# EuroHiT/Meaning

Definition of the Concept: The 'meaning' (of a word, sentence, etc., in part also of an action) is expressed by derivs. of words for 'sign, point out, explain', and by words meaning primarily 'reason, thought, sense, understanding, intention, power, force, value, inwardness', etc., all of obvious application (Buck).

## Catalan
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

### Annotations
## Croatian
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | značenje | ... | general | ... | Buck |
| 2 | smisao | ... | general | ... | Buck |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

### Annotations
## Czech
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | smysl | ... | general | ... | Buck |
| 2 | význam | ... | general | ... | Buck |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

### Annotations
## Danish
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | betydning | ... | orig. 'explanation, interpretation' | fr. vb. betyde | Buck |
| 2 | mening | ... | orig. 'opinion, intention' | fr. Dan. mene 'have an opinion, mean, think' | Buck |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

### Annotations
## Dutch
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | beteeknis | ... | general | ... | Buck |
| 2 | zin | ... | orig. 'sense', as 'meaning' | perh. by semantic borrowing fr. Lat. sēnsus, or Fr. sens | Buck |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

### Annotations
## English
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | meaning | since OE mœnan | general; 'intend, have an opinion', ME mening | ... | Buck |
| 2 | sense | only NE | general | < Fr. sens < Lat. sēnsus 'sense, feeling', as 'meaning' mostly poet. and post-Aug | Buck |
| 3 | tācnung | OE, ME tokening | only OE | ... | Buck |
| 4 | andgit | only OE | only OE; 'understanding, sense', also 'meaning' | ... | Buck |

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## Estonian
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Finnish
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## French
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | sens | ... | general | < Lat. sēnsus 'sense, feeling', as 'meaning' mostly poet. and post-Aug. | Buck |
| 2 | signification | ... | general | < Lat. significātiō, fr. significāre 'point out, signify' and 'mean', cpd. of Lat. signum 'sign' | Buck |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Frisian
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## German
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | bedeutung | since OHG diot(a); MHG (be)diuten id., orig. 'put into the language of the people' | general; orig. 'explanation, interpretation' | ... | Buck |
| 2 | sinn | since MHE sin | general | ... | Buck |
| 3 | bezeichnung | since OHG zeichnunga, ME '(be)zeichenunge, bezeichenheit, bezeichenisse | since OHG | fr. OE tācnian 'be a sign of, signify, mean' | Buck |

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## Hungarian
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

### Annotations
## Irish
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | brīgh | ... | 'power, force', also 'meaning' | ... | Buck |
| 2 | ciall | since Ir. cīall | 'intelligence, reason', also 'meaning' | ... | Buck |
| 3 | inne | only Ir. | only Ir. | < Lat. endo, indu, ind- 'in' | Buck |

### Annotations
## Italian
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | significato | ... | general | < Lat. significātiō, fr. significāre 'point out, signify' and 'mean', cpd. of Lat. signum 'sign' | Buck |
| 2 | senso | ... | general | < Lat. sēnsus 'sense, feeling', as 'meaning' mostly poet. and post-Aug. | Buck |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Ladin
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Latvian
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Lithuanian
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | reikšmė | ... | general | ... | Buck |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Maltese
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Norwegian
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Occitan
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin Sources |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Polish
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | znaczenie | ... | general | ... | Buck |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Portuguese
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Rumantsch
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Slovak
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Slovenian
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

### Annotations
## Spanish
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | significado (or -ación) | ... | general | < Lat. significātiō, fr. significāre 'point out, signify' and 'mean', cpd. of Lat. signum 'sign' | Buck |
| 2 | sentido | ... | general | < Lat. sēnsus 'sense, feeling', as 'meaning' mostly poet. and post-Aug. | Buck |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

### Annotations
## Swedish
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | betydelse | ... | general | ... | Buck |
| 2 | mening | ... | general | ... | Buck |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

### Annotations
## Information on Other Languages
## Related Concepts

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