"efes" meaning in Old English

See efes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈe.fes/, [ˈe.ves]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *ubisu, from Proto-Germanic *ubiswō. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*ubisu}} Proto-West Germanic *ubisu, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*ubiswō}} Proto-Germanic *ubiswō Head templates: {{ang-noun|f|head=efes}} efes f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|efes}}, {{ang-decl-noun|efes|efesa,efese|efese|efesa,efese|efese|efesa|efese|efesum|num=|title=|type=strong ō-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], efes [nominative, singular], efesa [nominative, plural], efese [nominative, plural], efese [accusative, singular], efesa [accusative, plural], efese [accusative, plural], efese [genitive, singular], efesa [genitive, plural], efese [dative, singular], efesum [dative, plural], efis [alternative], yfes [alternative], œfes [alternative], efesċ [alternative], ofesċ [alternative], œfesċ [alternative], œfis [alternative], efœsċ [alternative], œfisċ [alternative], efisċ [alternative], *ofes [alternative], *efos [alternative]
  1. edge, border, brim, brink, verge Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-efes-ang-noun-7fGYX1XQ Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 30 37 13 15 4
  2. (of a forest) border, edge; side Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-efes-ang-noun-f2NnTNaw Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 30 37 13 15 4 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 33 64 3
  3. (of a house) eaves; the edge of a roof Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-efes-ang-noun-8nblxZik
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: evesung [English, Middle], evesing [English, Middle], esing [English, Middle], ⇒ Old English: efesung, ⇒ Old English: ġeefesian, efesian Derived forms (Scots): esing, easin, easins, heesins
Disambiguation of 'Scots': 40 34 26

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "source": "declension",
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          "brim",
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        [
          "brink",
          "brink"
        ],
        [
          "verge",
          "verge"
        ]
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        "of a forest"
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        "eaves; the edge of a roof"
      ],
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        "(of a house) eaves; the edge of a roof"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈe.fes/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈe.ves]"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ves]"
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}

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