"so" meaning in Middle English

See so in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /sɔː/
Etymology: From Old English swā, from Proto-West Germanic *swā. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|swā}} Old English swā, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*swā}} Proto-West Germanic *swā Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb||||{{{2}}}|head=}} so, {{enm-adv}} so
  1. so Synonyms: swo, zo [Kent]
    Sense id: en-so-enm-adv-odmJCITB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun}} so
  1. (chiefly Northern dialectal) Alternative form of sche Tags: Northern, alt-of, alternative, dialectal Alternative form of: sche
    Sense id: en-so-enm-pron-dr~ccBE2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English pronouns, Northern Middle English Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 0 100 Disambiguation of Northern Middle English: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "ipa": "/sɔː/"
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