"maint" meaning in Old French

See maint in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Frankish *menigda, *managda (“a large quantity, a great many”), from Proto-Germanic *managiþō (“large quantity, multitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *monegʰ- (“many”). Alternatively from Gaulish *mantī, from Proto-Celtic *mantī (“quantity”) (compare Welsh maint, Old Irish méit), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₁-nt-, from *meh₁- (“to measure”). Etymology templates: {{bor|fro|frk|*menigda}} Frankish *menigda, {{der|fro|gem-pro|*managiþō||large quantity, multitude}} Proto-Germanic *managiþō (“large quantity, multitude”), {{der|fro|ine-pro|*monegʰ-||many}} Proto-Indo-European *monegʰ- (“many”), {{bor|fro|cel-gau|*mantī}} Gaulish *mantī, {{der|fro|cel-pro|*mantī|t=quantity}} Proto-Celtic *mantī (“quantity”), {{cog|cy|maint}} Welsh maint, {{cog|sga|méit}} Old Irish méit, {{der|fro|ine-pro||*mh₁-nt-}} Proto-Indo-European *mh₁-nt- Head templates: {{head|fro|adjective|oblique and nominative feminine singular|mainte|||||||g=m|head=}} maint m (oblique and nominative feminine singular mainte), {{fro-adj}} maint m (oblique and nominative feminine singular mainte) Forms: mainte [feminine, nominative, oblique, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], mainz [masculine, singular, subjective], mainte [feminine, singular, subjective], maint [neuter, singular, subjective], maint [masculine, oblique, singular], mainte [feminine, oblique, singular], maint [neuter, oblique, singular], mainte [oblique, singular], maint [oblique, singular], maint [masculine, plural, subjective], maintes [feminine, plural, subjective], maint [neuter, plural, subjective], maint [plural, subjective], mainz [masculine, oblique, plural], maintes [feminine, oblique, plural], maint [neuter, oblique, plural], maintes [oblique, plural], maint [oblique, plural]
  1. many Tags: masculine Synonyms: molt [adverb], biau cop [adverb], molt [adjective]
    Sense id: en-maint-fro-adj-ETexXHeX Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Old French links with redundant wikilinks: 93 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: meint

Adverb

Etymology: From Frankish *menigda, *managda (“a large quantity, a great many”), from Proto-Germanic *managiþō (“large quantity, multitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *monegʰ- (“many”). Alternatively from Gaulish *mantī, from Proto-Celtic *mantī (“quantity”) (compare Welsh maint, Old Irish méit), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₁-nt-, from *meh₁- (“to measure”). Etymology templates: {{bor|fro|frk|*menigda}} Frankish *menigda, {{der|fro|gem-pro|*managiþō||large quantity, multitude}} Proto-Germanic *managiþō (“large quantity, multitude”), {{der|fro|ine-pro|*monegʰ-||many}} Proto-Indo-European *monegʰ- (“many”), {{bor|fro|cel-gau|*mantī}} Gaulish *mantī, {{der|fro|cel-pro|*mantī|t=quantity}} Proto-Celtic *mantī (“quantity”), {{cog|cy|maint}} Welsh maint, {{cog|sga|méit}} Old Irish méit, {{der|fro|ine-pro||*mh₁-nt-}} Proto-Indo-European *mh₁-nt- Head templates: {{head|fro|adverb|invariable}} maint (invariable)
  1. very; a lot Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-maint-fro-adv-r5DoyAiU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: meint

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maint",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maint",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "10": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "oblique and nominative feminine singular",
        "4": "mainte",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "maint m (oblique and nominative feminine singular mainte)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "maint m (oblique and nominative feminine singular mainte)",
      "name": "fro-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "many"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "many",
          "many"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "molt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "biau cop"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "molt"
    },
    {
      "word": "meint"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maint"
}

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