And-
Old Norse Dictionary - and-Meaning of Old Norse word "and-" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- and-
- a prefixed prep. [Ulf. uses a separate prep. and; A. S. and-; Germ. ant-, ent-, empf-; it exists in Engl. in an-swer; Lat. ante-; Gr. ἀντι-], denoting whatever is opposite, against, towards, and metaph. hostile, adverse; freq. spelt and pronounced an- or ann-; it is used in a great many compds, v. below. If followed by v, the a changes into ö, e. g. öndverðr, adversus; in andvirði, prize, however, the a is unchanged.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚾᛏ-
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
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