"field" meaning in Old English

See field in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fi͜yld/, [fi͜yɫd]
Rhymes: -i͜yld Etymology: From a merger of Proto-West Germanic *faldi, from Proto-Germanic *faldiz, and Proto-West Germanic *fald, from Proto-Germanic *faldaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*faldi}} Proto-West Germanic *faldi, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*faldiz}} Proto-Germanic *faldiz, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*fald}} Proto-West Germanic *fald, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*faldaz}} Proto-Germanic *faldaz Head templates: {{ang-noun|m}} field m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-i-m|field}}, {{ang-decl-noun|field|fieldas|field|fieldas|fieldes|fielda|fielde|fieldum|num=|title=|type=strong i-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], field [nominative, singular], fieldas [nominative, plural], field [accusative, singular], fieldas [accusative, plural], fieldes [genitive, singular], fielda [genitive, plural], fielde [dative, singular], fieldum [dative, plural], fild [alternative], fyld [alternative], feald [alternative], fæld [alternative]
  1. fold, crease (of clothing), plait, wrinkle Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-field-ang-noun-K-WYKPru
  2. a revolution, turn, roll Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-field-ang-noun-3D9-2rt2
  3. (figurative) turn, course (of time) Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-field-ang-noun-huBBRR7J
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fieldstōl Related terms: fealdan

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "fieldstōl"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*faldi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *faldi",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*faldiz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *faldiz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*fald"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *fald",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*faldaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *faldaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a merger of Proto-West Germanic *faldi, from Proto-Germanic *faldiz, and Proto-West Germanic *fald, from Proto-Germanic *faldaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-i-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "field",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fieldas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "field",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fieldas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fieldes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fielda",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fielde",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fieldum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fild",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fyld",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feald",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fæld",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "field m",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "field"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-i-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "field",
        "2": "fieldas",
        "3": "field",
        "4": "fieldas",
        "5": "fieldes",
        "6": "fielda",
        "7": "fielde",
        "8": "fieldum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong i-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "fealdan"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fold, crease (of clothing), plait, wrinkle"
      ],
      "id": "en-field-ang-noun-K-WYKPru",
      "links": [
        [
          "fold",
          "fold"
        ],
        [
          "crease",
          "crease"
        ],
        [
          "plait",
          "plait"
        ],
        [
          "wrinkle",
          "wrinkle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a revolution, turn, roll"
      ],
      "id": "en-field-ang-noun-3D9-2rt2",
      "links": [
        [
          "revolution",
          "revolution"
        ],
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ],
        [
          "roll",
          "roll"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "turn, course (of time)"
      ],
      "id": "en-field-ang-noun-huBBRR7J",
      "links": [
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ],
        [
          "course",
          "course"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) turn, course (of time)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fi͜yld/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[fi͜yɫd]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-i͜yld"
    }
  ],
  "word": "field"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English i-stem nouns",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English masculine nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Old English/i͜yld",
    "Rhymes:Old English/i͜yld/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "fieldstōl"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*faldi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *faldi",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*faldiz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *faldiz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*fald"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *fald",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*faldaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *faldaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a merger of Proto-West Germanic *faldi, from Proto-Germanic *faldiz, and Proto-West Germanic *fald, from Proto-Germanic *faldaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-i-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "field",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fieldas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "field",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fieldas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fieldes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fielda",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fielde",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fieldum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fild",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fyld",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feald",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fæld",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "field m",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "field"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-i-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "field",
        "2": "fieldas",
        "3": "field",
        "4": "fieldas",
        "5": "fieldes",
        "6": "fielda",
        "7": "fielde",
        "8": "fieldum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong i-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "fealdan"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fold, crease (of clothing), plait, wrinkle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fold",
          "fold"
        ],
        [
          "crease",
          "crease"
        ],
        [
          "plait",
          "plait"
        ],
        [
          "wrinkle",
          "wrinkle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a revolution, turn, roll"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "revolution",
          "revolution"
        ],
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ],
        [
          "roll",
          "roll"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "turn, course (of time)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ],
        [
          "course",
          "course"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) turn, course (of time)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fi͜yld/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[fi͜yɫd]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-i͜yld"
    }
  ],
  "word": "field"
}

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