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anoven
† aˈnoven, adv. Obs. Forms: 1 on ufan, 3 on-, anuven, 3–5 anoven. [f. an prep. + ufan adv. ‘up, above’ (= Ger. oben), properly dative case of uf- (Goth. uf) ‘up, upward.’ An-ufan, anoven, was thus nearly a synonym of b(e)-ufan, boven, a-bove: cf. on-foran, afore, and be-foran, before. Superl. anoven...
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anovenon
† aˈnovenon, prep. and adv. Obs. 3–4. Also anovenan, anuvenan, anufene. [f. anoven + an, on: cf. up-on, and quot. a 1300 in anoven 1. The form anufene is perh. a weakening of anufen-an through anufen-en, as in abutan, abuten, abute.] A. prep. On from above, down upon.1205 Lay. 26051 Þe eotend smat þ...
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anoveward
† aˈnoveward, adv. and prep. Obs. 3–4. Also anoue-, anou-, ano-, anuward. [f. an prep. on + OE. ufeweard upward: cf. anoven.] A. adv. Towards the top, upward, away up.c 1305 St. Swithin 111 Anoueward þer liþ a ston. c 1350 Leg. Rood (1871) 25 A-nowarde he sayh a ȝong smal child. c 1380 Sir Ferumb. 5...
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ovenon
† ovenon, -an, adv. and prep. Obs. Forms: 1–3 ufenan, -on, 3 uuen-, ouenan, -on, 4 ovenon. [f. OE. ufan adv. from above, above + an, on, on. Cf. anoven (where the same elements are reversed) and anovenon.] A. adv. From above.c 1000 Ags. Gosp. John iii. 31 Se ðe ufenan com se is ofer ealle. a 1023 Wu...
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an-
an-, prefix from various sources. 1. OE. and ME. an-, = an prep. (see prec.) In OE. the orig. an- remained only under the stress, i.e. in ns.; otherwise, it was, like the separate preposition, rounded to on-; thus ˈangin beginning, onˈginnan to begin, onˈb{uacu}tan about. An example of the former re...
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above
above, adv. and prep. (əˈbʌv) Forms: 1–2 (bufan, bufon); 2 (bufen, buven, buuen, buuenne), abufan; 3 (buven, buve), abuuen, abuue; 3–4 (boven), aboven; 4–5 abouen, abowen(e; 4–7 aboue; 5 abouyn, aboun; 6 abowe (abuffe, aboufe, abofe, aboif); 4– above. North.: 4 abouen, obowen; 4–6 abown(e, aboun, ab...
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ovre
▪ I. over, adv. (ˈəʊvə(r)) Forms: α. 1–3 ofer, (1 ofor, 3 Orm. oferr, offr), 2–7 ouer, 3– over, (4 ouur, ouver, owver, 4–5 ouir, -yr, -ere, -ire, 4–6 ovir, -yr). β. north. Eng. and Sc. 4– ower, (4–5 owur, owyr, 4–6 our, oure, 6– owre). γ. contr. 4 or, (6 ore, 7–8 o're), 6– o'er. The contracted form ...
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