Old English · adverb
æfter
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈæf.ter/
- Syllables
- ˈæf · ter (2 syllables)
æfter1 · adverb
Senses
after
behind
æfter2 · preposition
Senses
after
Þa æfter þrym gearum þæs þe heo gecyrred wæs...
Then after three years since her conversion,...
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Eugenia, Virgin"behind
according to
We mihton ðas halgan rædinge menigfealdlicor trahtnian, æfter Augustines smeagunge, ac us twynað hwæðer ge magon maran deopnysse ðæron þearflice tocnawan; ac uton biddan mid inweardre heortan þone Ælmihtigan Wealdend, seðe ús mid menigfealdre mærsunge ealra his halgena nu to-dæg geblissode, þæt he us getiðige genihtsumnysse his miltsunge þurh heora meni
We might more elaborately expound this holy text, according to the interpretation of Augustine, but we doubt whether ye can accurately judge of greater deepness therein; but let us with inward heart pray to the Almighty Ruler, who has gladdened us to-day with the manifold celebration of all his saints, that he grant us abundance of his mercy through their manifold intercessions, so that we ever in
c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of All Saints"
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *after, whence also Old High German aftar, Old Norse eptir. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epoteros (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *h₂epó (“off, behind”).
Descendants
after
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