son in Old English

IPA: /soːn/ Forms: sōn [canonical, masculine] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Rhymes: -oːn Etymology: From Latin sonus. Etymology templates: {{der|ang|la|sonus}} Latin sonus Head templates: {{ang-noun|m|head=sōn}} sōn m

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "sonus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin sonus",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin sonus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sōn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "head": "sōn"
      },
      "expansion": "sōn m",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 53 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "sōncræft"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a musical sound; vocal, instrumental"
      ],
      "id": "en-son-ang-noun-7SIn0A-4",
      "links": [
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          "musical"
        ],
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ],
        [
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          "vocal"
        ],
        [
          "instrumental",
          "instrumental"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/soːn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "son"
}

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "sōncræft"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "sonus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin sonus",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin sonus.",
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    {
      "form": "sōn",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "head": "sōn"
      },
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      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English masculine nouns",
        "Old English nouns",
        "Old English terms derived from Latin",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 53 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Old English/oːn",
        "Rhymes:Old English/oːn/1 syllable"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a musical sound; vocal, instrumental"
      ],
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          "musical",
          "musical"
        ],
        [
          "sound",
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "instrumental",
          "instrumental"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/soːn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "son"
}

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"son" meaning in Old English

Noun