"ute" meaning in Old English

See ute in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈuː.te/ Forms: ūte [canonical], ūtor [comparative], ȳtemest [superlative]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *ūtē, from Proto-Germanic *ūtai. Etymology templates: {{etymon|ang|:inh|gmw-pro:*ūtē<ety:inh<gem-pro:*ūtai>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*ūt", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ai", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*ūtai", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*ūtē", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "ute", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" }" data-lang="ang" data-title="ute">, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*ūtē}} Proto-West Germanic *ūtē, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*ūtai}} Proto-Germanic *ūtai Head templates: {{ang-adv|ūte|ūtor|ȳtemest}} ūte (comparative ūtor, superlative ȳtemest)
  1. outside, outdoors
    Sense id: en-ute-ang-adv-lHGLIxDw Categories (other): Old English entries with etymon, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Old English entries with etymon: 100 0 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 100 0
  2. at a distance, out
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          "text": "c. 900, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History\nHis līchama wæs ūte bebyrġed nēah ċirican.",
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          "roman": "Þonne sē hīredes ealdor inn gǣþ and his duru beclȳst, and ġē standaþ þǣr ūte and þā duru cnociaþ, and cweðaþ, \"Dryhten, ātȳn ūs,\" þonne cwiþ hē tō ēow, \"Ne cann iċ ēow; nāt iċ hwanon ġē sind.\"",
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