| hēr, here. | hider, hither. | heonan, hence. |
| ðǣr, there. | ðider, thither. | ðǫnan, thence. |
| hwǣr, where? | hwider, whither? | hwǫnan, whence? |
| norðan, from the north. | ||
| ēastan, from the east. | ||
| hindan, from behind. | ||
| feorran, from far. | ||
| ūtan, from without. |
(6) The adverb rihte (riht = right, straight) denotes motion toward in norðrihte, northward, due north; ēastrihte, due east; sūðrihte, due south; westrihte, due west.
Prepositions.
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The nominative is the only case in O.E. that is never governed by a preposition. Of the other cases, the dative and accusative occur most frequently with prepositions.
(1) The prepositions that are most frequently found with the dative are:
æfter, after.
ǣt, at.
be (bī), by, near, about.
betwēonan (betuh), between.