"as" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ɑːs/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god, deity”). Appears in the historical record within the personal name Āslāc (from Proto-Germanic *Ansulaikaz), an alternate form of Ōslāc. Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*h₂ems-}}, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*ansuz||god, deity}} Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god, deity”), {{ncog|gem-pro|*Ansulaikaz}} Proto-Germanic *Ansulaikaz Head templates: {{head|ang|reconstructed nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=*ās|head2=|sort=}} *ās m, {{ang-noun|m|head=*ās}} *ās m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun|*ās|*ēse, *āsa|*ās|*āsa|*āsa|ēsa, *āsa|ēse, *āsa|*āsum|type=u-stem, irregular}} Forms: ās [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], ās [nominative, singular], ēse [nominative, plural], āsa [nominative, plural], ās [accusative, singular], āsa [accusative, plural], āsa [genitive, singular], ēsa [genitive, plural], āsa [genitive, plural], ēse [dative, singular], āsa [dative, singular], āsum [dative, plural]
  1. Alternative form of ōs Tags: alt-of, alternative, reconstruction Alternative form of: ōs Synonyms: god
    Sense id: en-as-ang-noun-lMh4f9ra Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "table-tags"
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      "form": "ās",
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      "form": "ēse",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "āsa",
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      "form": "ās",
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    },
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      "form": "āsa",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "āsa",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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          "word": "ōs"
        }
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          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɑːs/"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "ās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "ēse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "āsa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ās",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "āsa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "āsa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēsa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "āsa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "āsa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "āsum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "args": {
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        "head": "*ās"
      },
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        "3": "*ās",
        "4": "*āsa",
        "5": "*āsa",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Old English/as",
  "pos": "noun",
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        }
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        "Old English masculine nouns",
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        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ems-",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
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        "Alternative form of ōs"
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      "ipa": "/ɑːs/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "god"
    }
  ],
  "word": "as"
}

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