"sur-" meaning in Middle English

See sur- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /sur-/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French sur-, from Latin super-. Compare over-. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|sur-}} Old French sur-, {{der|enm|la|super-}} Latin super- Head templates: {{head|enm|prefix}} sur-
  1. sur- (over, on top of, beyond) Tags: morpheme Synonyms: ser-, sewr-, sor-, sour-, sure-, syr-
    Sense id: en-sur--enm-prefix-GAYzIgIO Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 0 34 66 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 0 32 68 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 19 81 0 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1
  2. over- (greatly, excessively) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-sur--enm-prefix-rG6WnIiH

Alternative forms

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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
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          },
          "expansion": "English: sur-",
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        }
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    }
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      },
      "expansion": "Old French sur-",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "super-"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin super-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old French sur-, from Latin super-. Compare over-.",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "0 34 66 0",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 32 68 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 19 81 0",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "99 1",
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        "sur- (over, on top of, beyond)"
      ],
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "sewr-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "sor-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "sour-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "sure-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "syr-"
        }
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "over- (greatly, excessively)"
      ],
      "id": "en-sur--enm-prefix-rG6WnIiH",
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        [
          "over-",
          "over-"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sur-/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sur-"
}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English prefixes",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Latin",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin super-",
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "enm",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
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        "sur- (over, on top of, beyond)"
      ],
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "over- (greatly, excessively)"
      ],
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        [
          "over-",
          "over-"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
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    {
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "ser-"
    },
    {
      "word": "sewr-"
    },
    {
      "word": "sor-"
    },
    {
      "word": "sour-"
    },
    {
      "word": "sure-"
    },
    {
      "word": "syr-"
    }
  ],
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}

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