"circul" meaning in Old English

See circul in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃir.kul/, [ˈt͡ʃirˠ.kul]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin circulus. Etymology templates: {{bor|ang|la|circulus}} Latin circulus Head templates: {{ang-noun|m|head=ċircul}} ċircul m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|ċircul}}, {{ang-decl-noun|ċircul|ċirculas|ċircul|ċirculas|ċircules|ċircula|ċircule|ċirculum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: ċircul [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], ċircul [nominative, singular], ċirculas [nominative, plural], ċircul [accusative, singular], ċirculas [accusative, plural], ċircules [genitive, singular], ċircula [genitive, plural], ċircule [dative, singular], ċirculum [dative, plural]
  1. circle
    Sense id: en-circul-ang-noun-ijkXjTJ- Categories (other): Geometry, Shapes Disambiguation of Geometry: 80 14 6 Disambiguation of Shapes: 92 4 4
  2. zodiac
    Sense id: en-circul-ang-noun-74OtAt30 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 6 88 6
  3. cycle
    Sense id: en-circul-ang-noun-xQGTWmsr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ċirculādl (english: shingles) [feminine], ċirculcræft (english: zodiac) [masculine]
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "shingles",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "shingles",
      "word": "ċirculādl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "zodiac",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "translation": "zodiac",
      "word": "ċirculcræft"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "circulus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin circulus",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin circulus.",
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    {
      "form": "ċircul",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċircul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċirculas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċircul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċirculas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċircules",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċircula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċircule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċirculum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": "ċircul"
      },
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      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
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      "args": {
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      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
    },
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        "7": "ċircule",
        "8": "ċirculum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "80 14 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Geometry",
          "orig": "ang:Geometry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "92 4 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Shapes",
          "orig": "ang:Shapes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "circle"
      ],
      "id": "en-circul-ang-noun-ijkXjTJ-",
      "links": [
        [
          "circle",
          "circle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 88 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "zodiac"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "zodiac",
          "zodiac"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cycle"
      ],
      "id": "en-circul-ang-noun-xQGTWmsr",
      "links": [
        [
          "cycle",
          "cycle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃir.kul/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃirˠ.kul]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "circul"
}
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    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English masculine a-stem nouns",
    "Old English masculine nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms borrowed from Latin",
    "Old English terms derived from Latin",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ang:Geometry",
    "ang:Shapes"
  ],
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    {
      "english": "shingles",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "shingles",
      "word": "ċirculādl"
    },
    {
      "english": "zodiac",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "translation": "zodiac",
      "word": "ċirculcræft"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "circulus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin circulus",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin circulus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ċircul",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċircul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċirculas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċircul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċirculas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċircules",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċircula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċircule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċirculum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "head": "ċircul"
      },
      "expansion": "ċircul m",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ċircul"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ċircul",
        "2": "ċirculas",
        "3": "ċircul",
        "4": "ċirculas",
        "5": "ċircules",
        "6": "ċircula",
        "7": "ċircule",
        "8": "ċirculum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "circle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "circle",
          "circle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "zodiac"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "zodiac",
          "zodiac"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cycle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cycle",
          "cycle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃir.kul/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃirˠ.kul]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "circul"
}

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