or-

Etymology

From Middle English or-, from Old English or- (“or-”), from Proto-West Germanic *oʀ-, *uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”), from Proto-Indo-European *uds- (“up, out”). Cognate with West Frisian oar-, Dutch oor-/oer-, German ur-, Gothic 𐌿𐍃- (us-). Identical with Old English ā- (“a-”), and the German borrowing English ur-. More at a-.

Prefix

or-

1. (no longer productive) From the outset; original; out; out of; without.

   ordalian, ordeal, orlay, ort

Anagrams

• r/o, Ro, R&O, RO

Etymology

From Old Dutch ur-, or-, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-.

Prefix

or-

1. A prefix with a variety of meanings, but originally meaning "out" or "original".

Alternative forms

• a-, ā-, ur-, ǣ-

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”), from unstressed Proto-Indo-European *uss-, from *uds- (“up, out”). Cognate with Old High German ur-, ir-, ar-, er-. More at out.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈor/

Prefix

or-

1. original
2. former
3. ex-, out of
4. without, lacking
5. causing deprivation, privative

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔr/

Prefix

or-

1. soft mutation of gor-

Mutation