æ-

See also: æ, -æ, a-, e-, and Appendix:Variations of "ae"

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ā- (“away, missing, lacking, without”). Cognate with Old Saxon ā-, Old Dutch ā-, Old High German ā- (“from, away, missing, without, wrong, un-”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æː/

Prefix

ǣ-

  1. without, lacking (usually forms nouns or adjectives)

Usage notes

  • This is a stressed nominal prefix, equivalent to unstressed ā-.

Derived terms

Old English terms prefixed with æ-
æmenne
æmetta
æmielle
æmynde
ærist
ætynge
æwyrp

Descendants

  • Middle English: e-
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