Morpheme
a-
Type
prefix
Denotation
Old English prefix denoting (1) “on, in, into, at, engaged in”; (2) “off, from”; (3) reduced form of Old English ge-
Etymology
Middle English a-, an-; Old English ā-, an-, from an, ge-
Evidence
aback, abreast, abroad, afire, afoot, afresh, again, against, ahead, akin, alive, anew, around, ashamed, ashore, asleep, aware, hushaby, jackanape, lullaby, ragamuffin
See Also
Homographs
A, A, a-, a-, a-, a-, a-, -a, -a, -a, -a, -a, -a, -a, -a, -a
