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| - Some 'suffices' were no longer felt as such in OE, such the -el as in bydel (messanger) or the -ol in fugol (bird), while others were 'constructive'. Prefices: ā-, ever as in ābremēnde (ever celebrating) æ-, privative prefix denoting without as in æfelle (without skin) bī-, meaning by. This is the stressed form, the unstressed form is be-. bīcwide (proverb) ed-, back, again. edcierr (return) fore-, before. forebeacen (foretoken) fram-, from. framcyme (progeny) in-, stressed form of in. inādl (internal disease) mid-, (stressed form) with. midspreca (advocate) sam-, half. sambærned (half-burnt) Suffices:
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| - Some 'suffices' were no longer felt as such in OE, such the -el as in bydel (messanger) or the -ol in fugol (bird), while others were 'constructive'. Prefices: ā-, ever as in ābremēnde (ever celebrating) æ-, privative prefix denoting without as in æfelle (without skin) bī-, meaning by. This is the stressed form, the unstressed form is be-. bīcwide (proverb) ed-, back, again. edcierr (return) fore-, before. forebeacen (foretoken) fram-, from. framcyme (progeny) ge-, (in addition to the praeterite participle) from a primitive preposition (ge) meaning together that was later lost, it was used to form collective nouns or intensifier. gebrōþor (brethren) in-, stressed form of in. inādl (internal disease) mid-, (stressed form) with. midspreca (advocate) mis-, lost, different. misfadung (misconduct) ofer-, stressed form of ofer (over). oferæt (gluttony) on-, on (unstress as opposed to an-). onbring (instigation) or-, from a primitive preposition meaning out. ordāl (ordeal) sam-, from samen (together). samhiwan (members of a family) sam-, half. sambærned (half-burnt) under-, under. underburg (suburb) ūp-, up. ūpcyme (origin, rising) Suffices: -aþ, -oþ, forming abstract nouns from verbs (II class weak ones). drohtaþ (way of life) -els, forming masculine nouns. brædels (carpet) -lāc, used to form neuter nouns to express motion, offering or gift. æfenlāc (evening sacrifice) -ung. fem. abstract nouns from verbs. abidung (waiting)
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