"æt" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /æːt/ Forms: ǣt [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *āt, from Proto-Germanic *ētą. Related to etan. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*āt}} Proto-West Germanic *āt, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*ētą}} Proto-Germanic *ētą, {{m|ang|etan}} etan Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=ǣt|sort=}} ǣt m, {{ang-noun|m|head=ǣt}} ǣt m
  1. eating
    Sense id: en-æt-ang-noun-zKAVGqXj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Preposition

IPA: /æt/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *at. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*at}} Proto-Germanic *at Head templates: {{head|ang|preposition|head=|sort=}} æt, {{ang-prep}} æt
  1. (+dative) at a certain place Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-æt-ang-prep-XY9OjyVc
  2. (+dative) at a certain time Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-æt-ang-prep-s0GZYNiy
  3. (+accusative, rarely) to, up to, as far as Tags: rare, with-accusative
    Sense id: en-æt-ang-prep-6KCH3DFn Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English prepositions Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 10 13 13 50 14 Disambiguation of Old English prepositions: 11 15 15 42 17
  4. (+dative) from, of Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-æt-ang-prep-5LDAk1QN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: et [Anglian], at, ot
Etymology number: 2

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          "english": "Then lay there a cripple, lame from childhood, who was daily carried to the 'Beautiful' Gate, that he might receive alms from those entering.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"Chair of Saint Peter\"\n...þā læġ þǣr sum creopere lama fram cildhāde sē wæs dæġhwāmlīce ġeboren tō þām beorhtan ġete þæt hē ælmessan underfencge æt þām infarendum...",
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          "english": "at home (with irregular apocope of dative -e)",
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          "english": "Then lay there a cripple, lame from childhood, who was daily carried to the 'Beautiful' Gate, that he might receive alms from those entering.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"Chair of Saint Peter\"\n...þā læġ þǣr sum creopere lama fram cildhāde sē wæs dæġhwāmlīce ġeboren tō þām beorhtan ġete þæt hē ælmessan underfencge æt þām infarendum...",
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          "english": "They heard his teachings and his words from his own mouth.",
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          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "Pray now to God that I may know Greek. Pray now to God that I may know Greek. Then said the Bishop to him, 'Thou hast asked beyond my power, but let us, nevertheless, ask this boon of God.'",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"Saint Basilius, Bishop\"\nBide nu æt gode þæt ic grecisc cunne. Þa cwæþ se biscop him to, þu bæde ofer mine mæðe ac uton swa þeah biddan þas bena æt gode.",
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          "roman": "Þā cwæþ Iācōb heora fæder, \"Bearnlēasne ġē habbaþ mē ġedōnne. Næbbe iċ Iōsēp and Simeon is on bendum; nū ġē nimaþ Beniamin æt mē.\"",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 42:36",
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