"robe" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈrɔːb(ə)/, /ˈrɔb(ə)/ Forms: robes [plural]
Etymology: From Old French robe, from Frankish *rouba, *rauba, from Proto-West Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic *raubō, *raubaz, *raubą. Doublet of reif. Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*Hrewp-}}, {{bor|enm|fro|robe}} Old French robe, {{der|enm|frk|*rouba}} Frankish *rouba, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*raub}} Proto-West Germanic *raub, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*raubō}} Proto-Germanic *raubō, {{doublet|enm|reif}} Doublet of reif Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} robe, {{enm-noun|robes}} robe (plural robes)
  1. robe (long loose garment):
    A robe as a symbol of rank or office.
    Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-robe-enm-noun-PKhA06qK Disambiguation of Clothing: 41 41 19
  2. robe (long loose garment):
    A robe as a spoil or booty of war; a robe given as a gift.
    Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-robe-enm-noun-E0LE~43c Disambiguation of Clothing: 41 41 19
  3. (as a plural) The garments an individual is wearing. Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-robe-enm-noun-w4~q-ePz Disambiguation of Clothing: 41 41 19 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 16 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: roobe, rob, robbe Derived forms: roben, warderobe

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "The garments an individual is wearing."
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        "(as a plural) The garments an individual is wearing."
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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    "Middle English nouns",
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    "Middle English terms derived from Frankish",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "Pages with 11 entries",
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      },
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    {
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    }
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "A robe as a symbol of rank or office."
      ],
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        "The garments an individual is wearing."
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        "(as a plural) The garments an individual is wearing."
      ],
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        "as a plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrɔb(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "roobe"
    },
    {
      "word": "rob"
    },
    {
      "word": "robbe"
    }
  ],
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}

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