"of" meaning in Old English

See of in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /ov/, /of/ Forms: of [+dative] [canonical]
Etymology: Unstressed form of æf. Etymology templates: {{m|ang|æf}} æf Head templates: {{head|ang|preposition|head=|sort=}} of, {{ang-prep}} of
  1. from
    Sense id: en-of-ang-prep-dYV6RYmZ
  2. out of
    Sense id: en-of-ang-prep-paIYYYSL
  3. off
    Sense id: en-of-ang-prep-tNxm3egG
  4. by (indicating the creator of a work)
    Sense id: en-of-ang-prep-nh29rFdo
  5. of (Denoting material made of)
    Sense id: en-of-ang-prep-OKMEmejg Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English prepositions Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 14 0 0 25 60 Disambiguation of Old English prepositions: 21 11 6 20 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ob

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          "english": "Out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.",
          "text": "Of þām ǣġe crēap ān lȳtel and swīðe hungriġ trēowwyrm.",
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          "english": "I don't want to hear one more word out of your mouth.",
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          "english": "Just as fish die if they're out of the water, every land animal dies if it is deprived of air.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year\nSwā swā fiscas cwelaþ gif hīe of wætre bēoþ, swā ēac cwileþ ǣlċ eorðliċ līchama gif hē biþ þǣre lyfte bedǣled.",
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          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"The Nativity of St. John the Baptist\"\n\"Eal his reaf wæs awefen of olfendes hǽrum, his bigleofa wæs stiðlic; ne dranc he wines drenc, ne nanes gemencgedes wætan, ne gebrowenes: ofet hine fedde, and wude-hunig, and oðre waclice ðigena.\"",
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        },
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          "english": "Just as fish die if they're out of the water, every land animal dies if it is deprived of air.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year\nSwā swā fiscas cwelaþ gif hīe of wætre bēoþ, swā ēac cwileþ ǣlċ eorðliċ līchama gif hē biþ þǣre lyfte bedǣled.",
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          "english": "The king slipped his ring off.",
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          "type": "quotation"
        }
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          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"The Nativity of St. John the Baptist\"\n\"Eal his reaf wæs awefen of olfendes hǽrum, his bigleofa wæs stiðlic; ne dranc he wines drenc, ne nanes gemencgedes wætan, ne gebrowenes: ofet hine fedde, and wude-hunig, and oðre waclice ðigena.\"",
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      "ipa": "/of/"
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    {
      "word": "ob"
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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1147",
  "msg": "suspicious related form tags ['canonical']: 'of [+dative]' in 'of [+dative]'",
  "path": [
    "of"
  ],
  "section": "Old English",
  "subsection": "preposition",
  "title": "of",
  "trace": ""
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