eldertongue

Old English · prefix

æfter-

Part of speech
prefix
IPA
/ˈæf.ter/
/ˌæf.ter/
Syllables
ˈæf · ter (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. after, behind

    æftergengel

    successor

  2. afterward

    æftercnēoresu

    posterity

  3. for, for the sake or purpose of

    æftersprecan

    to claim, speak after, speak for

  4. later, in the later part (of the year)

    æfterhǣþa

    autumn drought

  5. against

    æfterrynne

    an encounter, running against, meeting

  6. out, out after

    æfterspyrian

    to track out, search for, inquire about, examine

Etymology

From æfter (“behind, after”). More at æfter.

Descendants

after-

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