"purgen" meaning in Middle English

See purgen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈpurd͡ʒən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French purgier, from Latin pūrgō. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|purgier}} Borrowed from Old French purgier, {{der|enm|la|pūrgō}} Latin pūrgō Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} purgen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|purg}} Forms: weak [table-tags], purgen [infinitive], to purgen [infinitive], purge [infinitive], purge [first-person, present, singular], purged [first-person, past, singular], purgest [present, second-person, singular], purgedest [past, second-person, singular], purgeth [present, singular, third-person], purged [past, singular, third-person], purge [present, singular, subjunctive], purged [past, singular, subjunctive], purge [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], purgen [plural, present], purge [plural, present], purgeden [past, plural], purgede [past, plural], purgeth [imperative, plural, present], purge [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], purgynge [participle, present], purgende [participle, present], purged [participle, past], ypurged [participle, past]
  1. To cleanse or purify; to remove impurities:
    To free from sin; to spiritually purify.
    Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-purgen-enm-verb-391eRryp Disambiguation of Religion: 27 39 16 18 0 0
  2. To cleanse or purify; to remove impurities:
    To ritually cleanse or purify.
    Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-purgen-enm-verb-9nfPj5Gl Disambiguation of Religion: 27 39 16 18 0 0
  3. To cleanse or purify; to remove impurities:
    (medicine) To purge or cleanse the body.
    Categories (topical): Medicine, Hygiene, Religion
    Sense id: en-purgen-enm-verb-q1pf1-Kb Disambiguation of Hygiene: 22 22 32 22 2 1 Disambiguation of Religion: 27 39 16 18 0 0 Topics: medicine, sciences
  4. To cleanse or purify; to remove impurities:
    (medicine) To evacuate the bowels.
    Categories (topical): Medicine, Religion
    Sense id: en-purgen-enm-verb-7iiEYtBX Disambiguation of Religion: 27 39 16 18 0 0 Topics: medicine, sciences
  5. To clean or clear; to remove extraneous matter.
    Sense id: en-purgen-enm-verb-OnfEBlp1
  6. (law) To prove innocence; to clear. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-purgen-enm-verb-JPUHFbR2 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: poorgyn, porge, porgyn, pourge, purge, purgyn Related terms: purgacioun, purgatorie, purgynge

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        [
          "purge",
          "purge"
        ],
        [
          "body",
          "body"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To cleanse or purify; to remove impurities:",
        "(medicine) To purge or cleanse the body."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "enm:Medicine"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cleanse or purify; to remove impurities:",
        "To evacuate the bowels."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cleanse",
          "cleanse"
        ],
        [
          "purify",
          "purify"
        ],
        [
          "impurities",
          "impurities"
        ],
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "evacuate",
          "evacuate"
        ],
        [
          "bowel",
          "bowel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To cleanse or purify; to remove impurities:",
        "(medicine) To evacuate the bowels."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To clean or clear; to remove extraneous matter."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clean",
          "clean"
        ],
        [
          "clear",
          "clear"
        ],
        [
          "extraneous",
          "extraneous"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "enm:Law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To prove innocence; to clear."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "prove",
          "prove"
        ],
        [
          "innocence",
          "innocence"
        ],
        [
          "clear",
          "clear"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) To prove innocence; to clear."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpurd͡ʒən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "poorgyn"
    },
    {
      "word": "porge"
    },
    {
      "word": "porgyn"
    },
    {
      "word": "pourge"
    },
    {
      "word": "purge"
    },
    {
      "word": "purgyn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "purgen"
}

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