"if" meaning in Middle English

See if in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /if/, /jif/
Etymology: From Old English ġif, from Proto-West Germanic *jabē, *jabu, from Proto-Germanic *jabai. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ġif}} Old English ġif, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*jabē}} Proto-West Germanic *jabē, {{m|gmw-pro|*jabu}} *jabu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*jabai}} Proto-Germanic *jabai Head templates: {{head|enm|conjunction}} if
  1. if, on condition that Synonyms: yif, yef
    Sense id: en-if-enm-conj-CWw9~pHV Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for if meaning in Middle English (1.6kB)

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