eldertongue

Old English · prefix

æt-

Part of speech
prefix
IPA
/ˈæt/
/æt/
Syllables
ˈæt (1 syllable)

Meaning

  1. at, near; toward

    ætbēon

    to be present

  2. away, off

    ætbreġdan

    to carry off, take away

  3. to

    ætclīþan

    to stick [to], adhere to

  4. intensely, excessively

    æteġian

    to inflict, harm, grieve, vex, plague

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *at-, from Proto-Germanic *at- (“at, toward”). More at Old English æt.

Descendants

at-, twit, twite

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