"half" meaning in Middle English

See half in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Old English healf, half, from Proto-West Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|healf}} Old English healf, {{m|ang|half}} half, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*halb}} Proto-West Germanic *halb, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*halbaz}} Proto-Germanic *halbaz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} half, {{enm-adj}} half
  1. half Synonyms: healf [Early-Middle-English]
    Sense id: en-half-enm-adj-oRrgZGnG

Adverb

Etymology: From Old English healf, half, from Proto-West Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|healf}} Old English healf, {{m|ang|half}} half, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*halb}} Proto-West Germanic *halb, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*halbaz}} Proto-Germanic *halbaz Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb||||{{{2}}}|head=}} half, {{enm-adv}} half
  1. half
    Sense id: en-half-enm-adv-oRrgZGnG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: elf

Noun

Forms: halves [plural], halfes [plural], halven [plural]
Etymology: From Old English healf, half, from Proto-West Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|healf}} Old English healf, {{m|ang|half}} half, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*halb}} Proto-West Germanic *halb, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*halbaz}} Proto-Germanic *halbaz Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|plural|halves|or|halfes|or|halven}} half (plural halves or halfes or halven)
  1. half
    Sense id: en-half-enm-noun-oRrgZGnG
  2. part; side; behalf
    Sense id: en-half-enm-noun-GrlN8Q65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: halfe, halph, alf, alfe, hælf, healf, healfe, haf, hafe, halve, alve, hælve, helve, elf

Alternative forms

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