Meaning of præposition | Babel Free

Definitions

Obsolete spelling of preposition.

alt-of, obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“When I stated that ξυνήϊα was a compound word, and that the first part was the præposition ξὺν or σὺν, I should have⟳ added, that the latter seemed to me to be formed from ἐω or ἑω, to put⟳ or place⟳, and that the word, so compounded, signified something put⟳ or placed together, probably contributions made by the people, in ancient times, to form⟳ a common stock⟳.”

“In short, except in some compound words, where the præposition en comes before Σ, as ἐνσέιω, ἐνσημαίνω, the n is allmost universally dropped, and perhaps was here admitted to preserve⟳ a difference between the præposition and the augment.”

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