of-
Icelandic
Prefix
of-
- too much, excessively, hyper-
Derived terms
See also
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Prefix
of-
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Derived terms
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aba- (“away, away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *apo- (“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
Prefix
of-
- off, away, from, out of, away from
- down
- ofdæle ― a descent, decline
- excessively, negatively
- for, for the purpose of
- ofclipian ― to call for, request
Usage notes
- of- is the unstressed form of the stressed prefix æf-.
Descendants
Derived terms
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