Old English · adverb
and
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ɑnd/
- Syllables
- ɑnd (1 syllable)
and1 · adverb
Senses
even; also
and2 · conjunction
Senses
and
Þonne iċ mec onhebbe ond hī onhnīgaþ tō mē, moniġe mid miltse, þǣr iċ monnum sceal īċan upcyme ēadiġnesse.
When I raise myself up and they bow down to me, many with mercy, then I shall increase rising of happiness for men.
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30:
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *anda, *andi, probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (“facing opposite, near, in front of, before”). Compare Old Frisian and, Old Saxon endi, Old High German unti, Old Norse enn.
Descendants
and
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