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An Old English Resource from Emmanuel College, Franklin Springs, Georgia

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Prepositions

In order to distinguish prepositions from their adverbial sources, remember that just like in modern English, Old English prepositions have objects (nouns, pronouns).

 Some Prepositions Most Commonly Encountered in OE

  • butan/buton
  • eac
  • for, forþ, fram
  • in, into
  • mid
  • of, ofer, on
  • siþ
  • to
  • under
  • wiþ
  • ymb/ymbe
  • æfter, ær, æt
  • ðurh
  • þurh

 

credit to following page:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Old_English_prepositions

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