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See also: of, OF, Of-, OF., óf, òf, and ôf

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse of-.

Prefix

of-

too much, excessively, hyper-

Derived terms

Icelandic terms prefixed with of-

See also

van-

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aba- (“away, away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). Cognate with Old Saxon af-, Old Norse af-, Gothic 𐌰𐍆- (af-), English off-; and with Latin ab-, Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /of/

Prefix

of-

off, away from

Derived terms

Luxembourgish terms prefixed with of-

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English of-, af-, and Old Norse af-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔf/

Prefix

of-

away from; off

Descendants

English: off-
Scots: aff-, af-

References

“of-, pref.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old English

Alternative forms

af-

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aba- (“away, away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). Cognate with Old Saxon af-, Old Norse af-, Gothic 𐌰𐍆- (af-), Old High German ab; and with Latin ab-, Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /of/

Prefix

of-

off, away, from, out of, away from
ofgān ― to exact

ofmunan ― to call to mind

ofġiefan ― to give up, surrender
down
ofdæle ― a descent, decline
excessively, negatively
ofēhtan ― to persecute

ofdrincan ― to intoxicate
for, for the purpose of
ofclipian ― to call for, request

Usage notes

of- is the unstressed form of the stressed prefix æf-.

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: of-, offe-, ove-, hove-, ho-, o-, af-, ave-
- English: off-
- Scots: aff-, af-

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