"a-" meaning in Old English

See a- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ɑː/ Forms: ā- [canonical]
Etymology: From an earlier form ar-, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *uz-. Cognate with Old High German ar-, ir- (German er-). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*uʀ-}} Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*uz-}} Proto-Germanic *uz-, {{cog|goh|ar-}} Old High German ar-, {{cog|de|er-}} German er- Head templates: {{head|ang|prefix|head=ā-|sort=}} ā-, {{ang-prefix|head=ā-}} ā-
  1. from, away, off, out Tags: morpheme Synonyms: ar-
    Sense id: en-a--ang-prefix-wD8jPquj Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 50 entries, Pages with entries
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      "expansion": "Old High German ar-",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "er-"
      },
      "expansion": "German er-",
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    }
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          "kind": "other",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "to take away, to remove",
          "text": "āniman",
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        }
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        "from, away, off, out"
      ],
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          "from",
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        [
          "away",
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          "off",
          "off"
        ],
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          "out",
          "out"
        ]
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    }
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German ar-",
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "German er-",
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  ],
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    }
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      ],
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          "from",
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        ],
        [
          "away",
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        ],
        [
          "off",
          "off"
        ],
        [
          "out",
          "out"
        ]
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɑː/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ar-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a-"
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