"yong" meaning in Middle English

See yong in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /junɡ/, [juŋɡ] Forms: yongere [comparative], yongeste [superlative]
Etymology: From Old English ġeong. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|enm|ang|ġeong}} Old English ġeong Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|comparative|yongere|superlative|yongeste}} yong (comparative yongere, superlative yongeste)
  1. Early in growth or life; young.
    Sense id: en-yong-enm-adj-JNnqQ5VR
  2. Characteristic of a young person; youthful.
    Sense id: en-yong-enm-adj-b0nC2Q5p
  3. (figurative) Innocent. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Age
    Sense id: en-yong-enm-adj-Aj68HTaY Disambiguation of Age: 30 11 54 0 4 1 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 4 4 4 4 10 2 20 12 22 1 0
  4. Having little experience; inexperienced, unpractised.
    Sense id: en-yong-enm-adj-g64pfQBO Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 4 4 4 4 10 2 20 12 22 1 0
  5. Being the younger of two people of the same name, usually related; junior.
    Sense id: en-yong-enm-adj-D9OCf9Nv Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 4 4 4 4 10 2 20 12 22 1 0
  6. At an early stage of existence or development.
    Sense id: en-yong-enm-adj-6PAf9XZA
  7. (of meat) Tender.
    Sense id: en-yong-enm-adj-HmkBQg~t
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: yongly, yong mone, yong sonne

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "olde"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "yongly"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "yong mone"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "yong sonne"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "young"
          },
          "expansion": "English: young",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: young"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "young"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: young",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: young"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "gem-pro",
        "inh": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "ġeong"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English ġeong",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English ġeong.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yongere",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yongeste",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "comparative",
        "4": "yongere",
        "5": "superlative",
        "6": "yongeste"
      },
      "expansion": "yong (comparative yongere, superlative yongeste)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Early in growth or life; young."
      ],
      "id": "en-yong-enm-adj-JNnqQ5VR",
      "links": [
        [
          "growth",
          "growth"
        ],
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ],
        [
          "young",
          "young"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Characteristic of a young person; youthful."
      ],
      "id": "en-yong-enm-adj-b0nC2Q5p",
      "links": [
        [
          "youthful",
          "youthful"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 4 4 4 4 10 2 20 12 22 1 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 11 54 0 4 1 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Age",
          "orig": "enm:Age",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "Time",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Innocent."
      ],
      "id": "en-yong-enm-adj-Aj68HTaY",
      "links": [
        [
          "Innocent",
          "innocent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) Innocent."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 4 4 4 4 10 2 20 12 22 1 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having little experience; inexperienced, unpractised."
      ],
      "id": "en-yong-enm-adj-g64pfQBO",
      "links": [
        [
          "inexperienced",
          "inexperienced"
        ],
        [
          "unpractised",
          "unpractised"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 4 4 4 4 10 2 20 12 22 1 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Being the younger of two people of the same name, usually related; junior."
      ],
      "id": "en-yong-enm-adj-D9OCf9Nv",
      "links": [
        [
          "junior",
          "junior"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "At an early stage of existence or development."
      ],
      "id": "en-yong-enm-adj-6PAf9XZA",
      "links": [
        [
          "stage",
          "stage"
        ],
        [
          "existence",
          "existence"
        ],
        [
          "development",
          "development"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Tender."
      ],
      "id": "en-yong-enm-adj-HmkBQg~t",
      "links": [
        [
          "Tender",
          "tender"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of meat) Tender."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of meat"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/junɡ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[juŋɡ]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "yonge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "yongge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "young"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "younge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "yung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "yunge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "iunge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "yoing"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "yeng"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "yenge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ying"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "yinge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "yyng"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ynge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "yhong"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "yhonge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "yhung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "yhyng"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝohng"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝeing"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝhong"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝong"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝonge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝoung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝounge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝunge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝungge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝeng"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝenge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝing"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝinge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝyng"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝynge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝyonge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝonke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝoyng"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝeonge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝuinge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝeunge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ȝiung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gunge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ging"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ginge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "jung"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yong"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "olde"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Middle English adjectives",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "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-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Age"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "yongly"
    },
    {
      "word": "yong mone"
    },
    {
      "word": "yong sonne"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "young"
          },
          "expansion": "English: young",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: young"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "young"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: young",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: young"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "gem-pro",
        "inh": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "ġeong"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English ġeong",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English ġeong.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yongere",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yongeste",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "comparative",
        "4": "yongere",
        "5": "superlative",
        "6": "yongeste"
      },
      "expansion": "yong (comparative yongere, superlative yongeste)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Early in growth or life; young."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "growth",
          "growth"
        ],
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ],
        [
          "young",
          "young"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Characteristic of a young person; youthful."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "youthful",
          "youthful"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Innocent."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Innocent",
          "innocent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) Innocent."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Having little experience; inexperienced, unpractised."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inexperienced",
          "inexperienced"
        ],
        [
          "unpractised",
          "unpractised"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Being the younger of two people of the same name, usually related; junior."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "junior",
          "junior"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "At an early stage of existence or development."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stage",
          "stage"
        ],
        [
          "existence",
          "existence"
        ],
        [
          "development",
          "development"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Tender."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Tender",
          "tender"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of meat) Tender."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of meat"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/junɡ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[juŋɡ]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "yonge"
    },
    {
      "word": "yongge"
    },
    {
      "word": "young"
    },
    {
      "word": "younge"
    },
    {
      "word": "yung"
    },
    {
      "word": "yunge"
    },
    {
      "word": "iunge"
    },
    {
      "word": "yoing"
    },
    {
      "word": "yeng"
    },
    {
      "word": "yenge"
    },
    {
      "word": "ying"
    },
    {
      "word": "yinge"
    },
    {
      "word": "yyng"
    },
    {
      "word": "ynge"
    },
    {
      "word": "yhong"
    },
    {
      "word": "yhonge"
    },
    {
      "word": "yhung"
    },
    {
      "word": "yhyng"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝohng"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝeing"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝhong"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝong"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝonge"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝoung"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝounge"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝung"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝunge"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝungge"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝeng"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝenge"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝing"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝinge"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝyng"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝynge"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝyonge"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝonke"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝoyng"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝeonge"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝuinge"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝeunge"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝiung"
    },
    {
      "word": "gunge"
    },
    {
      "word": "ging"
    },
    {
      "word": "ginge"
    },
    {
      "word": "jung"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yong"
}

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