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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From unstressed Proto-West Germanic *unþa-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
ōþ-
- separation or departure, from, away
- ōþwendan ― to turn away from, deprive
- ōþwindan ― to get away, escape
- ōþberan ― to carry off, carry away
- to
- ōþlenġan ― to belong (to), pertain (to)
- ōþīeċan ― to add to
- toward, in the direction of, at
- ōþrīdan ― to ride out or forth, proceed
- perfective; completely; intensifying an action
- ōþstillan ― to halt, stop, bring to a halt
Usage notes
- This is an unstressed verbal prefix. The stressed nominal equivalent is ūþ-.
Derived terms