"spillen" meaning in Middle English

See spillen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈspilən/
Etymology: From Old English spillan, from Proto-West Germanic *spilþijan. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|enm|ang|spillan}} Old English spillan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*spilþijan}} Proto-West Germanic *spilþijan Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} spillen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|spill}} Forms: weak [table-tags], spillen [infinitive], to spillen [infinitive], spille [infinitive], spille [first-person, present, singular], spilled [first-person, past, singular], spillest [present, second-person, singular], spilledest [past, second-person, singular], spilleth [present, singular, third-person], spilled [past, singular, third-person], spille [present, singular, subjunctive], spilled [past, singular, subjunctive], spille [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], spillen [plural, present], spille [plural, present], spilleden [past, plural], spillede [past, plural], spilleth [imperative, plural, present], spille [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], spillynge [participle, present], spillende [participle, present], spilled [participle, past], yspilled [participle, past]
  1. to slaughter, eliminate; to cause the death of
    Sense id: en-spillen-enm-verb-nunUAJGF
  2. to pass away; to face death or the end of life
    Sense id: en-spillen-enm-verb-MnuRmBMM Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 6 11 3 4 3 25 4 4 3 9 4 4 4 9 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 4 13 2 3 3 31 3 3 2 11 3 3 3 11 4 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 28 6 6 8 11 6 6 9 10 6
  3. to demolish, liquidate, or ruin; to make barren or turn into wasteland
    Sense id: en-spillen-enm-verb-t1t7KMR2
  4. to extirpate, or extinguish; to totally ruin
    Sense id: en-spillen-enm-verb-sY-VLskt
  5. to smash, split, or sunder
    Sense id: en-spillen-enm-verb-FXny2BCX
  6. to disappear; to be demolished or smashed
    Sense id: en-spillen-enm-verb-n1N~BxWs
  7. to cause disorder and chaos; to wreck or totally damage (usually used figuratively)
    Sense id: en-spillen-enm-verb-icbWFS93
  8. to damage, harm, or hurt; to ruin or interrupt (used figuratively)
    Sense id: en-spillen-enm-verb-q7j65DQC
  9. to spill; to run out or leak; to splurt
    Sense id: en-spillen-enm-verb-dqGDMc~d
  10. to misuse; to use ineffectively or erroneously
    Sense id: en-spillen-enm-verb-I5YpWtx0
  11. (Christianity) to punish by sending to Hell Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-spillen-enm-verb-Nrke70K8 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spylle, spille, spyl, spil, spyll, spill, spilden, spyllyn Derived forms: spiller, spillyng

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "spille",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spilleden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spillede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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    },
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "yspilled",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "to slaughter, eliminate; to cause the death of"
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        "to pass away; to face death or the end of life"
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        "to demolish, liquidate, or ruin; to make barren or turn into wasteland"
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        "to extirpate, or extinguish; to totally ruin"
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          "extinguish"
        ]
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        "to smash, split, or sunder"
      ],
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          "smash",
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        [
          "split",
          "split"
        ],
        [
          "sunder",
          "sunder"
        ]
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      "glosses": [
        "to disappear; to be demolished or smashed"
      ],
      "id": "en-spillen-enm-verb-n1N~BxWs",
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        [
          "smashed",
          "smashed"
        ]
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "to cause disorder and chaos; to wreck or totally damage (usually used figuratively)"
      ],
      "id": "en-spillen-enm-verb-icbWFS93",
      "links": [
        [
          "disorder",
          "disorder"
        ],
        [
          "chaos",
          "chaos"
        ],
        [
          "wreck",
          "wreck"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "id": "en-spillen-enm-verb-q7j65DQC",
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          "damage",
          "damage"
        ],
        [
          "harm",
          "harm"
        ],
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          "hurt",
          "hurt"
        ],
        [
          "ruin",
          "ruin"
        ],
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          "interrupt",
          "interrupt"
        ]
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        "to spill; to run out or leak; to splurt"
      ],
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          "spill",
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          "run",
          "run"
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        "to misuse; to use ineffectively or erroneously"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspilən/"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spylle"
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      "word": "spille"
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      "word": "spil"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spyll"
    },
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      "word": "spill"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spilden"
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      "word": "spyllyn"
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  "pos": "verb",
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "extirpate",
          "extirpate"
        ],
        [
          "extinguish",
          "extinguish"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to smash, split, or sunder"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "smash",
          "smash"
        ],
        [
          "split",
          "split"
        ],
        [
          "sunder",
          "sunder"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to disappear; to be demolished or smashed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "disappear",
          "disappear"
        ],
        [
          "demolished",
          "demolished"
        ],
        [
          "smashed",
          "smashed"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to cause disorder and chaos; to wreck or totally damage (usually used figuratively)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "disorder",
          "disorder"
        ],
        [
          "chaos",
          "chaos"
        ],
        [
          "wreck",
          "wreck"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to damage, harm, or hurt; to ruin or interrupt (used figuratively)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "damage",
          "damage"
        ],
        [
          "harm",
          "harm"
        ],
        [
          "hurt",
          "hurt"
        ],
        [
          "ruin",
          "ruin"
        ],
        [
          "interrupt",
          "interrupt"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to spill; to run out or leak; to splurt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spill",
          "spill"
        ],
        [
          "run",
          "run"
        ],
        [
          "leak",
          "leak"
        ],
        [
          "splurt",
          "splurt"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to misuse; to use ineffectively or erroneously"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "misuse",
          "misuse"
        ],
        [
          "ineffectively",
          "ineffectively"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "enm:Christianity"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to punish by sending to Hell"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "punish",
          "punish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity) to punish by sending to Hell"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspilən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "spylle"
    },
    {
      "word": "spille"
    },
    {
      "word": "spyl"
    },
    {
      "word": "spil"
    },
    {
      "word": "spyll"
    },
    {
      "word": "spill"
    },
    {
      "word": "spilden"
    },
    {
      "word": "spyllyn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spillen"
}

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