a-

Definition

Forming verbs with the sense away, up, on, out.

Etymology

From Middle English a- (“up, out, away”), from Old English ā-, originally *ar-, *or-, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out-”), from Proto-Indo-European *uds- (“up, out”). Cognate with Old Saxon a-, German er-.

Example Sentences

• "arise, await"
• "abide, amaze"