ofer

See also: Ofer, OFer, o-fer, and ofer-

English

Noun

ofer (plural ofers)

1. Alternative form of oh for

Anagrams

• Fero, Fore, Freo, fore, fore-, froe, orfe

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Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upér, a comparative form of *upo.

Germanic cognates: Old Saxon oƀar, Dutch over, Old High German ubar (whence German über), Old Norse yfir (whence Swedish över), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 (ufar).

Indo-European cognates: Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér), Latin super, Old Irish for (Welsh gor-).

Alternative forms

• ofor, ober

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.fer/, [ˈo.ver]

Adverb

ofer

1. over, above

Preposition

ofer

1. (+dative, of a location) over, above, beyond
2. (+accusative, of motion) over, across

Descendants

• English: over

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *ōferaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoː.fer/, [ˈoː.ver]

Noun

ōfer m

1. border, edge; specifically, shore, riverbank

Declension

Declension of ofer (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ōfer	ōfras
accusative	ōfer	ōfras
genitive	ōfres	ōfra
dative	ōfre	ōfrum

Descendants

• Middle English: over

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oˈfer]

Verb

ofer

1. first-person singular present indicative of oferi
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of oferi

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *ọβer, from Proto-Celtic *awberos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔvɛr/
• IPA^(key): /ˈoːvɛr/, /ˈɔvɛr/

Adjective

ofer (feminine singular ofer, plural oferion, equative ofered, comparative oferach, superlative oferaf)

1. futile, vain

Derived terms

• ofera (“to idle, to loiter”)
• oferedd (“vanity, frivolity”)
• ofergoel (“superstition”)
• oferwr (“good-for-nothing, waster”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ofer	unchanged	unchanged	hofer
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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