"af" meaning in Old Norse

See af in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *ab, whence also Old English æf, af, of (English of), Old Saxon ab, af, Old High German aba, abo (German ab), Gothic 𐌰𐍆 (af). Compare also au- in Icelandic auvirði. Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*ab}} Proto-Germanic *ab, {{cog|ang|æf}} Old English æf, {{cog|en|of}} English of, {{cog|osx|ab}} Old Saxon ab, {{cog|goh|aba}} Old High German aba, {{cog|de|ab}} German ab, {{cog|got|𐌰𐍆}} Gothic 𐌰𐍆 (af), {{cog|is|auvirði}} Icelandic auvirði Head templates: {{head|non|preposition}} af
  1. of, from, off, by
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      "lang_code": "is",
      "word": "af"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "fo",
      "word": "av"
    },
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      "word": "av"
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      "word": "åv"
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Old English æf",
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    {
      "args": {
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    },
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    },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
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        "of, from, off, by"
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          "of",
          "of"
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        [
          "from",
          "from"
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          "off",
          "off"
        ],
        [
          "by",
          "by"
        ]
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    },
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      "word": "av"
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      "word": "av"
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    },
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      "word": "āf"
    },
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          "word": "af"
        }
      ],
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      "word": "aff"
    },
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    {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old English æf",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "of"
      },
      "expansion": "English of",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "2": "ab"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon ab",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "goh",
        "2": "aba"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German aba",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ab"
      },
      "expansion": "German ab",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "𐌰𐍆"
      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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        "Pages with 23 entries",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "of, from, off, by"
      ],
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        [
          "of",
          "of"
        ],
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ],
        [
          "off",
          "off"
        ],
        [
          "by",
          "by"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "af"
}

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