"ear" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /æ͜ɑːr/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *aur, from Proto-Germanic *auraz. Akin to Old Norse aurr (“mud”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*aur}} Proto-West Germanic *aur, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*auraz}} Proto-Germanic *auraz, {{cog|non|aurr||mud}} Old Norse aurr (“mud”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=ēar|sort=}} ēar m, {{ang-noun|m|head=ēar}} ēar m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|ēar}}, {{ang-decl-noun|ēar|ēaras|ēar|ēaras|ēares|ēara|ēare|ēarum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: ēar [canonical, masculine], strong [table-tags], ēar [nominative, singular], ēaras [nominative, plural], ēar [accusative, singular], ēaras [accusative, plural], ēares [genitive, singular], ēara [genitive, plural], ēare [dative, singular], ēarum [dative, plural]
  1. sea Categories (lifeform): Grains
    Sense id: en-ear-ang-noun-SmnxnIwm Disambiguation of Grains: 36 36 28 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  2. earth Categories (place): Landforms Categories (lifeform): Grains
    Sense id: en-ear-ang-noun-e3S0GKNS Disambiguation of Landforms: 27 67 6 Disambiguation of Grains: 36 36 28 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (Old English: Ēarmūþa): Yarmouth [English]
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'Old English: Ēarmūþa': 0 0

Noun

IPA: /æ͜ɑːr/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *ahaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *ahaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“pointed”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*ahaʀ}} Proto-West Germanic *ahaʀ, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*ahaz}} Proto-Germanic *ahaz, {{inh|ang|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-||pointed}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“pointed”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=ēar|sort=}} ēar n, {{ang-noun|n|head=ēar}} ēar n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|ēar}}, {{ang-decl-noun|ēar|ēar|ēar|ēar|ēares|ēara|ēare|ēarum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: ēar [canonical, neuter], strong [table-tags], ēar [nominative, singular], ēar [nominative, plural], ēar [accusative, singular], ēar [accusative, plural], ēares [genitive, singular], ēara [genitive, plural], ēare [dative, singular], ēarum [dative, plural]
  1. ear (of corn) Categories (lifeform): Grains Synonyms: æhher — Northumbrian
    Sense id: en-ear-ang-noun-dUpiNwFU Disambiguation of Grains: 36 36 28 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēares",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēarum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "ēar",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ēar n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "head": "ēar"
      },
      "expansion": "ēar n",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ēar"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ēar",
        "2": "ēar",
        "3": "ēar",
        "4": "ēar",
        "5": "ēares",
        "6": "ēara",
        "7": "ēare",
        "8": "ēarum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ear (of corn)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ear",
          "#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/æ͜ɑːr/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "æhher — Northumbrian"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ear"
}

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