"evenyng" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈɛ̞ːv(ə)ninɡ/, /ˈɛv(ə)ninɡ/ Forms: evenynges [plural], evening [alternative], evenynge [alternative], efning [alternative, Early-Middle-English], efenninnꟑ [alternative, Ormulum], effninnꟑ [alternative, Ormulum], evnynge [alternative, Ireland]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English efning, probably from Old Norse jafningi; by surface analysis, evenen (“to equal”) + -yng (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:inh|ang:efning|id=equal}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "evenyng", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="equal" data-lang="enm" data-title="evenyng" id="Middle_English:_equal">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|efning|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English efning, {{inh+|enm|ang|efning}} Inherited from Old English efning, {{der|enm|non|jafningi}} Old Norse jafningi, {{surf|enm|evenen|-yng|nocap=1|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=to equal}} by surface analysis, evenen (“to equal”) + -yng (diminutive suffix), {{ety|enm|:inh|ang:efning|id=equal}} Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} evenyng, {{enm-noun|evenynges}} evenyng (plural evenynges)
  1. An equal or peer; a person (or thing) of equal position. Synonyms: felawe, per
    Sense id: en-evenyng-enm-noun-QoOA1hXT Categories (other): Middle English entries referencing missing etymons, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -yng, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 49 23 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 16 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 6 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} evenyng
  1. alternative form of evenynge (“evening”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: evenynge (extra: evening)
    Sense id: en-evenyng-enm-noun--MPQcQwc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} evenyng
  1. alternative form of evenynge (“smoothing”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: evenynge (extra: smoothing)
    Sense id: en-evenyng-enm-noun-1~2bmrRb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈɛv(ə)ninɡ/"
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