Monday, February 11, 2008

Old English Origin

PREFIX

MEANING

EXAMPLES

a

in, on, of, up, to, at

afire, abed, astride, afoot

back

back

backstroke, backward

be

around, about, away, completely

beset, besprinkle, beware

by

near, secondarily, incidental

by-play, by-product, by-stander

for

away, from, off, apart

forswear, forsake, forfend

fore

before, previous

forethought, foreword

mis

badly, poorly, not

misfit, misfire, misbelieve

off

off

offside, offspring, offhand

out

better, greater, going away

outbound, outpatient, outrun

over

over, excessively, above

overthrow, overcast, overrun

un

not, no, a reversal

unfold, unknown, ungodly

under

below

undershirt, undergraduate

with

away, against

withdraw, withstand, withhold

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