"adon" meaning in Middle English

See adon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From Old English ādōn; equivalent to a + don. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ādōn}} Old English ādōn, {{af|enm|a|don}} a + don Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} adon Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-irr|pf=a|type=don}} Forms: irregular [table-tags], adon [infinitive], to adon [infinitive], ado [infinitive], ado [first-person, present, singular], adide [first-person, past, singular], adost [present, second-person, singular], adest [present, second-person, singular], adidest [past, second-person, singular], adide [past, second-person, singular], adoth [present, singular, third-person], adeth [present, singular, third-person], adide [past, singular, third-person], ado [present, singular, subjunctive], adide [past, singular, subjunctive], ado [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], adon [plural, present], ado [plural, present], adiden [past, plural], adide [past, plural], adoth [imperative, plural, present], ado [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], adoynge [participle, present], adonde [participle, present], adon [participle, past], ado [participle, past]
  1. to take away, subtract
    Sense id: en-adon-enm-verb-CzCq8asr Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 1 2 29 20 27 5 2 2 4 4 3 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 31 20 28 4 1 2 3 3 2 2 1
     
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    {
      "form": "to adon",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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    {
      "form": "ado",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "adide",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "form": "adost",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "adest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "adide",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "adoth",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "adeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
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      ]
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "adoynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "adonde",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "pf": "a",
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          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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        "to take away, subtract"
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      "form": "to adon",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "ado",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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    },
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      "form": "ado",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "form": "adide",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "adost",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
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    },
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      "form": "adest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
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      "form": "adidest",
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        "second-person",
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      "form": "adide",
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        "past",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "adide",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
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      "form": "ado",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "adon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ado",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "adiden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "adide",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
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        "present"
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        "plural"
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      "form": "adoynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
      ]
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      "form": "adonde",
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        "to take away, subtract"
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  ],
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}

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