efn-

== Old English == === Alternative forms === efen-, emn-, em-, efne- === Etymology === From the adjective efn, descended from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /efn/, [evn] === Prefix === efn- denoting equality: equal, equally ‎efn- + ‎eald (“old”) → ‎efneald (“of the same age”) ‎efn- + ‎gōd (“good”) → ‎efngōd (“just as good”) ‎efn- + ‎niht (“night”) → ‎efnniht (“equinox”) ‎efn- + ‎heorte (“heart”) → ‎efnheorte (“harmony, concord”) denoting togetherness: co-, fellow- ‎efn- + ‎cempa (“soldier”) → ‎efncempa (“fellow soldier”) ‎efn- + ‎þrōwian (“to suffer”) → ‎efnþrōwian (“to sympathize”) ‎efn- + ‎wyrċan (“to work”) → ‎efnwyrċan (“to work together, cooperate”) ‎efn- + ‎wyrhta (“worker”) → ‎efnwyrhta (“co-worker”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: even-, euen- English: even-