"snare" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsnaːr(ə)/ Forms: snares [plural]
Etymology: From Old English sneare, snearu, from Proto-West Germanic *snarhā, from Proto-Germanic *snarhǭ. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sneare}} Old English sneare, {{der|enm|gmw-pro|*snarhā}} Proto-West Germanic *snarhā, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*snarhǭ}} Proto-Germanic *snarhǭ Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} snare, {{enm-noun}} snare (plural snares)
  1. A trap for catching animals. Categories (topical): Hunting, Surgery
    Sense id: en-snare-enm-noun-0RwOpuAp Disambiguation of Hunting: 44 12 15 29 Disambiguation of Surgery: 74 7 7 13 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 2 1 15 16 12 1 3 3 13 3 3 5 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 16 16 14 1 2 2 19 2 3 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 56 6 10 28
  2. A noose or snare (rope loop)
    Sense id: en-snare-enm-noun-rfVlkUtX
  3. (figuratively) A temptation or peril. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-snare-enm-noun-kIEGBzod
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: snaare, snarr, snarre Related terms: snaren, snarl
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} snare
  1. Alternative form of snaren Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: snaren
    Sense id: en-snare-enm-verb-lxZZWTuG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "A trap for catching animals."
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        "(figuratively) A temptation or peril."
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      "word": "snarl"
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        "A trap for catching animals."
      ],
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    },
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        "A temptation or peril."
      ],
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        "(figuratively) A temptation or peril."
      ],
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    }
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    {
      "word": "snaare"
    },
    {
      "word": "snarr"
    },
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    }
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