"bove" meaning in English

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Preposition

IPA: /bʌv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bove.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Probably an aphetic form of above. Alternatively, this word may continues Middle English bove, boven, from Old English bufan, from Proto-West Germanic *biobanā, from *bi (“by”) + *ufanā (“from above”). Compare West Frisian boppe, Dutch boven and Low German baven, boven. Etymology templates: {{aphetic form|en|above|nocap=1}} aphetic form of above, {{inh|en|enm|bove}} Middle English bove, {{m|enm|boven}} boven, {{inh|en|ang|bufan}} Old English bufan, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*biobanā}} Proto-West Germanic *biobanā, {{m|gmw-pro|*bi||by}} *bi (“by”), {{m|gmw-pro|*ufanā||from above}} *ufanā (“from above”), {{cog|fy|boppe}} West Frisian boppe, {{cog|nl|boven}} Dutch boven, {{cog|nds|baven}} Low German baven, {{m|nds|boven}} boven Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} bove, {{en-prep}} bove
  1. (now colloquial or dialectal) Above. Tags: colloquial, dialectal Synonyms: 'bove
    Sense id: en-bove-en-prep-RLYaH1iH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions

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