"violent" meaning in Middle English

See violent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌviːɔlˈɛnt/, /ˌviːəlˈɛnt/, /viəlˈɛnt/, /ˈviːəlɛnt/ Forms: violente [plural], violente [singular, weak]
Etymology: From Old French violent, from Latin violentus. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|violent}} Old French violent, {{der|enm|la|violentus}} Latin violentus Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|violente||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} violent (plural and weak singular violente), {{enm-adj|violente}} violent (plural and weak singular violente)
  1. Violent, forcible, injury-causing. Categories (topical): Pathology
    Sense id: en-violent-enm-adj-mD2kVIF4 Disambiguation of Pathology: 44 13 12 12 7 12 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 16 19 22 18 8 18
  2. Potent, mighty, damaging, forceful Categories (topical): Government
    Sense id: en-violent-enm-adj-15J6Qc-G Disambiguation of Government: 0 100 0 0 0 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 16 19 22 18 8 18
  3. Severe, extreme; excessive in magnitude.
    Sense id: en-violent-enm-adj-KaT9S-XK Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 16 19 22 18 8 18
  4. Tending to cause injuries; likely to cause violence. Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-violent-enm-adj-eh7Uo7wo Disambiguation of Violence: 9 16 10 45 5 15 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 16 19 22 18 8 18
  5. Abrupt; happening without warning or notice.
    Sense id: en-violent-enm-adj-vRobtyvP
  6. (rare) Despotic, authoritarian; ruling unfairly. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-violent-enm-adj-eH2xknft Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 16 19 22 18 8 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vyolent, wyolent, vilent Related terms: violence, violently

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) Despotic, authoritarian; ruling unfairly."
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      "ipa": "/ˌviːɔlˈɛnt/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˌviːəlˈɛnt/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/viəlˈɛnt/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈviːəlɛnt/"
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        "Violent, forcible, injury-causing."
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        "Tending to cause injuries; likely to cause violence."
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        "(rare) Despotic, authoritarian; ruling unfairly."
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      "ipa": "/ˌviːɔlˈɛnt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌviːəlˈɛnt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/viəlˈɛnt/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈviːəlɛnt/"
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    }
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}

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