Only in some words taken from L and/or OF: difference, differren, difficultẹ̄, diffinen, diffinicioun, diffusioun. For meaning, see dis-. …

(a) In many verbs, verbal nouns, and verbal adjs. taken either from L or OF, dis- clearly has adversative or privitive force, as in disal(l)ouen, disavauntage, disavouen, discomfort, disconsolat,……

Prefix occurring only in words adopted from Latin or Old French, e.g. ējecciǒun, eloquence, eloquent, ērect, ēvicten, evidence. …

Variant of i- pref.: (a) prefix of the past ppl. in early ME and also in later Southern texts; (b) prefix of verbs in very early ME. …

Not a live prefix in ME. It survives in a small number of words from OE: ed-bōte expiation, ed-groue second growth, ed-lēn reward, ed-wīt reproach, ed-cenned reborn, ed-lǣchen to repeat, ed-wīten……

Prefix occurring only in words adopted from Latin or Old French, e.g. ef-fect, ef-ficient, ef-flūence, ef-fūsiǒun. …

Prefix occurring as a variant of en- in words whose primary element begins with a labial stop, e.g. em-baumen, em-belishen, em-brācen, em-pēchen, em-pēchement, em-perǒur, em-prīse, em-plēden. In……

Prefix of many verbs, action nouns, and agent nouns (and of some adjs.) adopted from OF or formed in ME. In OF the chief function of en- [L in-] is to form verbs from nouns and adjs. These verbs are……

Prefix of verbs, action nouns, and agent nouns in words adopted from OF, e.g. enter-chaunǧen, -comūnen, -dīten, -medlen, -mēten; enter-cǒurs, -dīt, -lūde, -prīse, -mētǒur. The original meaning of……

Prefix occurring in some learned words adopted from OF or ML (orig. Greek): e.g. epi-cicle, epi-glote, epi-lence, epi-loge, epi-thime. …

Prefix of verbs and action nouns adopted from OF, e.g. es-cāpen, es-chaunǧen, es-pleiten, es-soinen. It is not formative in ME. as- and a-, the AF variants of this prefix, occur alongside the CF……

Combining form of ethe easily, as in eth-bete, -finde, -sene, etc. …

Prefix in verbs, ppls., post-verbal nouns, etc., taken from L (often by way of OF). This prefix is not formative in ME (aside from a few nonce formations). In L the prefix occasionally has the force……

In verbs the prefix denotes (a) intensive or completive action or process, or (b) action that miscarries, turns out for the worse, results in failure, or produces adverse or opposite results. In……

Prefix in several verbs and nouns taken from OF: for-juǧǧen [OF for-jugier] condemn, convict, banish; for-lancen [OF for-lancer] flush game; for-loinen [OF for-loignier] forsake, stray from; for-f……

Prior member (a) in cpd. verbs, (b) in related action and agent nouns, and (c) in other nouns. All types are inherited from OE, but type (c) is more common in later ME. fōr(e- bears the main……

Prefixed to participles and nouns to denote several of the meanings of for(e- pref., especially action 'in advance of' (L 'prae-'), but also action 'on behalf of' (L 'pro-' and English for prep.). So……

A rare combining element or quasi-prefix expressing mutuality or translating Latin com-, co- (see gedercoming ger.) …

Very, extremely; fully, abundantly; ground filled, ground laden; ground hot. …