"mos" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /mos/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *mos, from Proto-Germanic *musą, whence also Old High German mos. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*mos}} Proto-West Germanic *mos, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*musą}} Proto-Germanic *musą, {{cog|goh|mos}} Old High German mos Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} mos n, {{ang-noun|n}} mos n
  1. moss Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-mos-ang-noun-nhNauVSC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /moːs/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *mōs, from Proto-Germanic *mōsą (“food”). Akin to Old Saxon mōs (“food”), Old High German muos (German Mus, Gemüse (“food, vegetables”), Old English mete (“food”). More at meat. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*mōs}} Proto-West Germanic *mōs, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*mōsą||food}} Proto-Germanic *mōsą (“food”), {{cog|osx|mōs||food}} Old Saxon mōs (“food”), {{cog|goh|muos}} Old High German muos, {{cog|de|Mus}} German Mus, {{cog|ang|mete||food}} Old English mete (“food”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=mōs|head2=|sort=}} mōs n, {{ang-noun|n|head=mōs}} mōs n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|mōs}}, {{ang-decl-noun|mōs|mōs|mōs|mōs|mōses|mōsa|mōse|mōsum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: mōs [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], mōs [nominative, singular], mōs [nominative, plural], mōs [accusative, singular], mōs [accusative, plural], mōses [genitive, singular], mōsa [genitive, plural], mōse [dative, singular], mōsum [dative, plural]
  1. food, nourishment, victuals Categories (topical): Food and drink Related terms: mēsan
    Sense id: en-mos-ang-noun-qr5aebVe Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 100 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "form": "mōsa",
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      "form": "mōse",
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        "food, nourishment, victuals"
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    {
      "ipa": "/moːs/"
    }
  ],
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}

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