"not" meaning in Middle English

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Adverb

IPA: /nɔt/, /nat/
Etymology: Reduction of nought (from Old English nāwiht, nōwiht). Etymology templates: {{m|enm|nought}} nought, {{inh|enm|ang|nāwiht}} Old English nāwiht, {{m|ang|nōwiht}} nōwiht Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb||||{{{2}}}|head=}} not, {{enm-adv}} not
  1. not (negates the accompanying verb)
    Sense id: en-not-enm-adv-HPq5uY3C
  2. not (to no degree, extent, or way)
    Sense id: en-not-enm-adv-PMyJf2Dn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nat, note, notte, nate, nut
Etymology number: 1

Contraction

IPA: /nɔt/, /nat/
Etymology: From Old English nāt, first and third person singular of nitan, equivalent to ne + woot and ne + witen. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|nāt}} Old English nāt, {{m|ang|nytan|nitan}} nitan, {{af|enm|ne|woot}} ne + woot, {{af|enm|ne|witen}} ne + witen Head templates: {{head|enm|contraction}} not
  1. Contraction of ne woot; not to know. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: ne woot (extra: not to know) Synonyms: noot Related terms: nost, nould
    Sense id: en-not-enm-contraction-rpaYyfQX Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 32 6 44 12 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 9 44 14 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nat, note
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /nɔt/, /nat/
Etymology: Reduction of nought (from Old English nāwiht, nōwiht). Etymology templates: {{m|enm|nought}} nought, {{inh|enm|ang|nāwiht}} Old English nāwiht, {{m|ang|nōwiht}} nōwiht Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} not, {{enm-noun|-}} not (uncountable)
  1. nothing, nought Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Zero
    Sense id: en-not-enm-noun-6zoKbB2- Disambiguation of Zero: 11 1 15 52 21
  2. (rare) nobody, no person Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-not-enm-noun-rBy1d1G-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nat, note, notte, nate, nut
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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  "pos": "contraction",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "nost"
    },
    {
      "word": "nould"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "not to know",
          "word": "ne woot"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Middle English contractions"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Contraction of ne woot; not to know."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ne",
          "ne#Middle English"
        ],
        [
          "woot",
          "woot#Middle English"
        ],
        [
          "not",
          "not#English"
        ],
        [
          "know",
          "know#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "contraction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɔt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nat/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "nat"
    },
    {
      "word": "noot"
    },
    {
      "word": "note"
    }
  ],
  "word": "not"
}

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