beau in Old French

IPA: /bɛ̯aw/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|fro|adjective|feminine|bele|||||||g=m|head=|var=}} beau m (feminine bele), {{fro-adj|f=bele}} beau m (feminine bele) Forms: bele [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], beaus [masculine, singular, subjective], bele [feminine, singular, subjective], beau [neuter, singular, subjective], beau [masculine, oblique, singular], bele [feminine, oblique, singular], beau [neuter, oblique, singular], bele [oblique, singular], beau [oblique, singular], beau [masculine, plural, subjective], beles [feminine, plural, subjective], beau [neuter, plural, subjective], beau [plural, subjective], beaus [masculine, oblique, plural], beles [feminine, oblique, plural], beau [neuter, oblique, plural], beles [oblique, plural], beau [oblique, plural]

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bele",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "subjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "subjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "subjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "subjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "subjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "subjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "subjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "10": "",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
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        "var": ""
      },
      "expansion": "beau m (feminine bele)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "f": "bele"
      },
      "expansion": "beau m (feminine bele)",
      "name": "fro-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "biau"
        }
      ],
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 2 10 11 4 3 1 0 0 0 5 13 12 10 7 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Hansome knight and good was he\n and he behaved nobly.",
          "ref": "c. 1190, Marie de France, Lai de Isclavret:",
          "text": "beaus chevalers e bons esteit\ne noblement se cunteneit.",
          "translation": "Hansome knight and good was he\n and he behaved nobly.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of biau"
      ],
      "id": "en-beau-fro-adj-1tGvJdXA",
      "links": [
        [
          "biau",
          "biau#Old_French"
        ]
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɛ̯aw/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beau"
}

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    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bele",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "subjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "subjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "subjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "subjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "subjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "subjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "subjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "10": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "feminine",
        "4": "bele",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
      "expansion": "beau m (feminine bele)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "f": "bele"
      },
      "expansion": "beau m (feminine bele)",
      "name": "fro-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "biau"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Old French adjectives",
        "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old French lemmas",
        "Old French terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 7 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Hansome knight and good was he\n and he behaved nobly.",
          "ref": "c. 1190, Marie de France, Lai de Isclavret:",
          "text": "beaus chevalers e bons esteit\ne noblement se cunteneit.",
          "translation": "Hansome knight and good was he\n and he behaved nobly.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of biau"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "biau",
          "biau#Old_French"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɛ̯aw/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beau"
}

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"beau" meaning in Old French

Adjective