"wroten" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

Forms: wrooten [alternative]
Etymology: From wroot + -en (verbal plural suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|wroot|-en|id2=verb plural|pos2=verbal plural suffix}} wroot + -en (verbal plural suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb form}} wroten
  1. plural past indicative of writen Tags: form-of, indicative, past, plural Form of: writen
    Sense id: en-wroten-enm-verb-enm:wrote Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (verb plural)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈwroːtən/
Etymology: From Old English wrōtan, from Proto-Germanic *wrōtaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wrōtan}} Old English wrōtan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wrōtaną}} Proto-Germanic *wrōtaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} wroten Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|wrot|class=ed|class2=te|p_1s2=wrot|p_part2=wrot}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], wroten [infinitive], to wroten [infinitive], wrote [infinitive], wrote [first-person, present, singular], wroted [first-person, past, singular], wrotte [first-person, past, singular], wrotest [present, second-person, singular], wrotedest [past, second-person, singular], wrottest [past, second-person, singular], wroteth [present, singular, third-person], wroted [past, singular, third-person], wrotte [past, singular, third-person], wrote [present, singular, subjunctive], wroted [past, singular, subjunctive], wrotte [past, singular, subjunctive], wrote [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], wroten [plural, present], wrote [plural, present], wroteden [past, plural], wrotede [past, plural], wrotten [past, plural], wrotte [past, plural], wroteth [imperative, plural, present], wrote [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], wrotynge [participle, present], wrotende [participle, present], wroted [participle, past], wrot [participle, past], ywroted [participle, past], ywrot [participle, past], wrote [alternative], wrooten [alternative], wrotyn [alternative]
  1. To use one's nose or snout to rummage or root.
    Sense id: en-wroten-enm-verb-enm:root
  2. To extract with one's nose or snout; to have rooted.
    Sense id: en-wroten-enm-verb-FgHT2vbg
  3. To remove soil, earth, or ground; to dig up.
    Sense id: en-wroten-enm-verb-RgrVPlFp
  4. (rare) To crawl or slither as a worm. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-wroten-enm-verb-GuR0rPsE
  5. (rare) To cause irritation or annoyance. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-wroten-enm-verb-7~xg~9S0 Disambiguation of Agriculture: 11 7 12 6 6 34 25 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 7 20 14 7 26 12
  6. (rare) To till; to move soil for agriculture. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-wroten-enm-verb-o3Vk~kwZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: wrot, wrotynge
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "form": "wrotende",
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      "form": "wrote",
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        "To crawl or slither as a worm."
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        "(rare) To crawl or slither as a worm."
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        "(rare) To till; to move soil for agriculture."
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      "ipa": "/ˈwroːtən/"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wroteth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wrote",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wrotynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wrotende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wroted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wrot",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywroted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywrot",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wrote",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wrooten",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wrotyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "wroten",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wrot",
        "class": "ed",
        "class2": "te",
        "p_1s2": "wrot",
        "p_part2": "wrot"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "wrot"
    },
    {
      "word": "wrotynge"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To use one's nose or snout to rummage or root."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rummage",
          "rummage"
        ],
        [
          "root",
          "root"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "enm:root"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To extract with one's nose or snout; to have rooted."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rooted",
          "rooted"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To remove soil, earth, or ground; to dig up."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To crawl or slither as a worm."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To crawl or slither as a worm."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cause irritation or annoyance."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To cause irritation or annoyance."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To till; to move soil for agriculture."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To till; to move soil for agriculture."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwroːtən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wroten"
}

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