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Old English · prefix

wiþ-

Part of speech
prefix
IPA
/wiθ/
Syllables
wiθ (1 syllable)
Modern English
with-counterperfective

Meaning

  1. against, opposed to, counter to

    wiþhabban

    to oppose, resist

  2. away, off

    wiþhogian

    to disregard, ignore

  3. again, back

    wiþferian

    rescue, redeem

  4. completely, fully, entirely (perfective prefix)

    wiþheardan

    to harden, solidify

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wiþi-, from Proto-Germanic *wiþi-, related to Old English wiþ (“against”). Cognate with Old Frisian with-, Old Saxon with-, Old Norse við-.

Descendants

with-

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