"ufan" meaning in Old English

See ufan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈu.fɑn/, [ˈu.vɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *ubanē, from Proto-Germanic *upp (“up”). Cognate with Old High German obana (German oben). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*ubanē}} Proto-Germanic *ubanē, {{der|ang|gem-pro|*upp|t=up}} Proto-Germanic *upp (“up”), {{cog|goh|obana}} Old High German obana, {{cog|de|oben}} German oben Head templates: {{ang-adv}} ufan
  1. above
    Sense id: en-ufan-ang-adv-iMfwjQvl Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 0 0 0
  2. from above
    Sense id: en-ufan-ang-adv-8zqp2U9k Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 0 0 0
  3. down
    Sense id: en-ufan-ang-adv-kIrsRRLY
  4. upon
    Sense id: en-ufan-ang-adv-JhsJ~40R
  5. at the top
    Sense id: en-ufan-ang-adv-MdN71ed-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: beufan, ufanweard, ufane, wiþufan Related terms: bufan
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      "word": "wiþufan"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *upp (“up”)",
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      "expansion": "Old High German obana",
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      "expansion": "German oben",
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *ubanē, from Proto-Germanic *upp (“up”). Cognate with Old High German obana (German oben).",
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        {
          "english": "...with which he was afflicted from the crown above to the soles of his feet below.",
          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"The Passion of the Apostles Simon and Jude\"\n...mid ðǣre hē wæs ofset fram ðām hnolle ufan ōð his fōtwylmas neoðan.",
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          "english": "Lo then the temple's veil burst asunder, from the summit above down to the floor beneath,...",
          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"Palm Sunday. On The Lord's Passion\"\nEfne ðā tōbserst þæs temples wāhryft, fram ðǣre fyrste ufan ōð ðā flōr neoðan,...",
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        {
          "english": "I tell thee, because it concealeth all that is above it",
          "text": "The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn\nIc ðē secge, forðon hē behelað eal þæt him be ufan bið.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "english": "...and first measure from above to its ground, how wide the black vapour is.",
          "text": "Caedmon's metrical paraphrase\n...And ǣrest āmet ufan tō grunde and hū sīd sē swarta ēðm sēo.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "The fire came from above that burned up the sheep, but it came not from heaven, though it was so feigned...",
          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"The First Sunday in September\"\nÞæt fȳr cōm ufan ðe þā scēp forbærnde, ac hit ne cōm nā of heofenum, þēah ðe hit swā ġehīwod wǣre...",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "from above"
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      "id": "en-ufan-ang-adv-8zqp2U9k",
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    },
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        {
          "english": "I tell thee, because it looketh down on hell.",
          "text": "The Dialogue of Adrian and Ritheus\nIc ðē secge, for ðām ðe hēo locað ufan on helle.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "english": "Then afterwards he was angry and wounded, he slew many of the people: that both those perished, which were upon on him, and also stabbed and irritated the other elephants, that those also nearly perished, which were upon on there.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans\nÐā siððan hē yrre wæs and ġewundod, hē ofsloh micel þæs folces: þæt ǣġðer ġe þā forwurdon, þe him on ufan wǣran, ġe ēac þā ōðre elpendas sticade and gremede, þæt þā ēac mǣst ealle forwurdon, þe þǣr on ufan wǣron.",
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        {
          "english": "Phillippus did them their battle ignoble, until a queen shot him through the thigh, that the horse was dead, which he sat on at the top.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans\nPhillippus him dyde heora wīġ unweorð, ōð hyne ān Cwēne scēat þurh þæt þēoh, þæt þæt hors wæs dēad, þe hē on ufan sæt.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈu.fɑn/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈu.vɑn]"
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          "english": "...with which he was afflicted from the crown above to the soles of his feet below.",
          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"The Passion of the Apostles Simon and Jude\"\n...mid ðǣre hē wæs ofset fram ðām hnolle ufan ōð his fōtwylmas neoðan.",
          "type": "quotation"
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          "english": "Lo then the temple's veil burst asunder, from the summit above down to the floor beneath,...",
          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"Palm Sunday. On The Lord's Passion\"\nEfne ðā tōbserst þæs temples wāhryft, fram ðǣre fyrste ufan ōð ðā flōr neoðan,...",
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          "english": "I tell thee, because it concealeth all that is above it",
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          "english": "...and first measure from above to its ground, how wide the black vapour is.",
          "text": "Caedmon's metrical paraphrase\n...And ǣrest āmet ufan tō grunde and hū sīd sē swarta ēðm sēo.",
          "type": "quotation"
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          "english": "The fire came from above that burned up the sheep, but it came not from heaven, though it was so feigned...",
          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"The First Sunday in September\"\nÞæt fȳr cōm ufan ðe þā scēp forbærnde, ac hit ne cōm nā of heofenum, þēah ðe hit swā ġehīwod wǣre...",
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          "english": "I tell thee, because it looketh down on hell.",
          "text": "The Dialogue of Adrian and Ritheus\nIc ðē secge, for ðām ðe hēo locað ufan on helle.",
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          "english": "Then afterwards he was angry and wounded, he slew many of the people: that both those perished, which were upon on him, and also stabbed and irritated the other elephants, that those also nearly perished, which were upon on there.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans\nÐā siððan hē yrre wæs and ġewundod, hē ofsloh micel þæs folces: þæt ǣġðer ġe þā forwurdon, þe him on ufan wǣran, ġe ēac þā ōðre elpendas sticade and gremede, þæt þā ēac mǣst ealle forwurdon, þe þǣr on ufan wǣron.",
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          "english": "Phillippus did them their battle ignoble, until a queen shot him through the thigh, that the horse was dead, which he sat on at the top.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans\nPhillippus him dyde heora wīġ unweorð, ōð hyne ān Cwēne scēat þurh þæt þēoh, þæt þæt hors wæs dēad, þe hē on ufan sæt.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈu.fɑn/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈu.vɑn]"
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  "word": "ufan"
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