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Gothic

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Romanization

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and-

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌳-

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse and-.

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and-

  1. anti-, against, opposing

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English and-, ond- (against, back), from Proto-West Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Germanic *and-, *anda-, *andi- (across, opposite, against, away), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (across, forth).

Cognate with Dutch ont-, German ant-, ent-, emp-, Icelandic and-, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-), Latin ante (before), Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, against).

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and-

  1. against, back, in return, away

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse and-, from Proto-Germanic *anda-, *andi-. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (face, front).

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and-

  1. against, opposite

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Germanic *andi-, representive of a combining form of and (and).

Cognate with Middle Dutch ont- (Dutch ont-), Old High German ant- (German ant-, ent-), Old Norse and- (Icelandic and- (against, anti-, opposed to, in the face of), Swedish an-), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-).

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and-

  1. against, opposing
    andsacaopponent, adversary
  2. in return, back
    andswaruanswer, reply
  3. facing, toward
    andweardpresent time
  4. completely, fully
    andlangentire, continuous
    andweorcsubstance, matter, cause
    andleofennourishment, sustenance
  5. without

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This prefix was usually stressed; when unstressed, it weakened to an-, on-, or sometimes a-.

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *anda-, *andi-. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (face, forehead, front).

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and-

  1. denotes whatever is opposite, against, towards
    and- + ‎vitni (testimony) → ‎andvitni (contradictory testimony)
  2. (by extension) hostile, adverse

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The spellings an- or ann- are often used in compounds.

Derived terms

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  • Icelandic: and-
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: and-
  • Norwegian Bokmål: and-

References

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  • and- in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *anda-.

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and-

  1. against, opposing; opposition
    andsako (enemy, adversary)
  2. in return, back
    andswor "answer"
  3. facing, toward; completely, fully
    andward "present time"
  4. without