Old English · prefix
be-
- Part of speech
- prefix
- IPA
- /be/
- Syllables
- be (1 syllable)
Meaning
a productive prefix usually used to form verbs and adjectives, especially
verbs with the sense "around, near";
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bi-, from Proto-Germanic *bi-, equivalent to an unstressed form of bī.
Descendants
be-
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