"fot" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /foːt/
Rhymes: -oːt Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. The nominative and accusative plural fēt is the result of an umlaut: the first vowel in Proto-West Germanic plural *fōti shifted into a close-mid front rounded vowel in order to harmonize it with the last vowel. After speakers dropped the last vowel, the front rounded vowel became unrounded, although some dialects (largely the Anglian ones) retained the rounded vowel longer than West Saxon did. Cognates Germanic cognates include Old Frisian fōt, Old Saxon fōt (Dutch voet), Old High German fuoȥ (German Fuß), Old Norse fótr (Danish fod, Swedish fot), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐍃 (fōtus). The Proto-Indo-European root was also the source of Sanskrit पद् (pád), Ancient Greek πούς (poús) (genitive ποδός (podós)); Doric πῶς (pôs), Latin pēs (genitive pedis). Etymology templates: {{ety|ang|:inh|gmw-pro:*fōt}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*fōts", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*fōt", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "fot", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" }" data-lang="ang" data-title="fot">, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*fōt}} Proto-West Germanic *fōt, {{der|ang|gem-pro|*fōts}} Proto-Germanic *fōts, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*pṓds}} Proto-Indo-European *pṓds, {{col-top|2|cog}} Cognates, {{cog|ofs|fōt}} Old Frisian fōt, {{cog|osx|fōt}} Old Saxon fōt, {{cog|nl|voet}} Dutch voet, {{cog|goh|fuoȥ}} Old High German fuoȥ, {{cog|de|Fuß}} German Fuß, {{cog|non|fótr}} Old Norse fótr, {{cog|da|fod}} Danish fod, {{cog|sv|fot}} Swedish fot, {{cog|got|𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐍃}} Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐍃 (fōtus), {{cog|grc|πούς}} Ancient Greek πούς (poús), {{cog|la|pēs}} Latin pēs Head templates: {{ang-noun|m|fēt|head=fōt}} fōt m (nominative plural fēt) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-cons-m|fōt|fēt}}, {{ang-decl-noun|fōt|fēt|fōt|fēt|fōtes|fōta|fēt|fōtum|num=|title=|type=strong consonant stem}} Forms: fōt [canonical, masculine], fēt [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], fōt [nominative, singular], fēt [nominative, plural], fōt [accusative, singular], fēt [accusative, plural], fōtes [genitive, singular], fōta [genitive, plural], fēt [dative, singular], fōtum [dative, plural]
  1. a foot, in the following senses:
    (anatomy) an organ in humans and animals used for locomotion
    Sense id: en-fot-ang-noun-j3ULIjEI Categories (other): Anatomy, Old English entries with etymon Disambiguation of Old English entries with etymon: 16 3 42 1 38 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. a foot, in the following senses:
    a unit of length, especially a third of a yard
    Sense id: en-fot-ang-noun-IvDLjkZ7 Categories (other): Units of length Disambiguation of Units of length: 10 72 13 2 3
  3. late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
    Sense id: en-fot-ang-noun-IxVVQMyQ Categories (other): Old English entries with etymon, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with etymon: 16 3 42 1 38 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 18 3 44 1 33
  4. the base or bottom of something
    Sense id: en-fot-ang-noun-NdmqfqVk
  5. (prosody) a metrical foot
    Sense id: en-fot-ang-noun-6s9xKSm- Categories (other): Prosody, Old English entries with etymon Disambiguation of Old English entries with etymon: 16 3 42 1 38 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -fēte, fōtlīċ, fōtmǣlum, hwītfōt
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        {
          "english": "We tried to reach the village on foot (literally \"on feet\").",
          "ref": "Exeter Book, riddle 40",
          "roman": "Wē ongunnon þæt þorp ġenēahlǣċan on fōtum.",
          "text": "Hefiġere iċ eom miċle þonne sē hāra stān\noþþe unlȳtel lēades clympre,\nlēohtre iċ eom miċle þonne þēs lȳtla wyrm\nþe hēr on flōde gǣð fōtum dryġe.\nI am much heavier than the gray stone\nor an un-little clump of lead,\nI am much lighter than this little bug\nthat walks here on the water with dry feet\n10th century, The Seafarer:\nþonne hē be clifum cnossað. · Calde ġeþrungen\nwǣron mīne fēt, · forste ġebunden,\ncaldum clommum, · þǣr þā ċeare sēofedun.\nHāt ymb heortan · hungor innan slāt\nmerewērġes mōd. · Þæt sē mon ne wāt\nthen it beats near cliffs. My feet were\nsqueezed by cold, bound by frost,\nwith cold fetters, when there we bemoaned\nsorrows. Hot about heart, hunger within tore\na sea-weary mind. The man didn't know that,\nIċ dypte mīnne fōt on þæt wæter.\nI dipped my foot into the water.",
