ef in Old Saxon

Forms: of [alternative], af [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *jabē, *jabu, from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”) Etymology templates: {{inh|osx|gmw-pro|*jabē}} Proto-West Germanic *jabē, {{inh|osx|gem-pro|*jabai||when, if}} Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”) Head templates: {{head|osx|conjunction}} ef

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*jabē"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *jabē",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*jabai",
        "4": "",
        "5": "when, if"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *jabē, *jabu, from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "of",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "af",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "conjunction"
      },
      "expansion": "ef",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Saxon",
  "lang_code": "osx",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Saxon entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 15 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "\"If you want to listen to me,...",
          "roman": "\"Ef thū mī hōrien wili,...",
          "text": "9th c. Heliand, verse 2714",
          "translation": "\"If you want to listen to me,...",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "if, when"
      ],
      "id": "en-ef-osx-conj-9bFBT3~9",
      "links": [
        [
          "if",
          "if"
        ],
        [
          "when",
          "when"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ef"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*jabē"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *jabē",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*jabai",
        "4": "",
        "5": "when, if"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *jabē, *jabu, from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "of",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "af",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "conjunction"
      },
      "expansion": "ef",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Saxon",
  "lang_code": "osx",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Saxon conjunctions",
        "Old Saxon entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Saxon lemmas",
        "Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old Saxon terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 15 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "\"If you want to listen to me,...",
          "roman": "\"Ef thū mī hōrien wili,...",
          "text": "9th c. Heliand, verse 2714",
          "translation": "\"If you want to listen to me,...",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "if, when"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "if",
          "if"
        ],
        [
          "when",
          "when"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ef"
}

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"ef" meaning in Old Saxon

Conjunction