uþ-

See also: uÿ, uy, Uy, UY, and .uy

Old English

Alternative forms

• oþ-

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unþ-. Akin to Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰 (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 𐌿𐌽𐌳 (und, “unto, until”), Old English preposition oþ (“until, up to”),

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːθ/

Prefix

ūþ-

1. from, away

   ūþgenge ― fleeting, vanishing, departing; alien, fugitive

2. intensive prefix

   ūþmǣte ― huge, immense

   ūþwita ― scholar, philisopher, sage; scribe, Pharisee

Usage notes

• The prefix has two forms: a stressed form ūþ- used with nouns, and unstressed oþ- used with verbs.