"papier" meaning in Old French

See papier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Old Catalan paper. Attested from 1308. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fro|roa-oca|paper}} Borrowed from Old Catalan paper Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} papier oblique singular, m (oblique plural papiers, nominative singular papiers, nominative plural papier) Forms: papier oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], papiers [oblique, plural], papiers [nominative, singular], papier [nominative, plural], paper [alternative], papié [alternative], pauper [alternative], paupier [alternative], papere [alternative], papir [alternative], papire [alternative], papur [alternative]
  1. reed, rush
    Sense id: en-papier-fro-noun-MSbT1w2y Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 83 8 8
  2. paper
    Sense id: en-papier-fro-noun-OCY1yTJb
  3. list, account
    Sense id: en-papier-fro-noun-ZhJBTCQ-

Alternative forms

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          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "paper"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "paper"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "lang_code": "cy",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "papur"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "paper"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "roa-oca",
        "3": "paper"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Old Catalan paper",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old Catalan paper. Attested from 1308.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "papier oblique singular or",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papiers",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papiers",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papier",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paper",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papié",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pauper",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paupier",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papir",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papire",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papur",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "papier oblique singular, m (oblique plural papiers, nominative singular papiers, nominative plural papier)",
      "name": "fro-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "reed, rush"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reed",
          "reed"
        ],
        [
          "rush",
          "rush"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "paper"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "paper",
          "paper"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "list, account"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "list",
          "list"
        ],
        [
          "account",
          "account"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch"
  ],
  "word": "papier"
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Old French: 'papier oblique singular or', originally 'papier oblique singular or m'",
  "path": [
    "papier"
  ],
  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "papier",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Old French: 'papier oblique singular or', originally 'papier oblique singular or m'",
  "path": [
    "papier"
  ],
  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "papier",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1147",
  "msg": "suspicious related form tags ['masculine', 'canonical']: 'papier oblique singular or' in 'papier oblique singular, m (oblique plural papiers, nominative singular papiers, nominative plural papier)'",
  "path": [
    "papier"
  ],
  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "papier",
  "trace": ""
}

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