"seven" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} seven
  1. Alternative form of sweven Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sweven Categories (topical): Middle English cardinal numbers, Seven
    Sense id: en-seven-enm-noun-QRJbQBea Disambiguation of Middle English cardinal numbers: 82 18 Disambiguation of Seven: 75 25 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Numeral

IPA: /ˈsɛːvən(ə)/, /ˈsɛvən(ə)/, /ˈsøːvən(ə)/ [Early-Middle-English], /ˈsœvən(ə)/ [Early-Middle-English]
Etymology: From Old English seofon. Forms with final /ə/ are from Old English inflected forms. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=3}}, {{inh|enm|ang|seofon}} Old English seofon Head templates: {{head|enm|numeral}} seven
  1. seven Synonyms: ceven, seofen, seoven, sevene, sevyn, sewyn, zeven, zeve [Kent] Related terms: sevenefold, seventene, seventhe, seventy, sevenyght
    Sense id: en-seven-enm-num-O6jQKxb9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for seven meaning in Middle English (3.6kB)

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