"efete" meaning in Old English

See efete in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈe.fe.te/, [ˈe.ve.te]
Rhymes: -e.fe.te Etymology: Unknown Etymology templates: {{unk|ang}} Unknown Head templates: {{ang-noun|f|efetan|head=efete}} efete f (nominative plural efetan) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-f|efet}}, {{ang-decl-noun|efete|efetan|efetan|efetan|efetan|efetena|efetan|efetum|num=|title=|type=weak n-stem}} Forms: efetan [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], efete [nominative, singular], efetan [nominative, plural], efetan [accusative, singular], efetan [accusative, plural], efetan [genitive, singular], efetena [genitive, plural], efetan [dative, singular], efetum [dative, plural]
  1. a newt or lizard Tags: feminine Synonyms: āþexe
    Sense id: en-efete-ang-noun-dWHolQo4 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Lizards, Newts

Inflected forms

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    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "eft"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Yola",
          "lang_code": "yol",
          "word": "eft"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "evete"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "eft"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Yola",
          "lang_code": "yol",
          "word": "eft"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "efte"
    },
    {
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        {
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          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "eft"
        },
        {
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          "lang_code": "yol",
          "word": "eft"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "eefte"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "eft"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Yola",
          "lang_code": "yol",
          "word": "eft"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "euete"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "eft"
        },
        {
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          "word": "eft"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "ewte"
    },
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          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "eft"
        },
        {
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          "lang_code": "yol",
          "word": "eft"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "eute"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang"
      },
      "expansion": "Unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unknown",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "efetan",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-n-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efete",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efetan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efetan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efetena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efetan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efetum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f",
        "2": "efetan",
        "head": "efete"
      },
      "expansion": "efete f (nominative plural efetan)",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efet"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-n-f"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "efetan",
        "3": "efetan",
        "4": "efetan",
        "5": "efetan",
        "6": "efetena",
        "7": "efetan",
        "8": "efetum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "weak n-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Lizards",
          "orig": "ang:Lizards",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Newts",
          "orig": "ang:Newts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a newt or lizard"
      ],
      "id": "en-efete-ang-noun-dWHolQo4",
      "links": [
        [
          "newt",
          "newt"
        ],
        [
          "lizard",
          "lizard"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "āþexe"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.fe.te/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ve.te]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e.fe.te"
    }
  ],
  "word": "efete"
}
{
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    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "eft"
        },
        {
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          "word": "eft"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "evete"
    },
    {
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        {
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          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "eft"
        },
        {
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          "word": "eft"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "efte"
    },
    {
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        {
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          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "eft"
        },
        {
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          "lang_code": "yol",
          "word": "eft"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "eefte"
    },
    {
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        {
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          "lang_code": "en",
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        },
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          "lang_code": "yol",
          "word": "eft"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "euete"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "eft"
        },
        {
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          "lang_code": "yol",
          "word": "eft"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "ewte"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "eft"
        },
        {
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          "lang_code": "yol",
          "word": "eft"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "eute"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ang"
      },
      "expansion": "Unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Unknown",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "efetan",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-n-f",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efete",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efetan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efetan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efetan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efetena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efetan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "efetum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": "efete"
      },
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      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "efet"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-n-f"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "efetan",
        "3": "efetan",
        "4": "efetan",
        "5": "efetan",
        "6": "efetena",
        "7": "efetan",
        "8": "efetum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "weak n-stem"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English feminine n-stem nouns",
        "Old English feminine nouns",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English nouns",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with unknown etymologies",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Old English/e.fe.te",
        "Rhymes:Old English/e.fe.te/3 syllables",
        "ang:Lizards",
        "ang:Newts"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a newt or lizard"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "newt",
          "newt"
        ],
        [
          "lizard",
          "lizard"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.fe.te/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ve.te]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e.fe.te"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "āþexe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "efete"
}

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