uþ-
See also: uÿ, uy, Uy, UY, and .uy
Old English
Alternative forms
- ōþ-
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *unþ-. Akin to Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰 (unþa), Old English *und- (“up to”) (providing first element in such words as until, unto), Old Frisian and Old Saxon und (“until”), Old High German unzi, Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐌳 (und, “unto, until”), Old English preposition oþ (“until, up to”),
Prefix
ūþ-
- prefix denoting departure, from, away
- ūþgenge (“fleeting, vanishing, departing; alien, fugitive”)
- intensive prefix
- ūþmǣte (“huge, immense”)
- ūþwita (“scholar, philisopher, sage; scribe, Pharisee”)
Usage notes
The prefix has two forms: a stressed form ūþ-, and unstressed oþ-