"tre" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /trøː/ [Early-Middle-English], /treː/ Forms: tres [plural], treen [plural]
Rhymes: -eː Etymology: From Old English trēow, from Proto-West Germanic *treu, in turn from Proto-Germanic *trewą. Ultimately descended from Proto-Indo-European *dóru. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|trēow}} Old English trēow, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*treu}} Proto-West Germanic *treu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*trewą}} Proto-Germanic *trewą, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*dóru}} Proto-Indo-European *dóru Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} tre, {{enm-noun|pl2=treen}} tre (plural tres or treen)
  1. a tree or a plant that resembles one Categories (lifeform): Trees
    Sense id: en-tre-enm-noun-hUwtJGez Disambiguation of Trees: 94 6 Categories (other): Pages with 28 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 28 entries: 14 2 7 3 18 2 15 2 0 2 2 6 5 0 2 2 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 2 5 2 26 2 22 2 0 2 2 5 4 0 2 2 6 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7
  2. wood; timber
    Sense id: en-tre-enm-noun-SbLOhxKO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tree, treo, trew, trewe, treou, trow, trowe Derived forms: appeltre, axiltre, extre, figge tre, hawe tre, peretre, plumtre, thornetre, treen, vyne-tre

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "axiltre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "extre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "figge tre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hawe tre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "peretre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "plumtre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "thornetre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "treen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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          },
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      ],
      "text": "Scots: tree"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "yol",
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          },
          "expansion": "Yola: tren (plural)",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Yola: tren (plural)"
    }
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      "expansion": "Old English trēow",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
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    },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "14 2 7 3 18 2 15 2 0 2 2 6 5 0 2 2 7 7",
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        {
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      ],
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-eː"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "treo"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "trew"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "trewe"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "treou"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "trow"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "trowe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tre"
}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "Rhymes:Middle English/eː",
    "Rhymes:Middle English/eː/1 syllable",
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      "word": "appeltre"
    },
    {
      "word": "axiltre"
    },
    {
      "word": "extre"
    },
    {
      "word": "figge tre"
    },
    {
      "word": "hawe tre"
    },
    {
      "word": "peretre"
    },
    {
      "word": "plumtre"
    },
    {
      "word": "thornetre"
    },
    {
      "word": "treen"
    },
    {
      "word": "vyne-tre"
    }
  ],
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          },
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        }
      ],
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    },
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    },
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        }
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    }
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*dóru"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *dóru",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English trēow, from Proto-West Germanic *treu, in turn from Proto-Germanic *trewą. Ultimately descended from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tres",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "treen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "a tree or a plant that resembles one"
      ],
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        ]
      ]
    },
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        "Requests for translations of Middle English quotations"
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          "text": "In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of silver but also of tree and of earth.",
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        }
      ],
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          "wood",
          "wood"
        ],
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          "timber",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/trøː/",
      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/treː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eː"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "tree"
    },
    {
      "word": "treo"
    },
    {
      "word": "trew"
    },
    {
      "word": "trewe"
    },
    {
      "word": "treou"
    },
    {
      "word": "trow"
    },
    {
      "word": "trowe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tre"
}

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