"stang" meaning in Middle English

See stang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈstanɡ/, /ˈstaːnɡ/, /ˈstɔnɡ/, /ˈstɔːnɡ/ Forms: stanges [plural], stange [alternative], stong [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse stǫng, from Proto-Germanic *stangō; some senses are from the related verb stangen. Compare steng. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|non|stǫng}} Borrowed from Old Norse stǫng, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*stangō}} Proto-Germanic *stangō Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} stang, {{enm-noun|stanges}} stang (plural stanges), {{tlb|enm|mainly|Northern ME}} (chiefly Northern)
  1. A pole; a wooden bar. Tags: Northern
    Sense id: en-stang-enm-noun-Fj7GqABG Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Northern Middle English, Woods Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 27 23 24 Disambiguation of Northern Middle English: 19 42 39 Disambiguation of Woods: 33 28 28 10
  2. A sting or bite. Tags: Northern
    Sense id: en-stang-enm-noun-deJuXZT2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Northern Middle English, Woods Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 27 23 24 Disambiguation of Northern Middle English: 19 42 39 Disambiguation of Woods: 33 28 28 10
  3. A stinger (barbed point of an insect) Tags: Northern
    Sense id: en-stang-enm-noun-Ccw3x1tj Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Northern Middle English, Woods Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 27 23 24 Disambiguation of Northern Middle English: 19 42 39 Disambiguation of Woods: 33 28 28 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} stang
  1. Alternative form of stangen Tags: Northern, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: stangen
    Sense id: en-stang-enm-verb-KBCFcn4s Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 27 23 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "A sting or bite."
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          "sting",
          "sting"
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          "bite",
          "bite"
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        "Northern"
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        "A stinger (barbed point of an insect)"
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      "ipa": "/ˈstaːnɡ/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈstɔnɡ/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈstɔːnɡ/"
    }
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    },
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "A pole; a wooden bar."
      ],
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          "pole",
          "pole"
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          "wooden",
          "wooden"
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          "bar",
          "bar"
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      "glosses": [
        "A sting or bite."
      ],
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          "sting",
          "sting"
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          "bite",
          "bite"
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        "Northern"
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        "A stinger (barbed point of an insect)"
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          "stinger",
          "stinger"
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        "Northern"
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      "ipa": "/ˈstaːnɡ/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈstɔnɡ/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈstɔːnɡ/"
    }
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          "word": "stangen"
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