"on" meaning in Old English

See on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /on/
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana. Etymology templates: {{etymon|ang|inh|gmw-pro>*ana>on|id=in}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*ana|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-West Germanic *ana, {{inh+|ang|gmw-pro|*ana}} Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ana, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*ana}} Proto-Germanic *ana Head templates: {{ang-adv}} on
  1. (with verbs of taking or depriving) from
    Sense id: en-on-ang-adv-dYV6RYmZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: an, a, ᚩᚾ (ón) (english: Ruthwell Cross)

Preposition

IPA: /on/
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana. Etymology templates: {{etymon|ang|inh|gmw-pro>*ana>on|id=in}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*ana|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-West Germanic *ana, {{inh+|ang|gmw-pro|*ana}} Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ana, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*ana}} Proto-Germanic *ana Head templates: {{head|ang|preposition|head=|sort=}} on, {{ang-prep}} on
  1. on, in, at, among [with accusative or dative or instrumental]
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  2. on, during [with accusative]
    Sense id: en-on-ang-prep-vZBalZN6
  3. onto, into (to express allative motion or a change of state) [with accusative]
    Sense id: en-on-ang-prep-~xtOOO0x Categories (other): Old English entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English prepositions Disambiguation of Old English entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs: 10 0 3 87 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 9 0 2 89 Disambiguation of Old English prepositions: 18 5 9 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: an, a, ᚩᚾ (ón) (english: Ruthwell Cross)

Alternative forms

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