"eban" meaning in Old High German

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Adjective

IPA: /หˆe.ban/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz, whence also Old Saxon eฦ€an, Old English efn, Old Norse jafn, Gothic ๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฝ๐ƒ (ibns). Etymology templates: {{inh|goh|gmw-pro|*ebn}} Proto-West Germanic *ebn, {{inh|goh|gem-pro|*ebnaz}} Proto-Germanic *ebnaz, {{cog|osx|eฦ€an}} Old Saxon eฦ€an, {{cog|ang|efn}} Old English efn, {{cog|non|jafn}} Old Norse jafn, {{cog|got|๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฝ๐ƒ}} Gothic ๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฝ๐ƒ (ibns) Head templates: {{head|goh|adjective|head=|sort=}} eban, {{goh-adj}} eban
  1. plain, even Derived forms: ebano
    Sense id: en-eban-goh-adj-md62xRKS Categories (other): Old High German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Alemannic German",
          "lang_code": "gsw",
          "word": "รซben"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "รฉbane"
        },
        {
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "word": "eben"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle High German",
      "lang_code": "gmh",
      "word": "eben"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*ebn",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ebn"
    ],
    [
      "*ebnaz",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ebnaz"
    ],
    [
      "eฦ€an",
      "eฦ€an#Old_Saxon"
    ],
    [
      "efn",
      "efn#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "jafn",
      "jafn#Old_Norse"
    ],
    [
      "๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฝ๐ƒ",
      "๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฝ๐ƒ#Gothic"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*ebn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *ebn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*ebnaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ebnaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "eฦ€an"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon eฦ€an",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "efn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English efn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "jafn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse jafn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฝ๐ƒ"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic ๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฝ๐ƒ (ibns)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz, whence also Old Saxon eฦ€an, Old English efn, Old Norse jafn, Gothic ๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฝ๐ƒ (ibns).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "adjective",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "eban",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "eban",
      "name": "goh-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old High German",
  "lang_code": "goh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old High German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ebano"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plain, even"
      ],
      "id": "en-eban-goh-adj-md62xRKS",
      "links": [
        [
          "plain",
          "plain"
        ],
        [
          "even",
          "even"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/หˆe.ban/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eban"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ebano"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Alemannic German",
          "lang_code": "gsw",
          "word": "รซben"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "รฉbane"
        },
        {
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "word": "eben"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle High German",
      "lang_code": "gmh",
      "word": "eben"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*ebn",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ebn"
    ],
    [
      "*ebnaz",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ebnaz"
    ],
    [
      "eฦ€an",
      "eฦ€an#Old_Saxon"
    ],
    [
      "efn",
      "efn#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "jafn",
      "jafn#Old_Norse"
    ],
    [
      "๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฝ๐ƒ",
      "๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฝ๐ƒ#Gothic"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*ebn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *ebn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*ebnaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ebnaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "eฦ€an"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon eฦ€an",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "efn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English efn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "jafn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse jafn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฝ๐ƒ"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic ๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฝ๐ƒ (ibns)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz, whence also Old Saxon eฦ€an, Old English efn, Old Norse jafn, Gothic ๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฝ๐ƒ (ibns).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "adjective",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "eban",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "eban",
      "name": "goh-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old High German",
  "lang_code": "goh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old High German adjectives",
        "Old High German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old High German lemmas",
        "Old High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plain, even"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plain",
          "plain"
        ],
        [
          "even",
          "even"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/หˆe.ban/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eban"
}

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