Old English language (list of prepositions)

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This is a list of prepositions in the Old English language. Many of them, particularly those marked "etc.", are found in other variant spellings. Prepositions may govern the accusative, genitive, dative or instrumental cases - the question of which is beyond the scope of this short article.


Prepositions
Old English Modern English equivalents
æfter after; along, through, during; according to, by means of; about.
ǽr before
æt at, to, before, next, with, in, for, against; unto, as far as.
and against, before, on.
andlang along
bæftan after, behind; without.
be, bí by, near to, to, at, in, on, upon, about, with; of, from, about, touching, concerning; for, because of, after, by, through, according to; beside, out of.
befóran before.
begeondan beyond.
behindan behind.
beinnan in, within.
beneoðan beneath.
betweonum, betweox, etc. betwixt, between, among, amid, in the midst.
bírihte near.
búfan above.
bútan out of, against; without, except.
eác with, in addition to, besides.
for for, on account of, because of, with, by; according to; instead of.
fór, fóre before.
fram from; concerning, about, of.
gemang among
geond through, throughout, over, as far as, among, in, after, beyond.
in in, on; into, to.
innan in, into, within, from within.
intó into
mid with
neáh near
nefne except
of of, from, out of, off.
ofer above, over; upon, on; throughout; beyond, more than;
on on; in, at;
onbútan about.
ongeagn, etc. opposite, against; towards; in reply to.
onuppan upon, on.
to, unto, up to, as far as.
samod with, at.
to, at.
tóeácan in addition to, besides.
tóforan before.
tógeagnes towards, against.
tómiddes in the midst of, amidst.
tóweard toward.
þurh through.
ufenan above, besides.
under under.
underneoþan underneath.
uppan upon, on.
útan without, outside of.
wið towards, to; with, against; opposite to; by, near.
wiðæftan behind.
wiðer against.
wiðinnan within.
wiðforan before.
wiðoutan without, outside of.
ymb about, by.
ymbútan about, around; concerning.

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