"sex" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} sex
  1. sex
    Sense id: en-sex-enm-noun-mNROE~RV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From Old English seax. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|seax}} Old English seax Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} sex
  1. Alternative form of sax Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sax
    Sense id: en-sex-enm-noun-uOKst6aX Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 73 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Numeral

Etymology: From Old English sex, alternative form of six. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sex}} Old English sex, {{m|ang|six}} six Head templates: {{head|enm|numeral}} sex
  1. Alternative form of six Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: six
    Sense id: en-sex-enm-num-EzFqGAwS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (4d5d0bb and edd475d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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