Middle English Dictionary Entry
sam- pref.
Entry Info
| Forms | sam- pref. Also same- & (?errors) san(n)-, saun-. |
| Etymology | OE sām- |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. the cognate semi- pref.
1.
A native prefix added usually to adjectives, occasionally to nouns, indicating incompleteness, a partial or imperfect condition, etc.: samcrisp, samded, samhale, samlerede, samred, samripe, samsoden (adjectives); samcloth (noun).
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