a

Meanings

Noun

  • The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

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Origin

  • From Middle English and Old English lower case letter a and split of Middle English and Old English lower case letter æ.
  • :* File:Rune-Ac.png|10px|Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚪ Old English lower case letter a from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case letter a of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚪ, derived from Runic letter ᚫ.
  • :* File:Rune-Æsc.png|10px|Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚫ Old English lower case letter æ from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case ligature æ of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚫ, also derived from Runic letter ᚫ.
  • From Middle English a, from Old English ān. The "n" was gradually lost before consonants in almost all dialects by the 15th century.
  • From Middle English a, o, from Old English a-, an, on.
  • Unstressed form of on.
  • From Middle English a, ha contraction of have, or haven.
  • From Middle English a, a reduced form of he/ha, heo/ha and ha (as well as of hie).
  • From Middle English of, with apocope of the final f and vowel reduction.
  • From Northern Middle English aw, alteration of all.
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