"enow" meaning in English

See enow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ɪˈnaʊ/, /əˈnaʊ/
Etymology: From Middle English ynowe, strong plural and weak form of ynogh (“enough”); see enough for more. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|ang|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=3}}, {{inh|en|enm|ynowe}} Middle English ynowe Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} enow (not comparable)
  1. Archaic form of enough. Tags: alt-of, archaic, not-comparable Alternative form of: enough
    Sense id: en-enow-en-adv-JNq4hLMB Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English determiners Disambiguation of English determiners: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

Etymology: Contraction of even now. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} enow (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) Just now. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-enow-en-adv-tBfUgUHi
  2. (archaic, Scotland) Soon. Tags: Scotland, archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-enow-en-adv-Kv7Vt41V Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms containing fossilized case endings, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 0 73 14 Disambiguation of English terms containing fossilized case endings: 6 0 87 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 0 88 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 0 94 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Determiner

IPA: /ɪˈnaʊ/, /əˈnaʊ/
Etymology: From Middle English ynowe, strong plural and weak form of ynogh (“enough”); see enough for more. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|ang|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=3}}, {{inh|en|enm|ynowe}} Middle English ynowe Head templates: {{head|en|determiner|head=}} enow, {{en-det}} enow
  1. Archaic form of enough. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: enough
    Sense id: en-enow-en-det-JNq4hLMB Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English determiners Disambiguation of English determiners: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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