"an-" meaning in Old English

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Prefix

IPA: /ɑːn/ Forms: ān- [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *aina-, from Proto-Germanic *aina- (“one, uni-”), equivalent to Old English ān (“one”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*aina-}} Proto-West Germanic *aina-, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*aina-|t=one, uni-}} Proto-Germanic *aina- (“one, uni-”), {{m+|ang|ān|t=one}} Old English ān (“one”) Head templates: {{head|ang|prefix|head=ān-|sort=}} ān-, {{ang-prefix|head=ān-}} ān-
  1. one; mono-, uni- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-an--ang-prefix-BWzqeLEe Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21
  2. lone, alone Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-an--ang-prefix-YrPGCeVZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ǣn- Related terms: nān-

Download JSON data for an- meaning in Old English (2.2kB)

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