y-
/ɪ/prefix
Elementary
1
Used with past participle conjugations to form past participles (this prefix does not occur independently and is no longer productive).
“ybarred, yclept, yclad, ybaptized, yslain, yronne”
From Middle English y-, from Old English ġe- (perfective and associative prefix); see those entries for more. Cognate with German ge-, Yiddish גע־ (ge-).
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