"dumber" meaning in Old Swedish

See dumber in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: strong [table-tags], weak [table-tags]
Etymology: From Old Norse dumbr, from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|gmq-osw|non|dumbr}} Old Norse dumbr, {{inh|gmq-osw|gem-pro|*dumbaz}} Proto-Germanic *dumbaz Head templates: {{head|gmq-osw|adjective}} dumber
  1. mute, unable to speak
    Sense id: en-dumber-gmq-osw-adj-9yPzH1la
  2. muffled
    Sense id: en-dumber-gmq-osw-adj-7pmFUp8F
  3. obtuse, blunt
    Sense id: en-dumber-gmq-osw-adj-eXGJW-RO
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "word": "dum"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmq-osw",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "dumbr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse dumbr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmq-osw",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*dumbaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *dumbaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse dumbr, from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmq-osw",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "dumber",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Swedish",
  "lang_code": "gmq-osw",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mute, unable to speak"
      ],
      "id": "en-dumber-gmq-osw-adj-9yPzH1la",
      "links": [
        [
          "mute",
          "mute"
        ],
        [
          "unable",
          "unable"
        ],
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "muffled"
      ],
      "id": "en-dumber-gmq-osw-adj-7pmFUp8F",
      "links": [
        [
          "muffled",
          "muffled"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "obtuse, blunt"
      ],
      "id": "en-dumber-gmq-osw-adj-eXGJW-RO",
      "links": [
        [
          "obtuse",
          "obtuse"
        ],
        [
          "blunt",
          "blunt"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dumber"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old Swedish adjectives",
    "Old Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Swedish lemmas",
    "Old Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Old Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Old Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "word": "dum"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmq-osw",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "dumbr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse dumbr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmq-osw",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*dumbaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *dumbaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse dumbr, from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmq-osw",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "dumber",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Swedish",
  "lang_code": "gmq-osw",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mute, unable to speak"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mute",
          "mute"
        ],
        [
          "unable",
          "unable"
        ],
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "muffled"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "muffled",
          "muffled"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "obtuse, blunt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "obtuse",
          "obtuse"
        ],
        [
          "blunt",
          "blunt"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dumber"
}

Download raw JSONL data for dumber meaning in Old Swedish (1.5kB)

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  "msg": "TABLE not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "dumber"
  ],
  "section": "Old Swedish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "dumber",
  "trace": "started on line 3, detected on line 14"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/304",
  "msg": "HTML tag <div> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "dumber"
  ],
  "section": "Old Swedish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "dumber",
  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 14"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
    "dumber"
  ],
  "section": "Old Swedish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "dumber",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/328",
  "msg": "TABLE not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "dumber"
  ],
  "section": "Old Swedish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "dumber",
  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 13"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/304",
  "msg": "HTML tag <div> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "dumber"
  ],
  "section": "Old Swedish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "dumber",
  "trace": "started on line 1, detected on line 13"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
    "dumber"
  ],
  "section": "Old Swedish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "dumber",
  "trace": ""
}

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