"wheresoever" meaning in English

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Adverb

Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English hwer se eaver, hwer-se-eaver, hwer so ever, qheresoevere, quar-sua-ever, quere-so-ever, wer so ever, wharsoever, where-sere, wheresoever, where so evere, wher ser, wher-sever, wher-so-ever, wher so evere, wher-so-evere, whe[r] so er, whor so ever. By surface analysis, where + so + ever. Cognate with West Frisian hwērsāea (“wheresoever”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hwer se eaver}} Middle English hwer se eaver, {{surf|en|where|so|ever}} By surface analysis, where + so + ever, {{cog|fy|hwērsāea|t=wheresoever}} West Frisian hwērsāea (“wheresoever”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} wheresoever (not comparable)
  1. wherever Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-wheresoever-en-adv-s5IuYCUL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wheresoe'er
Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0

Conjunction

Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English hwer se eaver, hwer-se-eaver, hwer so ever, qheresoevere, quar-sua-ever, quere-so-ever, wer so ever, wharsoever, where-sere, wheresoever, where so evere, wher ser, wher-sever, wher-so-ever, wher so evere, wher-so-evere, whe[r] so er, whor so ever. By surface analysis, where + so + ever. Cognate with West Frisian hwērsāea (“wheresoever”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hwer se eaver}} Middle English hwer se eaver, {{surf|en|where|so|ever}} By surface analysis, where + so + ever, {{cog|fy|hwērsāea|t=wheresoever}} West Frisian hwērsāea (“wheresoever”) Head templates: {{en-con}} wheresoever
  1. wherever
    Sense id: en-wheresoever-en-conj-s5IuYCUL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wheresoe'er
Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0
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