"scale" meaning in Middle English

See scale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈskaːl(ə)/ Forms: scales [plural]
Etymology: From Old French escale. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|escale}} Old French escale Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} scale, {{enm-noun}} scale (plural scales)
  1. flake Synonyms: scalle
    Sense id: en-scale-enm-noun-23MF2i~9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: skale
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: scales [plural]
Etymology: From Latin scāla. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|ladder}}, {{bor|enm|la|scāla}} Latin scāla Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} scale, {{enm-noun}} scale (plural scales)
  1. ladder
    Sense id: en-scale-enm-noun-VgWlFqfr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: skale, schale
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: scales [plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse skál (“bowl”) from Proto-Germanic *skēlō. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|non|skál||bowl}} Old Norse skál (“bowl”), {{der|enm|gem-pro|*skēlō}} Proto-Germanic *skēlō Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} scale, {{enm-noun}} scale (plural scales)
  1. hut, hovel Synonyms: shale
    Sense id: en-scale-enm-noun-Vkq1J0H3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: schale
Etymology number: 3
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