"uncle" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈunklə/, /ˈunkəl/
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman uncle, from Vulgar Latin *aunclum, from Latin avunculus. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|bor|fro>uncle>brother of one's parent|id=brother of one's parent}}, {{bor+|enm|xno|uncle}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman uncle, {{der|enm|VL.||*aunclum}} Vulgar Latin *aunclum, {{der|enm|la|avunculus}} Latin avunculus Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} uncle, {{enm-noun|pl2=unclen|pl2_qual=rare}} uncle (plural uncles or (rare) unclen) Forms: uncles [plural], unclen [plural, rare], hunckyl [alternative], oncle [alternative], oncyll [alternative], ownkyll [alternative], uncul [alternative], uncull [alternative], unkele [alternative], unkle [alternative], unkyll [alternative]
  1. uncle (brother of one's parents) Categories (topical): Male family members Synonyms: em
    Sense id: en-uncle-enm-noun-nakArteK Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "uncle"
          },
          "expansion": "English: uncle",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: uncle (see there for further descendants)"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "uncle"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: uncle",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: uncle"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "xno",
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      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Anglo-Norman uncle",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*aunclum"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *aunclum",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "avunculus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin avunculus",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Anglo-Norman uncle, from Vulgar Latin *aunclum, from Latin avunculus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "uncles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unclen",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hunckyl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncyll",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ownkyll",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uncul",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uncull",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unkele",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unkle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unkyll",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
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        "sort": ""
      },
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    {
      "args": {
        "pl2": "unclen",
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Male family members",
          "orig": "enm:Male family members",
          "parents": [
            "Family members",
            "Male people",
            "Family",
            "Male",
            "People",
            "Gender",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Society"
          ],
          "source": "w"
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      ],
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        "uncle (brother of one's parents)"
      ],
      "id": "en-uncle-enm-noun-nakArteK",
      "links": [
        [
          "uncle",
          "uncle#English"
        ],
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ],
        [
          "parent",
          "parent"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "em"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈunklə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈunkəl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "uncle"
}

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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "uncle"
          },
          "expansion": "English: uncle",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: uncle (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "uncle"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: uncle",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: uncle"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
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        "3": "fro>uncle>brother of one's parent",
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      },
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      "name": "etymon"
    },
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        "1": "enm",
        "2": "xno",
        "3": "uncle"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Anglo-Norman uncle",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*aunclum"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *aunclum",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "avunculus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin avunculus",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Anglo-Norman uncle, from Vulgar Latin *aunclum, from Latin avunculus.",
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      "form": "uncles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unclen",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hunckyl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncyll",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ownkyll",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uncul",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uncull",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unkele",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unkle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unkyll",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "uncle",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl2": "unclen",
        "pl2_qual": "rare"
      },
      "expansion": "uncle (plural uncles or (rare) unclen)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English nouns",
        "Middle English terms borrowed from Anglo-Norman",
        "Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
        "Middle English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
        "Middle English terms derived from Latin",
        "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle English terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "enm:Male family members"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "uncle (brother of one's parents)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "uncle",
          "uncle#English"
        ],
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ],
        [
          "parent",
          "parent"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "em"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈunklə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈunkəl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "uncle"
}

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