"seden" meaning in Middle English

See seden in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈseːdən/, /ˈsɛːdən/
Etymology: From seed + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|seed|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} seed + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} seden, {{enm-verb|stem=sed}} seden (third-person singular simple present sedeth, present participle sedende, sedynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle seded) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|sed}} Forms: sedeth [present, singular, third-person], sedende [participle, present], sedynge [participle, present], seded [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], seden [infinitive], to seden [infinitive], sede [infinitive], sede [first-person, present, singular], seded [first-person, past, singular], sedest [present, second-person, singular], sededest [past, second-person, singular], sedeth [present, singular, third-person], seded [past, singular, third-person], sede [present, singular, subjunctive], seded [past, singular, subjunctive], sede [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], seden [plural, present], sede [plural, present], sededen [past, plural], sedede [past, plural], sedeth [imperative, plural, present], sede [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], sedynge [participle, present], sedende [participle, present], seded [participle, past], yseded [participle, past]
  1. To produce seed.
    Sense id: en-seden-enm-verb-E2Z7nyTf Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 32 22 14 33 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 34 22 22 22
  2. To grow; to flourish.
    Sense id: en-seden-enm-verb-MQGNv6SG Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 32 22 14 33
  3. To plant seeds. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-seden-enm-verb-0nM2N14o Disambiguation of Botany: 23 23 33 21 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 32 22 14 33
  4. (figurative, rare) To distribute offspring Tags: figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-seden-enm-verb-4Wwn7E4I Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 32 22 14 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cedyn, sedyn, sede, seed, seede, seeden

Alternative forms

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        "To plant seeds."
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        "(figurative, rare) To distribute offspring"
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈseːdən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛːdən/"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "To distribute offspring"
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        "(figurative, rare) To distribute offspring"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈseːdən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛːdən/"
    }
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "seeden"
    }
  ],
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}

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