"stroke" meaning in Middle English

See stroke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /strɑːk/ [Early-Middle-English, Northern-Middle-English], /strɔːk/ Forms: strokes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English *strāc, from Proto-West Germanic *straik. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*strāc}} Old English *strāc, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*straik}} Proto-West Germanic *straik Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} stroke, {{enm-noun|strokes}} stroke (plural strokes)
  1. Any striking or hitting motion:
    A strike or hit from a weapon or instrument of torture
    Sense id: en-stroke-enm-noun-MwtqsoSM Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 19 3 7 4 16 5 4 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 18 18 3 6 4 19 4 4 5
  2. Any striking or hitting motion:
    A strike or hit from one's hands or other limbs
    Sense id: en-stroke-enm-noun-GmDbr-et Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 19 3 7 4 16 5 4 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 18 18 3 6 4 19 4 4 5
  3. Any striking or hitting motion:
    A strike or hit from a tool against an object.
    Sense id: en-stroke-enm-noun-~cIJ-XVa Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 19 3 7 4 16 5 4 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 18 18 3 6 4 19 4 4 5
  4. The force of death; the origin or effect of one's demise. Categories (topical): Death
    Sense id: en-stroke-enm-noun-hVPacmJh Disambiguation of Death: 11 8 8 46 9 0 13 0 2 2
  5. (Late Middle English) The feeling of an intense emotion or mood. Tags: Late-Middle-English Categories (topical): Emotions, Weather
    Sense id: en-stroke-enm-noun-zVECIXVP Disambiguation of Emotions: 9 8 8 7 38 2 21 2 2 3 Disambiguation of Weather: 6 4 4 6 34 2 32 2 5 3 Categories (other): Late Middle English
  6. (Late Middle English) The process of making a striking or hitting motion. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-stroke-enm-noun-o5o9G4It Categories (other): Late Middle English
  7. A loud sound caused by weather (e.g. heavy rain) Categories (topical): Sound, Weather
    Sense id: en-stroke-enm-noun-NhnKVFcV Disambiguation of Sound: 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Weather: 6 4 4 6 34 2 32 2 5 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 19 3 7 4 16 5 4 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 18 18 3 6 4 19 4 4 5
  8. The result of a striking or hitting motion; a wound.
    Sense id: en-stroke-enm-noun-la88VIfv
  9. (rare) A jerking or pulsing motion (e.g. a heartbeat) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-stroke-enm-noun-Iyg4IREW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: strok, strake, strak, strook, strooke Related terms: stroken
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From Old English strācian, from Proto-West Germanic *straikōn. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|strācian}} Old English strācian, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*straikōn}} Proto-West Germanic *straikōn Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} stroke
  1. Alternative form of stroken Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: stroken
    Sense id: en-stroke-enm-verb-SN-Rp~Hj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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