"sur-" meaning in Middle English

See sur- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /sur-/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French sur-, from Latin super-. Compare over-. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|sur-}} Old French sur-, {{der|enm|la|super-}} Latin super-, {{m|enm|over-}} over- Head templates: {{head|enm|prefix}} sur-
  1. sur- (over, on top of, beyond) Tags: morpheme Synonyms: ser-, sewr-, sor-, sour-, sure-, syr-
    Sense id: en-sur--enm-prefix-GAYzIgIO Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1
  2. over- (greatly, excessively) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-sur--enm-prefix-rG6WnIiH

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for sur- meaning in Middle English (1.4kB)

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