"pound" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /puːnd/, /pund/ Forms: poundes [plural], pounden [plural], pound [plural]
Etymology: From Old English pund, in turn from Proto-Germanic *pundą, from Latin pondō. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|pund}} Old English pund, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*pundą}} Proto-Germanic *pundą, {{der|enm|la|pondō}} Latin pondō Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} pound, {{enm-noun|pl=poundes|pl2=pounden|pl3=pound}} pound (plural poundes or pounden or pound)
  1. A measurement for weight, most notably the Tower pound, merchant's pound or pound avoirdupois, or a weight of said measurement. Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-pound-enm-noun-1PL1tkd8 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 76 6 18 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 55 28 17 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 58 23 19
  2. A pound or other silver coin (including ancient coins), weighing one Tower pound of silver.
    Sense id: en-pound-enm-noun-lt~2EEco
  3. Money or coinage in general, especially a great amount of it. Categories (topical): Currency
    Sense id: en-pound-enm-noun-vhMq2nhw Disambiguation of Currency: 8 35 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pounde, pund, punde, powund

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