oþ-

See also: and -oþ

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unþ-. Akin to Gothic unþa- (unþa-), Old English *und- (up to) (providing first element in such words as until, unto), Old Frisian and Old Saxon und (until), Old High German unzi, Gothic und (und, unto, until), Old English preposition (until, up to).

Prefix

oþ-

  1. Denoting separation or departure, from, away
    oþwendan "to turn away from, deprive"; ōþwindan "to get away, escape"
    oþberan "to carry off, carry away"
  2. to
    oþlengan "to belong (to), pertain (to)"
    oþíecan "to add to"
  3. Toward, in the direction of, at
    oþrīdan "to ride out or forth, proceed"
  4. Perfective; completely; intensifying an action
    oþstillan "to halt, stop, bring to a halt"

Usage notes

The prefix has two forms: a stressed form ūþ-, and unstressed oþ-

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