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- (β€œagainst, back”), from Proto-West Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Germanic *and-, *anda-, *andi- (β€œacross, opposite, against, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *hβ‚‚Γ©nti (β€œacross, forth”).

Cognate with Dutch ont-, German ant-, ent-, emp-, Icelandic and-, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-), Latin ante (β€œbefore”), Ancient Greek ἀντί (antΓ­, β€œagainst”).

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 *hβ‚‚ent- (β€œface, 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 *andi-, representive of a combining form of and (β€œand”).

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ΛˆΙ‘nd/

Prefix

and-

  1. against, opposing
    andsaca ― opponent, adversary
  2. in return, back
    andswaru ― answer, reply
  3. facing, toward
    andweard ― present time
  4. completely, fully
    andlang ― entire, continuous
    andweorc ― substance, matter, cause
    andleofen ― nourishment, sustenance
  5. without

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old English terms prefixed with and-

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *anda-, *andi-. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *hβ‚‚ent- (β€œface, forehead, front”).

Prefix

and-

  1. denotes whatever is opposite, against, towards
    β€Žand- + β€Žvitni (β€œtestimony”) β†’ β€Žandvitni (β€œcontradictory 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

  • Icelandic: and-
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: and-
  • Norwegian BokmΓ₯l: and-

References

  • and- in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. ZoΓ«ga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *anda-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ΛˆΙ‘nd/

Prefix

and-

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