": "plaȝen"
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}

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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "pleyede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleyeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleye",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleyynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleyende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleyed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ypleyed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "pleyen",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pley"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ple"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To support a legal plea or allegation."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plea",
          "plea"
        ],
        [
          "allegation",
          "allegation"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "enm:plea"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To produce proof or evidence for a plea."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈplæi̯ən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ple"
    },
    {
      "word": "pleien"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pleyen"
}

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