Old English · prefix
efn-
- Part of speech
- prefix
- IPA
- /efn/[evn]
- Syllables
- efn (1 syllable)
Meaning
denoting equality: equal, equally
efn- + eald (“old”) → efneald (“of the same age”)
denoting togetherness: co-, fellow-
efn- + cempa (“soldier”) → efncempa (“fellow soldier”)
Etymology
From the adjective efn, descended from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz.
Descendants
even-
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