"ewig" meaning in Old High German

See ewig in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈeːwiɣ/, /ˈeːwiɡ/ Forms: ēwig [canonical]
Etymology: From ēwa + -ig. Etymology templates: {{suffix|goh|ēwa|ig}} ēwa + -ig Head templates: {{head|goh|adjective|head=ēwig|sort=}} ēwig, {{goh-adj|head=ēwig}} ēwig
  1. eternal
    Sense id: en-ewig-goh-adj-t2ed-pUJ Categories (other): Old High German entries with incorrect language header, Old High German terms suffixed with -ig, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 18 0 1 12 1 18 22 22 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 0 1 20 0 16 20 20 7 0
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "éevig"
        },
        {
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "word": "ewig"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "lang_code": "yi",
          "roman": "eybik",
          "word": "אייביק"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle High German",
      "lang_code": "gmh",
      "word": "ēwic"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "goh",
        "2": "ēwa",
        "3": "ig"
      },
      "expansion": "ēwa + -ig",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ēwa + -ig.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ēwig",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "goh",
        "2": "adjective",
        "head": "ēwig",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ēwig",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "ēwig"
      },
      "expansion": "ēwig",
      "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": "Old High German terms suffixed with -ig",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 0 1 12 1 18 22 22 4 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 0 1 20 0 16 20 20 7 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eternal"
      ],
      "id": "en-ewig-goh-adj-t2ed-pUJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "eternal",
          "eternal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeːwiɣ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeːwiɡ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ewig"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "cy:Cervids"
  ],
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    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "éevig"
        },
        {
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "word": "ewig"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "lang_code": "yi",
          "roman": "eybik",
          "word": "אייביק"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "gmh",
      "word": "ēwic"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "ēwa",
        "3": "ig"
      },
      "expansion": "ēwa + -ig",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ēwa + -ig.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ēwig",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "adjective",
        "head": "ēwig",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ēwig",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "ēwig"
      },
      "expansion": "ēwig",
      "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 suffixed with -ig",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eternal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "eternal",
          "eternal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeːwiɣ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeːwiɡ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ewig"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ewig meaning in Old High German (1.2kB)

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