"ei" meaning in Old High German

See ei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Akin to Old English ǣġ, Old Norse egg. Further Indo-European cognates include Latin ōvum and Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión) Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|goh|gmw-pro|*aij|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-West Germanic *aij, {{inh+|goh|gmw-pro|*aij}} Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *aij, {{inh|goh|gem-pro|*ajją}} Proto-Germanic *ajją, {{inh|goh|ine-pro|*h₂ōwyóm}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm, {{cog|ang|ǣġ}} Old English ǣġ, {{cog|non|egg}} Old Norse egg, {{cog|la|ōvum}} Latin ōvum, {{cog|grc|ᾠόν}} Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión) Head templates: {{head|goh|noun|||||g=n|g2=|head=|sort=}} ei n, {{goh-noun|n}} ei n
  1. (zoology) an egg Tags: neuter
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              "lang_code": "mhn",
              "word": "oi"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Bavarian",
          "lang_code": "bar",
          "word": "Oa"
        },
        {
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              "lang": "Hunsrik",
              "lang_code": "hrx",
              "word": "Eu"
            },
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            }
          ],
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          "word": "Ää"
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            }
          ],
          "lang": "Central Franconian",
          "lang_code": "gmw-cfr",
          "word": "Aai"
        },
        {
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "word": "Ei"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Vilamovian",
          "lang_code": "wym",
          "word": "e"
        },
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          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "lang_code": "yi",
          "roman": "ey",
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        }
      ],
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      },
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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    },
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ǣġ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English ǣġ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "egg"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse egg",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ōvum"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin ōvum",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ᾠόν"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ei n",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "ei n",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old High German",
  "lang_code": "goh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old High German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 50 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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        }
      ],
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        "an egg"
      ],
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          "zoology",
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        ],
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        ]
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      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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          "lang_code": "bar",
          "word": "Oa"
        },
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              "lang": "Hunsrik",
              "lang_code": "hrx",
              "word": "Eu"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Luxembourgish",
              "lang_code": "lb",
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            }
          ],
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          "lang_code": "gmw-cfr",
          "word": "Ei"
        },
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            }
          ],
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          "word": "Ää"
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              "lang_code": "hrx",
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              "lang": "Luxembourgish",
              "lang_code": "lb",
              "word": "Ee"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Central Franconian",
          "lang_code": "gmw-cfr",
          "word": "Aai"
        },
        {
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "word": "Ei"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Vilamovian",
          "lang_code": "wym",
          "word": "e"
        },
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          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "lang_code": "yi",
          "roman": "ey",
          "word": "איי"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle High German",
      "lang_code": "gmh",
      "word": "ei"
    }
  ],
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    },
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        "g": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
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        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ǣġ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English ǣġ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "egg"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse egg",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin ōvum",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ᾠόν"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Akin to Old English ǣġ, Old Norse egg.\nFurther Indo-European cognates include Latin ōvum and Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión)",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      },
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  ],
  "lang": "Old High German",
  "lang_code": "goh",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Old High German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old High German lemmas",
        "Old High German neuter nouns",
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        "Old High German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old High German terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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        "an egg"
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        "(zoology) an egg"
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        "neuter"
      ],
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        "zoology"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ei"
}

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