"adun" meaning in Old English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈɑ.duːn/ Forms: adūn [canonical]
Etymology: By surface analysis, a- + dūn Etymology templates: {{surf|ang|a-|dūn}} By surface analysis, a- + dūn Head templates: {{ang-adv|head=adūn}} adūn
  1. down, downward
    Sense id: en-adun-ang-adv-69n~aY~I Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with a-, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 3 2 2 28 30 29 1 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 1 27 30 27 1 10
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          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "adown"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "adoon"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "adoun"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "adown"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "adoun"
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          "word": "adoon"
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          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "adoun"
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          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "adown"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "adune"
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          "lang_code": "en",
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        },
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          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "adoon"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "adoun"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "adown"
        }
      ],
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      "word": "adun"
    }
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      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "By surface analysis, a- + dūn",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "adūn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "head": "adūn"
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    }
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English terms prefixed with a-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 2 2 28 30 29 1 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 1 1 27 30 27 1 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Then he saw loons swim in the water, and often dive down toward the bottom, eagerly chasing the fish of the river.",
          "text": "Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\nĐā ġesēah hē swymman sċealfran on flōde, and ġelōme doppettan ādūne tō grunde, ēhtende ðearle þǣre ēa fixa.",
          "translation": "Then he saw loons swim in the water, and often dive down toward the bottom, eagerly chasing the fish of the river.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "down, downward"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "down",
          "down"
        ],
        [
          "downward",
          "downward"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑ.duːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "adun"
}
{
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "adown"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "adoon"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "adoun"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "adown"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "adoun"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "adown"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "adoon"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "adoun"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "adown"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "adune"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "adown"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "adoon"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "adoun"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "adown"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "adun"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "a-",
        "3": "dūn"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, a- + dūn",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "By surface analysis, a- + dūn",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "adūn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "head": "adūn"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Old English adverbs",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English terms prefixed with a-",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Then he saw loons swim in the water, and often dive down toward the bottom, eagerly chasing the fish of the river.",
          "text": "Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\nĐā ġesēah hē swymman sċealfran on flōde, and ġelōme doppettan ādūne tō grunde, ēhtende ðearle þǣre ēa fixa.",
          "translation": "Then he saw loons swim in the water, and often dive down toward the bottom, eagerly chasing the fish of the river.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "down, downward"
      ],
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        [
          "down",
          "down"
        ],
        [
          "downward",
          "downward"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑ.duːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "adun"
}

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