Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *ab (“from”). Akin to Old English af, of (“from, of, off”).
Pronunciation[edit]
æf-
- away, off, from, away from
- ofþynċan (“to offend, to insult”) → æfþunca, æfþanca (“offense”)
- absence, detriment, reduction; dis-, de-, un-
æfwyrþ ―
degradation; disgrace
- æf- + wela (“wealth”) → æfwela (“decrease in wealth”)
Usage notes[edit]
- This is the stressed nominal prefix variant of af-, of-.
Derived terms[edit]