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 oþ (“until, up to”).
Prefix
oþ-
- Denoting separation or departure, from, away
- oþwendan "to turn away from, deprive"; ōþwindan "to get away, escape"
- oþberan "to carry off, carry away"
- to
- oþlengan "to belong (to), pertain (to)"
- oþíecan "to add to"
- Toward, in the direction of, at
- oþrīdan "to ride out or forth, proceed"
- 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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