"from" meaning in Middle English

See from in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Etymology: From Old English from, fram and Old Norse frá, both from Proto-Germanic *fram. Etymology templates: {{der|enm|ang|fram|from, fram}} Old English from, fram, {{bor|enm|non|frá}} Old Norse frá, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*fram}} Proto-Germanic *fram Head templates: {{head|enm|preposition}} from
  1. from Synonyms: fra, fram, vrom, vram, fro, vra, fray (english: from Old Norse)
    Sense id: en-from-enm-prep-dYV6RYmZ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English prepositions, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 8 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 0 1 0 0 1 2 17 3 3 1 5 1 3 3 3 3 2 1 10 18 11 10 0 0
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          "english": "And specially from every shire's end / Of England they to Canterbury went,",
          "ref": "c. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue, lines 15–16:",
          "text": "And specially from every shires ende / Of Engelond, to Caunterbury they wende,",
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      "word": "fray"
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