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Prefixes of Old English Origin

This document summarizes common English prefixes of Old English origin and their meanings: 1. Prefixes like "a-", "be-", "for-", "fore-", and "mis-" have specific meanings relating to location, state of being, negation, or wrongly. For example, "a-" means "in, at, on" while "mis-" means "badly, wrongly". 2. Many prefixes modify the root word to which they are attached, such as "behead" meaning "to cut off someone's head" or "foresee" meaning "to see beforehand". 3. Prefixes are helpful for understanding new words based on their component parts and origins from Old English. Knowing

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Prefixes of Old English Origin

This document summarizes common English prefixes of Old English origin and their meanings: 1. Prefixes like "a-", "be-", "for-", "fore-", and "mis-" have specific meanings relating to location, state of being, negation, or wrongly. For example, "a-" means "in, at, on" while "mis-" means "badly, wrongly". 2. Many prefixes modify the root word to which they are attached, such as "behead" meaning "to cut off someone's head" or "foresee" meaning "to see beforehand". 3. Prefixes are helpful for understanding new words based on their component parts and origins from Old English. Knowing

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Prefixes of Old English Origin

a- in, at, on, of, up, to Afoot , aloud, alike, abed, aware, asleep, ashore, apart
in a state of, in such a manner Astride = with one leg on each side of sth
Afield = far away, in field
Anew = once more (of)
Afresh = to start doing sth. again
Aside = on side
Amid = in the middle of
Ajar = slightly open (on char)
Along = in a long way, forward
Ahead = in head, in front
Amiss = in a faulty way,
be- Around, about, away, on, over Beware, become, beloved, belong
to make, to be Beset = to be surrounded, troubled by
Behead = cut off sb’s head
Befriend = to make friends
Besiege= surround a place with an army
Belittle = to make little
Betroth = to be loyal, to promise to marry
Betoken = to be a sign of
Behold = look, see, observe
Between = in the space separating (be-twin)
Betwixt = be-two
Beyond = from/on the farther side
for- Away, off, from Forswear = to swear completely
(Expresses) denial, negation Forsake = away + sake (turn away from, abandon)
(Also) completely Forbid = not to do sth
Forget = not getting
Forgive = give completely (assimilated form)
Forlorn = lose completely
fore- before, previous, in front of Foresee, foretell, forename, forewarn, forerunner, foreplay, foreleg
in advance Forethought = thinking in advance
Foreword = saying before (in Latin preface)
Forefather = ancestor (in Latin)
Foregoing = mentioned before
Forefinger = index finger
Forearm = front part of the arm
Forbears = ancestors
Forehead = the part of the face above the eyes
Foreground = In the front
Foreman = man in front
afore- variant of fore Aforesaid, aforementioned, aforethought
before Pinafore = pinned in front of a dress

mis- badly, poorly, wrongly, not Misfit, miscount, misfortune, misprint, misdate
* *Greek mis-/miso-: hate, hatred Misfire = failure to fire
Miscarriage = giving birth to a lifeless baby
Misdirect = Direct wrongly
*Misanthropy = hatred of humans
*Misogamy = hatred of marriage
*Misogyny = hatred of women
over - over, excessively, more than necessary Overcrowded, overload, overdress,
exceed, surpass Overestimate = an excessively high estimate
Overcharge = charge more than the real price
Overthrow = (over is not a prefix), to remove from power
un - Not, opposing Unknown, unchanged
Unfold = to spread out

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