Middle English Dictionary Entry

af- pref.(2)
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Forms af- pref.(2)
Etymology L, var. of ad-.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
Only in words taken from Latin or from Latinized OF, as af-fect, af-firmacioun, af-fluence, a(f)-fiaunce. In ME, af- has no meaning, except as it distinguishes af-fect from ef-fect, af-fluence from in-fluence, etc.
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