eldertongue

Old English · prefix

utan-

Part of speech
prefix
IPA
/ˈuː.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈuː · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
externaloutside

Meaning

  1. on the outside of

    ūtanweard

    external

  2. strange, foreign

    ūtancymen

    foreign, strange; stranger

  3. from without, external

    ūtanbordes

    from abroad

Etymology

From ūtan (“outside”). More at ūt-.

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