"strong" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /strɔnɡ/ Forms: stronge [plural], stronge [singular, weak], strenger [comparative], stronger [comparative], strengest [superlative], strongest [superlative]
Etymology: From Old English strang, form Proto-Germanic *strangaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|strang}} Old English strang, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*strangaz}} Proto-Germanic *strangaz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|stronge|comparative|strenger or stronger|superlative|strengest or strongest|head=}} strong (plural and weak singular stronge, comparative strenger or stronger, superlative strengest or strongest), {{enm-adj|stronge|strenger or stronger|strengest or strongest}} strong (plural and weak singular stronge, comparative strenger or stronger, superlative strengest or strongest)
  1. strong Synonyms: stronge, stronke, stron, strange, straunge
    Sense id: en-strong-enm-adj-7aFc5INK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Etymology: From Old French estrange. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|estrange}} Old French estrange Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective}} strong
  1. Alternative form of straunge Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: straunge
    Sense id: en-strong-enm-adj-yNRb8NRX Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for strong meaning in Middle English (2.8kB)

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          "straunge#Middle English"
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    "Tok Pisin lemmas",
    "Tok Pisin nouns",
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      "word": "strange"
    },
    {
      "word": "straunge"
    }
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}

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