see|Appendix:Variations of "y"
English
Etymology
OE. ge-|Ä¡e-.
Alternative spellings
i-
Pronunciation
IPA|/ɪ/, SAMPA|/I/
Prefix
infl|en|prefix|cat=prefixes
- obsolete Used in conjunction with past participle conjugations to form past participles (this prefix cannot occur independently).
Derived terms
y- -ed
y- -en
y- -t
ycleped
yclept
Usage notes
This prefix represents a common Germanic perfective prefix which was used to form past participles. Already by the Old English period such participles could be used with or without it, and as it passed into Middle English forms y-, i-, and �e-, it became less productive. The prefix was later adopted as a conscious archaism by some writers such as w:Edumund Spencer|Edumund Spencer, who appended it to existing past participles.
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