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1. mid adj. & pref.

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(a) Middle, mid-; mid strem, the middle of the stream; mid theigh (leg), the middle of the thigh (leg); in the mid se (sheld), in the middle of the sea (shield); in the mid side, ?in the middle; to

2. mis- pref.

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A prefix with a wide range of pejorative meanings: evil(ly, sinful(ly, wicked(ly, false(ly, unjust(ly, illegal(ly, bad(ly, harmful(ly, painful(ly, wrong(ly, incorrect(ly, mistaken(ly, unwise(ly…

3. of- pref.

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A common prefix, frequent in words of OE origin, esp. verbs: ofanimen, oflien, ofrechen, ofsen, ofsenden, ofsetten, ofslen, ofstingen, ofthenchen, ofthinken, etc.; also participles: oflonged,

4. um- pref.

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A prefix in some forty words formed in ME, chiefly transitive verbs but with a smattering of participles and gerunds and one noun. The prefix has three main senses: (1) the primary sense of…

5. umb(e)- pref.

Additional spellings: umbe-
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A prefix in at least forty-three words, chiefly transitive verbs but including six participles, three gerunds, six nouns, and three adverbs. Over half are either definitely or probably of OE origin…

6. wan- pref.

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A prefix in over 25 words, chiefly nouns but also a few adjectives, verbs, and gerunds, one adverb, and one participle. The prefix usu. expresses simple negation (with meanings such as ‘not’, ‘no’…

7. yẹ̄n- pref.

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‘Away, back’; specif. (a) ‘back to someone or a place’ and (b) ‘away from someone or something’: for (a), e.g., the nouns yencome, yenfare, yenrase, the verbs yencomen, yenpassen, and the gerunds…