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        "an organ in humans and animals used for locomotion"
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        "a foot, in the following senses:",
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        "anatomy",
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          "text": "...⁊ sē weall wæs XX fōta þicce, ⁊ XL elna hēah...",
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          "english": "We tried to reach the village on foot (literally \"on feet\").",
          "ref": "Exeter Book, riddle 40",
          "roman": "Wē ongunnon þæt þorp ġenēahlǣċan on fōtum.",
          "text": "Hefiġere iċ eom miċle þonne sē hāra stān\noþþe unlȳtel lēades clympre,\nlēohtre iċ eom miċle þonne þēs lȳtla wyrm\nþe hēr on flōde gǣð fōtum dryġe.\nI am much heavier than the gray stone\nor an un-little clump of lead,\nI am much lighter than this little bug\nthat walks here on the water with dry feet\n10th century, The Seafarer:\nþonne hē be clifum cnossað. · Calde ġeþrungen\nwǣron mīne fēt, · forste ġebunden,\ncaldum clommum, · þǣr þā ċeare sēofedun.\nHāt ymb heortan · hungor innan slāt\nmerewērġes mōd. · Þæt sē mon ne wāt\nthen it beats near cliffs. My feet were\nsqueezed by cold, bound by frost,\nwith cold fetters, when there we bemoaned\nsorrows. Hot about heart, hunger within tore\na sea-weary mind. The man didn't know that,\nIċ dypte mīnne fōt on þæt wæter.\nI dipped my foot into the water.",
          "translation": "We tried to reach the village on foot (literally \"on feet\").",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a foot, in the following senses:",
        "an organ in humans and animals used for locomotion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "foot",
          "foot"
        ],
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "organ",
          "organ"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "a foot, in the following senses:",
        "(anatomy) an organ in humans and animals used for locomotion"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a foot, in the following senses:",
        "a unit of length, especially a third of a yard"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "foot",
          "foot"
        ],
        [
          "yard",
          "yard"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations",
        "Old English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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              42
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              49,
              53
            ]
          ],
          "english": "...and the wall was twenty feet thick, and forty ells tall...",
          "text": "...⁊ sē weall wæs XX fōta þicce, ⁊ XL elna hēah...",
          "translation": "...and the wall was twenty feet thick, and forty ells tall...",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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            ]
          ],
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            [
              20,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The water is thirty feet deep.",
          "text": "Þæt wæter is þrītiġ fōta dēop.",
          "translation": "The water is thirty feet deep.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "She is five foot, three inches tall.",
          "text": "Hēo is fīf fōta lang and þrēora ynċa.",
          "translation": "She is five foot, three inches tall.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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          ],
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              23
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          ],
          "english": "They camped at the foot of the mountain.",
          "text": "Hīe wīcodon æt þæs beorges fēt.",
          "translation": "They camped at the foot of the mountain.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the base or bottom of something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "base",
          "base"
        ],
        [
          "bottom",
          "bottom"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ang:Prosody"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a metrical foot"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prosody",
          "prosody"
        ],
        [
          "metrical foot",
          "metrical foot"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(prosody) a metrical foot"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "phonology",
        "prosody",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/foːt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fot"
}

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