"of" meaning in Middle English

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Adverb

Etymology: From Old English æf. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|æf}} Old English æf Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb}} of
  1. off
    Sense id: en-of-enm-adv-tNxm3egG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ofe, offe
Etymology number: 2

Conjunction

Etymology: An alteration of oth, from Old English oþ. Etymology templates: {{m|enm|oth}} oth, {{der|enm|ang|oþ}} Old English oþ Head templates: {{head|enm|conjunction}} of
  1. until Synonyms: oft
    Sense id: en-of-enm-conj-LjIA3oS5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 0 96 0 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Conjunction

Etymology: Apheresis of thof, a variation of though, from Old English þēah. Etymology templates: {{m|enm|thof}} thof, {{m|enm|though}} though, {{der|enm|ang|þēah}} Old English þēah Head templates: {{head|enm|conjunction}} of
  1. although, though
    Sense id: en-of-enm-conj-EjRA9Prf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Preposition

Etymology: From Old English of, an unstressed form of af, ob, æf (“from, off, away”), from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab (“away; away from”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|of}} Old English of, {{m|ang|af}} af, {{m|ang|ob}} ob, {{m|ang|æf||from, off, away}} æf (“from, off, away”), {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*ab}} Proto-West Germanic *ab, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*ab|t=away; away from}} Proto-Germanic *ab (“away; away from”) Head templates: {{head|enm|preposition}} of
  1. of Synonyms: hof, ove, ob, om, oþ (before b, m, þ)
    Sense id: en-of-enm-prep-KDkdO8ZO Categories (other): Middle English prepositions
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ofe, offe
Etymology number: 1

Download JSON data for of meaning in Middle English (4.4kB)

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