and-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "and"

Gothic

Romanization

and-

  1. romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌳-

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse and-.

Prefix

and-

  1. anti-, against, opposing

Derived terms

Icelandic terms prefixed with and-

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English and-, ond- (against, back), from Proto-West Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Germanic *and-, *anda-, *andi- (across, opposite, against, away), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (across, forth).

Cognate with Dutch ont-, German ant-, ent-, emp-, Icelandic and-, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-), Latin ante (before), Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, against).

Prefix

and-

  1. against, back, in return, away

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse and-, from Proto-Germanic *anda-, *andi-. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (face, front).

Prefix

and-

  1. against, opposite

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with and-

References

Anagrams

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Germanic *anda-, representative of a combining form of and (and).

    Cognate with Middle Dutch ont- (Dutch ont-), Old High German ant- (German ant-, ent-), Old Norse and- (Icelandic and- (against, anti-, opposed to, in the face of), Swedish an-), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɑnd/

    Prefix

    and-

    1. against, opposing
      andsacaopponent, adversary
    2. in return, back
      andswaruanswer, reply
    3. facing, toward
      andweardpresent time
    4. completely, fully
      andlangentire, continuous
      andweorcsubstance, matter, cause
      andleofennourishment, sustenance
    5. without

    Usage notes

    This prefix was usually stressed; when unstressed, it weakened to an-, on-, or sometimes a-.

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Middle English: and-, ond-, an-, on-

    Old Norse

    Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *anda-, *andi-. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (face, forehead, front).

    Prefix

    and-

    1. denotes whatever is opposite, against, towards
      and- + ‎vitni (testimony) → ‎andvitni (contradictory testimony)
    2. (by extension) hostile, adverse

    Usage notes

    The spellings an- or ann- are often used in compounds.

    Derived terms

    Old Norse terms prefixed with and-

    Descendants

    Further reading

    • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “and-”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 15; also available at the Internet Archive

    Old Saxon

    Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *anda-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɑnd/

    Prefix

    and-

    1. against, opposing; opposition
      andsako (enemy, adversary)
    2. in return, back
      andswor "answer"
    3. facing, toward; completely, fully
      andward "present time"
    4. without

    Romani

    Preposition

    and-

    1. in