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See also:
efn
and
ef'n
Contents
1
Old English
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Pronunciation
1.4
Prefix
1.4.1
Derived terms
1.4.2
Descendants
Old English
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Alternative forms
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efen-
,
emn-
,
em-
,
efne-
Etymology
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From the adjective
efn
, descended from
Proto-Germanic
*ebnaz
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/efn/
,
[evn]
Prefix
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efn-
denoting
equality
:
equal
,
equally
efn-
+
eald
(
“
old
”
)
→
efneald
(
“
of the same age
”
)
efn-
+
gōd
(
“
good
”
)
→
efngōd
(
“
just as good
”
)
efn-
+
niht
(
“
night
”
)
→
efnniht
(
“
equinox
”
)
efn-
+
heorte
(
“
heart
”
)
→
efnheorte
(
“
harmony, concord
”
)
denoting
togetherness
:
co-
,
fellow
-
efn-
+
cempa
(
“
soldier
”
)
→
efncempa
(
“
fellow soldier
”
)
efn-
+
þrōwian
(
“
to suffer
”
)
→
efnþrōwian
(
“
to sympathize
”
)
efn-
+
wyrċan
(
“
to work
”
)
→
efnwyrċan
(
“
to work together, cooperate
”
)
efn-
+
wyrhta
(
“
worker
”
)
→
efnwyrhta
(
“
co-worker
”
)
Derived terms
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Old English terms prefixed with efn-
Descendants
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Middle English:
even-
,
euen-
English:
even-