"-an" meaning in Old English

See -an in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *-aną. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*-aną}} Proto-Germanic *-aną Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} -an, {{ang-suffix}} -an Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|-an<w1/ge:0>}} Forms: weak [table-tags], -an [infinitive], -enne [infinitive], -e [first-person, present, singular], -de [first-person, past, singular], -est [present, second-person, singular], -st [present, second-person, singular], -dest [past, second-person, singular], -eþ [present, singular, third-person], [present, singular, third-person], -de [past, singular, third-person], -aþ [plural, present], -don [past, plural], -e [present, singular], -de [past, singular], -en [plural, present], -den [past, plural], - [imperative, past, present, singular], -aþ [imperative, past, plural, present], -ende [imperative, present], -ed [imperative, past]
  1. (verbal suffix) used to form the infinitive of most class I verbs (exceptions are verbs like flēon (“to flee”)) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--an-ang-suffix-Wns8WOJE Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 34 31 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /ɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *-anā, from Proto-Germanic *-anē. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*-anā}} Proto-West Germanic *-anā, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*-anē}} Proto-Germanic *-anē Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} -an, {{ang-suffix}} -an
  1. Forms adverbs with ablative direction. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ane
    Sense id: en--an-ang-suffix-Tmx4V5ea Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 34 31 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

IPA: /ɑn/
Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} -an, {{ang-suffix}} -an
  1. Forms the accusative, genitive, and dative singular and nominative and accusative plural of n-stem nouns Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--an-ang-suffix-3x7sXM9V Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 34 31 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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