a-

Forming verbs with the sense away, up, on, out.

arise, await

Forming verbs with the sense of intensified action.

abide, amaze

In, on, at; used to show a state, condition, or manner. Also passing into sense 2.

aglow, apace, afire, aboil, a-bling, abluster

In, into. Also passing into sense 5.

asunder

In the direction of, or toward.

astern, abeam

At such a time.

Come a-morning we are going hunting.

In the act or process of. Used in some dialects before a present participle.

hits a-poppin

doins a-transpirin

Alternative form of y-. In dialect, it is sometimes conflated with sense 5 of the previous definition, and is used as a general indicator of a participle.

aware, alike

Used to form the past participle of a verb.

I have a-gone.

I have a-seen a bird.