"na" meaning in Middle Dutch

See na in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /naː/ Forms: nâ [canonical]
Etymology: From Old Dutch *nāh, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|dum|odt|*nah|*nāh}} Old Dutch *nāh, {{inh|dum|gem-pro|*nēhwaz}} Proto-Germanic *nēhwaz Head templates: {{head|dum|adjective||{{{stem}}}-||-|||or||||or||cat2=|head=nâ|head2=|sort=}} nâ, {{dum-adj|head=nâ}} nâ
  1. close
    Sense id: en-na-dum-adj-MQ~yABSb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb

IPA: /naː/
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- Proto-Germanic *nēhwazder. Proto-Germanic *nēhw Old Dutch nāh Middle Dutch na Inherited from Old Dutch nāh, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw, from *nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|dum|:inh|odt:nāh<ety:inh<gem-pro:*nēhw>>|id=near|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- Proto-Germanic *nēhwazder. Proto-Germanic *nēhw Old Dutch nāh Middle Dutch na Inherited from Old Dutch nāh, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw, from *nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”). Head templates: {{head|dum|adverb|||or||||or||cat2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} na, {{dum-adv}} na
  1. afterwards, later
    Sense id: en-na-dum-adv-V2Xz3v~b
  2. close, near
    Sense id: en-na-dum-adv-NDIGMV-x
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Preposition

IPA: /naː/
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- Proto-Germanic *nēhwazder. Proto-Germanic *nēhw Old Dutch nāh Middle Dutch na Inherited from Old Dutch nāh, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw, from *nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|dum|:inh|odt:nāh<ety:inh<gem-pro:*nēhw>>|id=near|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- Proto-Germanic *nēhwazder. Proto-Germanic *nēhw Old Dutch nāh Middle Dutch na Inherited from Old Dutch nāh, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw, from *nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”). Head templates: {{head|dum|prepositions}} na
  1. towards
    Sense id: en-na-dum-prep-lBxB~72m
  2. behind
    Sense id: en-na-dum-prep-sbiGzl9X
  3. after, following, later than
    Sense id: en-na-dum-prep-OCT2JeN6
  4. in accordance with, based on
    Sense id: en-na-dum-prep-urIGMPoo Categories (other): Old Dutch links with redundant target parameters, Middle Dutch entries with etymology texts, Middle Dutch entries with etymology trees, Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Middle Dutch prepositions, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Old Dutch links with redundant target parameters: 0 1 25 0 0 0 0 1 2 70 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with etymology texts: 0 0 0 2 3 96 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with etymology trees: 0 0 0 2 3 96 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 0 2 3 95 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch prepositions: 2 2 3 4 4 85 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 0 0 0 1 2 14 1 5 5 5 4 5 4 6 3 2 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ-\nProto-Germanic *nēhwazder.\nProto-Germanic *nēhw\nOld Dutch nāh\nMiddle Dutch na\nInherited from Old Dutch nāh, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw, from *nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).",
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    {
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/naː/"
    }
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      "ipa": "/naː/"
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