𐌿𐌽-

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *un-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.

Prefix

𐌿𐌽- • (un-)

1. un-; negation prefix.

Usage notes

• Adjectives formed with this prefix often have a connotation of unable to ... , as in 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌲𐍃 (unhunslags), which means implacable (as opposed to not pertaining to sacrifice, as its derivation might suggest), and in 𐌿𐌽𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌸𐍃 (unbilaistiþs) and 𐌿𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌸𐍃 (unfairlaistiþs), which both mean inscrutable (as opposed to merely unsearched or unfound as their derivations might suggest).

Derived terms

Gothic terms prefixed with 𐌿𐌽-