ed-

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Alternative forms

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *idi- (“back, backwards, again”). Akin to Old Saxon idug-, Old High German id-, ida- (German dialect it-), Old Norse ið-, Gothic 𐌹𐌳-.

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[edit] Prefix

ed-

  1. forming words with sense of "anew" or "again"; "against", "backwards"
    ednīwian "to renew, refresh, restore"
    edlǣċan "to repeat"
    edwīt "disgrace, reproach, shame"
    edwierpan "to recover, amend, improve"
  2. turning
    edēa "whirlpool, eddy"

[edit] Descendants

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