"an" meaning in Middle English

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Article

IPA: /a(n)/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], an [masculine, nominative]
Etymology: An unstressed form of oon (“one”), from the occasional use of Old English ān (“one”) as an article. Etymology templates: {{m|enm|oon||one}} oon (“one”), {{inh|enm|ang|an|ān|one}} Old English ān (“one”) Head templates: {{head|enm|articles}} an
  1. a, an (indefinite article):
    Any example or instance of a thing.
    Sense id: en-an-enm-article-nbQuOm9m Categories (other): Middle English articles, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English articles: 28 28 28 17 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 19 1 1 1 2
  2. a, an (indefinite article):
    A certain or particular thing.
    Sense id: en-an-enm-article-X4OZFh2G Categories (other): Middle English articles, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English articles: 28 28 28 17 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 19 1 1 1 2
  3. a, an (indefinite article):
    Any, every; several or all instances of a thing.
    Sense id: en-an-enm-article-SSnAkw~L Categories (other): Middle English articles, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English articles: 28 28 28 17 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 19 1 1 1 2
  4. Used in conjunction with numerals (especially hundred, thousend)
    Sense id: en-an-enm-article-qVyFMIGp Categories (other): Middle English articles, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English articles: 28 28 28 17 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 19 1 1 1 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: a, ane, o, on
Etymology number: 1

Conjunction

IPA: /a(n)/
Head templates: {{head|enm|conjunction}} an
  1. Alternative form of and Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: and
    Sense id: en-an-enm-conj-paJFUQmv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: a, ane, o, on
Etymology number: 3

Numeral

IPA: /a(n)/
Head templates: {{head|enm|numerals}} an
  1. Alternative form of oon Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: oon
    Sense id: en-an-enm-num-MB5DJBeV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: a, ane, o, on
Etymology number: 4

Preposition

IPA: /a(n)/
Head templates: {{head|enm|prepositions}} an
  1. Alternative form of in Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: in
    Sense id: en-an-enm-prep-x0SZueIg Categories (other): Middle English prepositions
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: a, ane, o, on
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /a(n)/
Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} an
  1. Alternative form of haven Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: haven
    Sense id: en-an-enm-verb-vL2NGkXt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: a, ane, o, on
Etymology number: 5

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "2": "numerals"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "num",
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        {
          "word": "oon"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of oon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oon",
          "oon#Middle English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/a(n)/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "a"
    },
    {
      "word": "ane"
    },
    {
      "word": "o"
    },
    {
      "word": "on"
    }
  ],
  "word": "an"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Middle English verbs"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 5,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "an",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "haven"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of haven"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "haven",
          "haven#Middle English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a(n)/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "a"
    },
    {
      "word": "ane"
    },
    {
      "word": "o"
    },
    {
      "word": "on"
    }
  ],
  "word": "an"
}
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  "msg": "TABLE not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "an"
  ],
  "section": "Middle English",
  "subsection": "article",
  "title": "an",
  "trace": "started on line 6, detected on line 27"
}

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  "called_from": "parser/304",
  "msg": "HTML tag <div> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "an"
  ],
  "section": "Middle English",
  "subsection": "article",
  "title": "an",
  "trace": "started on line 4, detected on line 27"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/304",
  "msg": "HTML tag <div> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "an"
  ],
  "section": "Middle English",
  "subsection": "article",
  "title": "an",
  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 27"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
    "an"
  ],
  "section": "Middle English",
  "subsection": "article",
  "title": "an",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
    "an"
  ],
  "section": "Middle English",
  "subsection": "article",
  "title": "an",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.