a

Etymology 1

(a, “ansuz”), source for Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letters replaced by a]] From Middle English and Old English lower case letter a and split of Middle English and Old English lower case letter æ. :* (a, “āc”)]] Old English lower case letter a from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case letter a of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚪ (a, “āc”), derived from Runic letter ᚫ (a, “Ansuz”). :* (æ)]] Old English lower case letter æ from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case ligature æ of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚫ (æ, “æsc”), also derived from Runic letter ᚫ (a, “Ansuz”).

num

1. The ordinal number first, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

noun

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

Etymology 2

* From Middle English a, o, from Old English a-, an, on. * Unstressed form of on.

prep

1. To do with separation; In, into.
   Torn a pieces.
2. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by. Often occurs between two nouns, where the first noun occurs at the end of a verbal phrase.
   I brush my teeth twice a day.
   Patent requests for machine learning activities grew on average by 28 percent a year between 2013 and 2016, the study found. Audio (US) (file) 3 February 2019, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 2019-02-07
3. To do with status; In.
   To set the people a worke. King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
4. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
   Stand a tiptoe.
5. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
   The times, they are a-changin'. 1964, Bob Dylan (lyrics and music), “The Times They Are a-Changin'”
6. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
7. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
8. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
9. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
   A God’s name.

Etymology 3

From Middle English a, ha contraction of have, or haven.

verb

1. (archaic or slang) Have.
   I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
   Oi'd a gen im a clout, if oi'd been theer. from Robert Holland, M.R.A.C., A Glossary of Words Used in the County of Chester, Part I--A to F., English Dialect Society, London, 1884, 1

Etymology 4

From Middle English a, a reduced form of he (“he”)/ha (“he”), heo (“she”)/ha (“she”) and ha (“it”) (as well as of hie, hie (“they”)).

pron

1. (obsolete outside England and Scotland dialects) He, or sometimes she, it.

Etymology 5

From Middle English of, with apocope of the final f and vowel reduction.

prep

1. (archaic or slang) Of.
   The name of John a Gaunt.
   Two bottles 'a whiskey for the way 1931, A. P. Carter, "When I'm Gone"

Etymology 6

From Northern Middle English aw, alteration of all.

adv

1. (chiefly Scotland) All.

adj

1. (chiefly Scotland) All.

Etymology 7

adv

1. (crosswords) across
   Do you have the answer for 23a?
2. (chiefly US) Alternative spelling of a.m. (“ante meridiem”) or am

Etymology 8

Borrowed from Russian а (a).

noun

1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter А / а.

Etymology 9

intj

1. ah; er (sound of hesitation)