"taske" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtask(ə)/ Forms: taskes [plural]
Etymology: From Old Northern French tasque, from Early Medieval Latin tasca, variant of taxa. Doublet of taxe. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro-nor|tasque}} Old Northern French tasque, {{der|enm|la-eme|tasca}} Early Medieval Latin tasca, {{doublet|enm|taxe}} Doublet of taxe Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} taske, {{enm-noun}} taske (plural taskes)
  1. A tax or charge. Categories (topical): Taxation
    Sense id: en-taske-enm-noun-WguxX4p0 Disambiguation of Taxation: 50 14 36
  2. A piece of taskwork.
    Sense id: en-taske-enm-noun-opMYZGkj
  3. (by extension) A task; a job. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-taske-enm-noun-~~qoyE4W Disambiguation of Business: 21 21 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tasque, taxk, taxke, taxske

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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