as of

[nyugaton]

I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten--a thrill of returning thought: and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me.

What does "as of" mean? Is it better to understand each of the word separately?

[svartnik]

What does "as of" mean? Is it better to understand each of the word separately?

"Is it better to understand each of the word separately," Yes.
However, 'as of' as a preposition exists, and means from a time on, or at the time.

I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten--a thrill of returning thought: and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me.

[svartnik]

"Is it better to understand each of the word separately," Yes.
However, 'as of' as a preposition exists, and means from a time on, or at the time.
I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten--a thrill of returning thought: and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me.

as of here means I felt the same way as something that has been forgotten.