"ane" meaning in Old English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɑː.ne/ Forms: āne [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|ang|adjective form|head=āne}} āne
  1. inflection of ān:
    strong feminine accusative singular
    Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, singular, strong Form of: ān
    Sense id: en-ane-ang-adj-k5INGjcV
  2. inflection of ān:
    strong masculine/neuter instrumental singular
    Tags: form-of, instrumental, masculine, neuter, singular, strong Form of: ān
    Sense id: en-ane-ang-adj-qBDMN67h
  3. inflection of ān:
    strong nominative/accusative plural
    Tags: accusative, form-of, nominative, plural, strong Form of: ān
    Sense id: en-ane-ang-adj-C~GnapPJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb

IPA: /ˈɑː.ne/ Forms: āne [canonical], ǣne [alternative]
Etymology: By surface analysis, ān (“one”) + -e. Etymology templates: {{surf|ang|ān|-e|id2=adverbial|t1=one}} By surface analysis, ān (“one”) + -e Head templates: {{ang-adv|head=āne}} āne
  1. alone, only
    Sense id: en-ane-ang-adv-X7GeSEhZ
  2. once
    Sense id: en-ane-ang-adv-IAZRqLLV Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms suffixed with -e (adverbial) Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 16 22 21 5 36 Disambiguation of Old English terms suffixed with -e (adverbial): 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ǣnes
Etymology number: 1
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