"revel" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /rɛˈvɛːl/, /ˈrɛvɛl/ Forms: reveles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French revel, from reveler. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|revel}} Borrowed from Old French revel Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} revel, {{enm-noun|reveles}} revel (plural reveles)
  1. Joyfulness, entertainment, celebration, revelling. Categories (topical): Entertainment
    Sense id: en-revel-enm-noun-gfVpcrOq Disambiguation of Entertainment: 86 5 2 6
  2. A specific instance of revelling or joyfulness.
    Sense id: en-revel-enm-noun-ZKXosrv-
  3. (rare, Late Middle English) Chaos, disorder. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-revel-enm-noun-jmiB83Qu Categories (other): Late Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: revell, revelle, rewle Related terms: revelen, revelour, revelynge
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} revel
  1. Alternative form of revelen (“to revel”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: revelen (extra: to revel)
    Sense id: en-revel-enm-verb-kY655lBh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSONL data for revel meaning in Middle English (2.3kB)

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