"ewa" meaning in Old High German

See ewa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈeː.wa/ Forms: ēwa [canonical, feminine], ēuua [alternative], aeuua [alternative], ēo [alternative], ēa [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *aiw, from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, akin to Old English ǣ. Etymology templates: {{etymon|goh|:inh|gmw-pro:*aiw}}, {{inh|goh|gmw-pro|*aiw}} Proto-West Germanic *aiw, {{inh|goh|gem-pro|*aiwaz}} Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, {{cog|ang|ǣ}} Old English ǣ Head templates: {{head|goh|noun|||||g=f|g2=|head=ēwa|sort=}} ēwa f, {{goh-noun|f|head=ēwa}} ēwa f
  1. law
    Sense id: en-ewa-goh-noun-jx90rfZY
  2. eternity
    Sense id: en-ewa-goh-noun-DAjA0iOv
  3. marriage
    Sense id: en-ewa-goh-noun-z5KdBqTm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ēwasago, ēwig
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ēwasago"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ēwig"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Alemannic German",
          "lang_code": "gsw",
          "word": "Ee"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Alemannic German",
          "lang_code": "gsw",
          "word": "E-e"
        },
        {
          "lang": "unknown",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "word": "Ehe"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle High German",
      "lang_code": "gmh",
      "word": "ēwe"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Alemannic German",
          "lang_code": "gsw",
          "word": "Ee"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Alemannic German",
          "lang_code": "gsw",
          "word": "E-e"
        },
        {
          "lang": "unknown",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "word": "Ehe"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle High German",
      "lang_code": "gmh",
      "word": "ē"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "gmw-pro:*aiw"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*aiw"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *aiw",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*aiwaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *aiwaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ǣ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English ǣ",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *aiw, from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, akin to Old English ǣ.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ēwa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēuua",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aeuua",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "ēwa",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ēwa f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "head": "ēwa"
      },
      "expansion": "ēwa f",
      "name": "goh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old High German",
  "lang_code": "goh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "law"
      ],
      "id": "en-ewa-goh-noun-jx90rfZY",
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "eternity"
      ],
      "id": "en-ewa-goh-noun-DAjA0iOv",
      "links": [
        [
          "eternity",
          "eternity#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "marriage"
      ],
      "id": "en-ewa-goh-noun-z5KdBqTm",
      "links": [
        [
          "marriage",
          "marriage#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeː.wa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ewa"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old High German entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old High German feminine nouns",
    "Old High German lemmas",
    "Old High German nouns",
    "Old High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old High German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old High German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ey- (life)",
    "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",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ēwasago"
    },
    {
      "word": "ēwig"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Alemannic German",
          "lang_code": "gsw",
          "word": "Ee"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Alemannic German",
          "lang_code": "gsw",
          "word": "E-e"
        },
        {
          "lang": "unknown",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "word": "Ehe"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle High German",
      "lang_code": "gmh",
      "word": "ēwe"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Alemannic German",
          "lang_code": "gsw",
          "word": "Ee"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Alemannic German",
          "lang_code": "gsw",
          "word": "E-e"
        },
        {
          "lang": "unknown",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "word": "Ehe"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle High German",
      "lang_code": "gmh",
      "word": "ē"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "gmw-pro:*aiw"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*aiw"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *aiw",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*aiwaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *aiwaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ǣ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English ǣ",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *aiw, from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, akin to Old English ǣ.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ēwa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēuua",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aeuua",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "ēwa",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ēwa f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "head": "ēwa"
      },
      "expansion": "ēwa f",
      "name": "goh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old High German",
  "lang_code": "goh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "law"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "eternity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "eternity",
          "eternity#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "marriage"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "marriage",
          "marriage#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeː.wa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ewa"
}

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