"nain" meaning in Old French

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Noun

Forms: nain oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], nainz [oblique, plural], nainz [nominative, singular], nain [nominative, plural]
Etymology: From Latin nānus, borrowed from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos), of onomatopoeic origin. Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|la|nānus}} Latin nānus, {{der|fro|grc|νᾶνος}} Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos) Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} nain oblique singular, m (oblique plural nainz, nominative singular nainz, nominative plural nain)
  1. dwarf (mythical being)
    Sense id: en-nain-fro-noun-BCM4u~ED Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. midget Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-nain-fro-noun-lskfqEeC Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: naim (english: Thomas d'Angleterre)
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          "english": "\"Dwarf!\" Said she \"let me pass\"\nIt's to the knight that I wish to talk",
          "ref": "c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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          "ref": "c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:",
          "text": "\"Nains!\", fet ele, \"leisse m'aler!\nA cel chevalier vuel parler",
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Download raw JSONL data for nain meaning in Old French (2.0kB)

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