"water" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwatər/, /ˈwaːtər/ Forms: wateres [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water From Old English wæter, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr. Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*wed-}}, {{etymon|enm|inh|ang>wæter>water|id=liquid|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water, {{inh|enm|ang|wæter}} Old English wæter, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*watar}} Proto-West Germanic *watar, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*watōr}} Proto-Germanic *watōr Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} water, {{enm-noun|pl=wateres}} water (plural wateres)
  1. water (liquid H₂O)
    Sense id: en-water-enm-noun-RnCmULYW
  2. water vapour, condensation Categories (topical): Beverages, Water
    Sense id: en-water-enm-noun-0hm3tvVO Disambiguation of Beverages: 35 52 3 6 4 Disambiguation of Water: 26 56 6 7 5 Categories (other): Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 6 6 1 3 6 3 0 6 3 2 8 0 4 5 2 6 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 7 0 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 7 7 0 3 6 3 0 6 2 2 8 0 4 5 2 6 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 24 59 4 8 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 24 63 2 7 3
  3. lake, pond, ocean, canal, body of water
    Sense id: en-water-enm-noun-K63Aa58N
  4. water source, spring, well, fount
    Sense id: en-water-enm-noun-ufXo~DHI
  5. solution, liquid mixture
    Sense id: en-water-enm-noun-Cslear17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: watere, watir, waterre Derived forms: waterles

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "text": "Geordie English: watter, wetter"
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            "Fundamental",
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          "ocean",
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        ],
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          "canal",
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          "spring"
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        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ],
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          "fount",
          "fount"
        ]
      ]
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      ],
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          "solution"
        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwatər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwaːtər/"
    }
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    },
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      "word": "watir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "waterre"
    }
  ],
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    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈwaːtər/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "watere"
    },
    {
      "word": "watir"
    },
    {
      "word": "waterre"
    }
  ],
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}

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