"nan-" meaning in Old English

See nan- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /nɑːn/ Forms: nān- [canonical]
Etymology: From nān. Head templates: {{head|ang|prefix|head=nān-}} nān-
  1. (rare) Denotes absence or lack Tags: morpheme, rare Synonyms: nā-, nō-

Download JSON data for nan- meaning in Old English (2.6kB)

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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
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            "3": "no-",
            "4": "na-"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: non-, no-, na-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: non-, no-, na-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "no-"
          },
          "expansion": "English: no-",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fossilised in <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"en\">noway</i>, <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"en\">nobody</i>, <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"en\">noman</i>, <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"en\">nowhere</i>, etc."
          },
          "expansion": "(fossilised in noway, nobody, noman, nowhere, etc.)",
          "name": "gl"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: no- (fossilised in noway, nobody, noman, nowhere, etc.)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "na-",
            "3": "nae-"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: na-, nae-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: na-, nae-"
    },
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            "1": "enm",
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            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Middle English: non-",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fro",
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          },
          "expansion": "Old French non-",
          "name": "cog"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "merged with Old French <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"fro\">non-</i>"
          },
          "expansion": "(merged with Old French non-)",
          "name": "gl"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Middle English: non- (merged with Old French non-)"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
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          },
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      "text": "English: non-"
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      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "non-"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: non-"
    }
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    {
      "form": "nān-",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English links with redundant target parameters",
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            "Links with redundant target parameters",
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        {
          "text": "nānan (“no one”, literally “none one”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "nānþing (“nothing”, literally “none thing”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "nānwiht (“naught, nothing”, literally “none creature”)"
        }
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        "Denotes absence or lack"
      ],
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        "(rare) Denotes absence or lack"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "nā-"
        },
        {
          "word": "nō-"
        }
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/nɑːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nan-"
}
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          },
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    },
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          },
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            "der": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
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          },
          "expansion": "Old French non-",
          "name": "cog"
        },
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          "args": {
            "1": "merged with Old French <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"fro\">non-</i>"
          },
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        }
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      "depth": 3,
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          "args": {
            "1": "en",
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      "depth": 3,
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          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "form": "nān-",
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        "canonical"
      ]
    }
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        "Old English terms with rare senses"
      ],
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          "text": "nānan (“no one”, literally “none one”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "nānþing (“nothing”, literally “none thing”)"
        },
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          "text": "nānwiht (“naught, nothing”, literally “none creature”)"
        }
      ],
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        "(rare) Denotes absence or lack"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/nɑːn/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "nā-"
    },
    {
      "word": "nō-"
    }
  ],
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}

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