"ein" meaning in Old High German

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Adverb

Forms: ain [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ain. Cognate with Old English ān, Old Norse einn. Etymology templates: {{etymon|goh|:inh|gmw-pro:*ain<id:one>|id=one|text=+}} Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ain., {{cog|ang|ān}} Old English ān, {{cog|non|einn}} Old Norse einn Head templates: {{head|goh|adverb|head=|sort=}} ein, {{goh-adv}} ein
  1. only
    Sense id: en-ein-goh-adv--QWxlULt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Old High German entries with etymology texts, Old High German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old High German entries with etymology texts: 0 0 Disambiguation of Old High German entries with incorrect language header: 0 0

Numeral

Forms: ain [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ain. Cognate with Old English ān, Old Norse einn. Etymology templates: {{etymon|goh|:inh|gmw-pro:*ain<id:one>|id=one|text=+}} Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ain., {{cog|ang|ān}} Old English ān, {{cog|non|einn}} Old Norse einn Head templates: {{head|goh|numeral}} ein
  1. one Derived forms: nein
    Sense id: en-ein-goh-num-dpLDrTVA Categories (other): Old High German cardinal numbers
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Old High German entries with etymology texts, Old High German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old High German entries with etymology texts: 0 0 Disambiguation of Old High German entries with incorrect language header: 0 0

Alternative forms

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