"soper" meaning in Middle English

See soper in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /suˈpeːr/, /ˈsupər/, /suːˈpeːr/, /ˈsuːpər/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French soper (“dinner”); compare soupen (“to dine”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|soper|t=dinner}} Borrowed from Old French soper (“dinner”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} soper, {{enm-noun}} soper (plural sopers) Forms: sopers [plural], sopere [alternative], sooper [alternative], sopper [alternative], sopier [alternative], souper [alternative], soupeyr [alternative, Late-Middle-English], soppere [alternative, Late-Middle-English], supper [alternative, Late-Middle-English], suppere [alternative, Late-Middle-English]
  1. Supper, dinner; the third meal of the day, eaten in the evening.
    Sense id: en-soper-enm-noun-0mvXXM-I Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Meals Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 1 2 21 10 11 11 19 14 1 1 2 3 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 24 6 13 7 23 18 1 1 1 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Meals: 27 16 31 24 2
  2. (by extension) Any meal or food eaten. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-soper-enm-noun-gHMdGrzc Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Meals Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 1 2 21 10 11 11 19 14 1 1 2 3 2 2 Disambiguation of Meals: 27 16 31 24 2
  3. (Christianity) The Eucharist; Holy Communion.
    Sense id: en-soper-enm-noun-sur9~zah Categories (other): Christianity, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Meals Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 1 2 21 10 11 11 19 14 1 1 2 3 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 24 6 13 7 23 18 1 1 1 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 24 11 34 27 4 Disambiguation of Meals: 27 16 31 24 2 Topics: Christianity
  4. (Christianity) Final heavenly connection with faithful Christians.
    Sense id: en-soper-enm-noun-fFpUNQDx Categories (other): Christianity, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Meals Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 1 2 21 10 11 11 19 14 1 1 2 3 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 24 6 13 7 23 18 1 1 1 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Meals: 27 16 31 24 2 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} soper
  1. alternative form of sopere Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sopere
    Sense id: en-soper-enm-noun--t2OspP1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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