"æf-" meaning in Old English

See æf- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ˈæf/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *aba- (“from”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*aba-||from}} Proto-Germanic *aba- (“from”) Head templates: {{head|ang|prefix|head=|sort=}} æf-, {{ang-prefix}} æf-
  1. away, off, from, away from Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-æf--ang-prefix-y693FMmf
  2. absence, detriment, reduction; dis-, de-, un- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-æf--ang-prefix-0GlHR04S Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: af-, of-
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          "text": "ofþynċan (“to offend, to insult”) → æfþunca, æfþanca (“offense”)"
        },
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          "english": "abyss",
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        {
          "english": "degradation; disgrace",
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "damage",
          "text": "æfwyrdla",
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        },
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        },
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "damage",
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        },
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        ],
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        ],
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          "de-"
        ],
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          "un-"
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    {
      "word": "af-"
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