"y-" meaning in Middle English

See y- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /i/, /jə/
Etymology: From Old English ġe- (perfective and associative prefix), from unstressed Proto-Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“with”). Cognate with Old Frisian e-, Central Franconian je-, Old Saxon gi-, Dutch ge-, Old High German ga- (German ge-), Old Norse g-, Gothic 𐌲𐌰- (ga-). See also ker-. Etymology templates: {{der|enm|ang|ġe-|pos=perfective and associative prefix}} Old English ġe- (perfective and associative prefix), {{der|enm|gem-pro|*ga-}} Proto-Germanic *ga-, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*ḱóm||with}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“with”), {{cog|ofs|e-}} Old Frisian e-, {{cog|gmw-cfr|je-}} Central Franconian je-, {{cog|osx|gi-}} Old Saxon gi-, {{cog|nl|ge-}} Dutch ge-, {{cog|goh|ga-}} Old High German ga-, {{cog|de|ge-}} German ge-, {{cog|non|g-}} Old Norse g-, {{cog|got|𐌲𐌰-}} Gothic 𐌲𐌰- (ga-), {{l|en|ker-}} ker- Head templates: {{head|enm|prefix}} y-
  1. Added to verbs as a perfective prefix or intensifier. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-y--enm-prefix-FDnm7nyy
  2. Used to form nouns of association similar to English co-. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-y--enm-prefix-PMLfNvZf
  3. Used with past participle conjugations to form past participles. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-y--enm-prefix-OKfdclBl Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 32 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ȝe- (english: early), i- Derived forms: yclad, ycleped, yclept, ydrad, ynough (english: Modern English: enough)
Related terms: , Middle English abbreviation for ye, Middle English, y- is often confused with ye (english: you) [prefix], with ye, alternative form of þe due to typographic variation: (english: the) Related terms (ȝe- / y- is pronounced /jə/, /i/, consistent with the Old English pronunciation of ge- as /je/; it is usually dropped in Modern English except in archaisms (though note enough)): In contrast, the standalone Middle English definite article ye is pronounced (english: not to be confused with the pronoun ye), ðeː (english: not to be confused with the pronoun ye), <empty> (english: not to be confused with the pronoun ye), /ðɛ/, <empty> (english: the), ði (english: the), and is effectively an alternative spelling of þe (english: the) Disambiguation of 'ȝe- / y- is pronounced /jə/, /i/, consistent with the Old English pronunciation of ge- as /je/; it is usually dropped in Modern English except in archaisms (though note enough)': 16 39 45

Alternative forms

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      "word": "yclad"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ydrad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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    },
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    },
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      "name": "cog"
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse g-",
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    },
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      },
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    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "16 39 45",
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      "_dis1": "16 39 45",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "16 39 45",
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      "_dis1": "16 39 45",
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      "word": ""
    },
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      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Used to form nouns of association similar to English co-."
      ],
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          "co-#English"
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          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "Used with past participle conjugations to form past participles."
      ],
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          "conjugation",
          "conjugation#English"
        ]
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        "morpheme"
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    }
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      "ipa": "/i/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jə/"
    }
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      "english": "early",
      "word": "ȝe-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "i-"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English prefixes",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "yclad"
    },
    {
      "word": "ycleped"
    },
    {
      "word": "yclept"
    },
    {
      "word": "ydrad"
    },
    {
      "english": "Modern English: enough",
      "word": "ynough"
    }
  ],
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "args": {
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-cfr",
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "ge-"
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      "expansion": "Dutch ge-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "ga-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German ga-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ge-"
      },
      "expansion": "German ge-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "g-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse g-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌲𐌰-"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      "name": "l"
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  "lang_code": "enm",
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "word": "Middle English"
    },
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      "english": "you",
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    },
    {
      "word": "with ye"
    },
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    },
    {
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      "word": "In contrast"
    },
    {
      "english": "not to be confused with the pronoun ye",
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      "word": "the standalone Middle English definite article ye is pronounced "
    },
    {
      "english": "not to be confused with the pronoun ye",
      "sense": "ȝe- / y- is pronounced /jə/, /i/, consistent with the Old English pronunciation of ge- as /je/; it is usually dropped in Modern English except in archaisms (though note enough)",
      "word": "ðeː"
    },
    {
      "english": "not to be confused with the pronoun ye",
      "sense": "ȝe- / y- is pronounced /jə/, /i/, consistent with the Old English pronunciation of ge- as /je/; it is usually dropped in Modern English except in archaisms (though note enough)",
      "word": ""
    },
    {
      "sense": "ȝe- / y- is pronounced /jə/, /i/, consistent with the Old English pronunciation of ge- as /je/; it is usually dropped in Modern English except in archaisms (though note enough)",
      "word": "/ðɛ/"
    },
    {
      "english": "the",
      "sense": "ȝe- / y- is pronounced /jə/, /i/, consistent with the Old English pronunciation of ge- as /je/; it is usually dropped in Modern English except in archaisms (though note enough)",
      "word": ""
    },
    {
      "english": "the",
      "sense": "ȝe- / y- is pronounced /jə/, /i/, consistent with the Old English pronunciation of ge- as /je/; it is usually dropped in Modern English except in archaisms (though note enough)",
      "word": "ði"
    },
    {
      "english": "the",
      "sense": "ȝe- / y- is pronounced /jə/, /i/, consistent with the Old English pronunciation of ge- as /je/; it is usually dropped in Modern English except in archaisms (though note enough)",
      "word": " and is effectively an alternative spelling of þe"
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "Added to verbs as a perfective prefix or intensifier."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form nouns of association similar to English co-."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "co-",
          "co-#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Used with past participle conjugations to form past participles."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "past participle",
          "past participle#English"
        ],
        [
          "conjugation",
          "conjugation#English"
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      ],
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        "morpheme"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/i/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jə/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "early",
      "word": "ȝe-"
    },
    {
      "word": "i-"
    }
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  "word": "y-"
}

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