Old English · preposition
under
- Part of speech
- preposition
- IPA
- /ˈun.der/
- Syllables
- ˈun · der (2 syllables)
Meaning
under, beneath
Cum nū under mīnne hrōf. Iċ sitte ǣr under him.
Come now under my roof. I am already sitting beneath it.
among
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *undar, from Proto-Germanic *under. Compare Old Saxon undar, Old High German untar.
Descendants
under
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