prepositions

Question 1

æfter

Answer 1

‘after, according to’ usually dative, sometimes accusative

Question 2

ǣr

Answer 2

‘before’ usually dative, sometimes accusative

Question 3

æt

Answer 3

‘at, from’ with dative; with accusative, until, up to

Question 4

be

Answer 4

‘by, near, along, about, in relation to’ with dative

Question 5

beforan

Answer 5

‘before, in front of, in the presence of, ahead of’ usually with dative; with accusative, enhances expression of movement

Question 6

betweox

Answer 6

‘between, among’ with dative or accusative

Question 7

binnan

Answer 7

‘within’ with dative; ‘to within’ with accusative

Question 8

bufan

Answer 8

‘above’ with dative; ‘to a higher point’ with accusative

Question 9

būtan

Answer 9

‘outside, except, without’ with dative or accusative

Question 10

ēac

Answer 10

‘besides, in addition to’ with dative

Question 11

for

Answer 11

‘before, in front of, because of, in place of, for the sake of’ usually with dative, sometimes accusative

Question 12

fram

Answer 12

‘from, by’ with dative

Question 13

geond

Answer 13

‘throughout, through’ usually with accusative, sometimes dative

Question 14

in

Answer 14

‘in’ with dative; ‘into’ with accusative

Question 15

innan

Answer 15

‘in, within, from within’ with dative; ‘into’ with accusative

Question 16

mid

Answer 16

‘with, as well as, by means of’ usually with dative, sometimes with accusative

Question 17

of

Answer 17

‘of, from’ with dative

Question 18

ofer

Answer 18

‘over, upon, throughout’ with dative; ‘over, across, throughout, more than’ with accusative

Question 19

on

Answer 19

‘in, on’ with dative; ‘into, onto’ with accusative

Question 20

ongēan

Answer 20

‘opposite, towards, in opposition to’ with dative, sometimes accusative

Question 21

oð

Answer 21

‘up to, as far as, until’ usually with dative, sometimes accusative

Question 22

tō

Answer 22

‘to, towards, at, for’ with dative; ‘at’ with genitive; ‘as’, usually idiomatic, with dative

Question 23

tōgēanes

Answer 23

‘towards, in preparation for, in opposition to’ with dative

Question 24

þurh

Answer 24

‘through, by means of’ usually with accusative, sometimes dative or genitive

Question 25

under

Answer 25

‘under’ usually with dative, sometimes accusative

Question 26

wið

Answer 26

‘towards, opposite, against, in exchange for’ with dative, accusative, genitive

Question 27

ymb(e)

Answer 27

‘near, by, about, after’ with accusative, sometimes dative

Question 28

tōemnes

Answer 28

alongside

Question 29

on emnlange

Answer 29

along (cf. efn-lange)

Question 30

ilcan

Answer 30

same