"trappe" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtrap(ə)/ Forms: trappes [plural], trap [alternative], trape [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English træppe, treppe (“trap, snare”), from Proto-West Germanic *trappā. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|trap}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|træppe|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English træppe, {{inh+|enm|ang|træppe}} Inherited from Old English træppe, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*trappā}} Proto-West Germanic *trappā Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} trappe, {{enm-noun}} trappe (plural trappes)
  1. trap (device for catching or restraining)
    Sense id: en-trappe-enm-noun-KILjopga
  2. trap (situation arranged for catching)
    Sense id: en-trappe-enm-noun-4QXyZo0m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: calketrappe, trappen (english: to trap)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtrap(ə)/ Forms: trappes [plural], trappen [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman trape, alteration of Old French drap, from Late Latin drappum. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|horse cover}}, {{bor+|enm|xno|trape}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman trape, {{cog|fro|drap}} Old French drap, {{der|enm|la-lat|drappum}} Late Latin drappum Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} trappe, {{enm-noun|pl2=trappen}} trappe (plural trappes or trappen)
  1. A trapping or caparison; a decorated horse cover.
    Sense id: en-trappe-enm-noun-lJLz5--A
  2. One's personal belongings or household goods.
    Sense id: en-trappe-enm-noun-H65s444M Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Cookware and bakeware, Horse tack Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 14 8 63 9 Disambiguation of Cookware and bakeware: 3 3 3 61 30 Disambiguation of Horse tack: 0 1 25 73 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: trappen (english: to adorn a horse), trappour
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈtrap(ə)/, /ˈtraːp(ə)/, /ˈtrap(ə)/ Forms: trappes [plural], tarppe [alternative], trap [alternative], trape [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French trape, trappe (“baking dish”), probably a special semantic development of Old French trape (“trap”) and thus ultimately identical to Etymology 1. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|baking dish}}, {{bor+|enm|frm|trape}} Borrowed from Middle French trape, {{der|enm|fro|trape|t=trap}} Old French trape (“trap”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} trappe, {{enm-noun}} trappe (plural trappes)
  1. A baking dish.
    Sense id: en-trappe-enm-noun-4cgEgqpL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        ],
        [
          "decorate",
          "decorate"
        ],
        [
          "horse",
          "horse"
        ],
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "One's personal belongings or household goods."
      ],
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          "personal",
          "personal"
        ],
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          "belonging",
          "belonging"
        ],
        [
          "household",
          "household"
        ],
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtrap(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "trappe"
}

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    "Middle English terms derived from Middle French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Middle English weak nouns",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
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    "enm:Cookware and bakeware",
    "enm:Horse tack"
  ],
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        "2": "baking dish"
      },
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    },
    {
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    }
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    {
      "form": "trappes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tarppe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trap",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trape",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g2": "",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "trappe (plural trappes)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A baking dish."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "baking",
          "baking"
        ],
        [
          "dish",
          "dish"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtrap(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtraːp(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtrap(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "trappe"
}

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