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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aba- (“from”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
æf-
- away, off, from, away from
- ofþynċan (“to offend, to insult”) → æfþunca, æfþanca (“offense”)
- æfgrynde ― abyss
- absence, detriment, reduction; dis-, de-, un-
- æfweard ― absent; distant
- æfwyrþ ― degradation; disgrace
- æfwyrdla ― damage
- æf- + wela (“wealth”) → æfwela (“decrease in wealth”)
Usage notes
- This is the stressed nominal prefix variant of of-.
Derived terms