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21. ante- pref.

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In several words taken from L or ML, as ante-cedent, ante-cessor, ante-theme, anti-cipacioun.

22. anti- pref.

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In several words taken from ML, as anti-crist, anti-dotarie, anti-phonere, anti-pope.

23. ap- pref.

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Only in words taken from Latin or Latinized Old French, as a(p)-paraunce, a(p)-penden, a(p)-perceiven, ap-plicacioun, ap-probacioun. In ME, ap- has no meaning except as it distinguishes a(p)-penden fr…

24. as- pref.

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Only in words from Latin or Latinized Old French, as a(s)-sessen, a(s)-senten, a(s)-signen, as-sumpcioun, a(s)-suren. In ME, as- has no meaning except as it distinguishes a(s)-senten from con-senten,

25. at- pref.(1)

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In verbs of motion or direction: (a) meaning 'away', as in at-blenchen, at-bresten, at-flen, at-wappen, at-winden; (b) meaning 'toward, to', as in at-feng accepted, at-gon approach (beside 'vanish')…

26. at- pref.(2)

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Only in words taken from Latin or Latinized Old French, as at-tempten, at-tenden, at-titlen, at-traccioun. In ME, at- has no meaning except as it distinguishes at-tenden from tenden or ex-tenden,

27. ayẹ̄- pref.

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Again, back; aye- asking, asking repeatedly, ?asking for the return of something; aye- comen, come back, return; aye- coming, home coming, return; aye- rechen, to return (sth.), hand back.

28. ayẹ̄n- pref.

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(a) In front of, opposite, facing toward; ayen- coupen, intercept (sb.), stop, turn back; ayen- couping, act of blocking or intercepting; also, resistance; ayen- louken, bar the way to (sb.); ayen-

29. ayẹ̄ns- pref.

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In opposition to, against; ayens- crien, to cry out against; ayens- fighting, the act of opposing; ayens- holding, resistance; ayens- seien, forbid (sth.), prohibit; also, refuse (to do sth.); ayens-

30. bī- pref.(1)

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Stressed first member of cpd. nouns. Examples: bī-gāte, bī-girdel [OE], bī-leman, bī-live, bī-saue, bī-spel [OE], bī-stī, bī-tāle, bī-wist [OE], bī-word.

31. bi- pref.(2)

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Forming trans. verbs from intransitives, often with specialized (factitive, completive, figurative) meaning (s): (a) Inherited from OE, as bidelven, biflouen, bilaughen, bimēnen, bireusen, bishīnen,

32. bi- pref.(3)

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Unstressed first member of cpd. advs. & preps. Examples: bafte(n, bicause, bifōre(n, bihinde(n, bimong, binēthe(n, binnen, bi-north, biside(s, bi-sǒuth, bitīme(s, bitwẹ̄ne(n, bitwix(en, biyond(e,

33. bifōre- pref.

Additional spellings: before-
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In verbs: (a) bifore- barren, prevent, bar; forbid; (b) bifore- comen, come into the presence of; (c) bifore- girden, to gird beforehand, provide; (d) bifore- gon, come into the presence of; (e)…

34. co- pref.

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35. con-, cǒn- pref.

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In many words taken from L or OF, or from both sources, as conceiven, concepcioun; confermen, -firmen, -firmacioun; confessen, -fessioun, -fessour; conqueren, -querour, -queste. Since the L or OF…

36. cǒuntre- pref.

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Against (in position, motion, direction), opposite, counter-; ?back, rear (as opposed to front, forward); countre- filet, some kind of ribbon for the head or headdress; countre- frount, countre-

37. dē̆- pref.

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(a) With depreciative or privitive force: declinen, decresen, decrien, defamen, defectif, degraden, despeiren, desperat, desolat, etc.; (b) in words which as a whole denote something disagreeable or…

38. des- pref.

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In many words, such as desarmen, descrien, desdein, deshonour, desparagen, despisen, despit. The prefix des- is synonymous with dis-(q.v.) and is frequently replaced by it in ME, esp. during the later…

39. dī̆- pref.

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In verbs, ppls., and verbal nouns taken from L and/or OF: digest, digesten, digestion, dilacioun, dilaten, diligent, diluvie, diminucioun, dimise, etc. For meanings see dē̆- and dis-.

40. dīa- pref.

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Med. In names of pharmaceutical preparations, or drugs, usually indicating that the herb or the like which follows is the chief ingredient: (a) dia- bardich, some kind of drug; dia- borago, a drug…