ofer

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

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoʊfɚ/

Noun

ofer (plural ofers)

1. Alternative form of oh for.

Anagrams

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

Old English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• ofor, ober, ouer

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.fer/, [ˈo.ver]

Adverb

ofer

1. over, above
2. across
   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     On þām ylcan ġēare wæs Dunstān aƀƀ ādrǣfed ofer sǣ.

     In the same year, Abbot Dunstan was driven away across the sea.

Preposition

ofer

1. over, above
   • "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 10, verse 19

     And nū ic sealde ēow ānweald tō tredenne ofer nǣddran. And snacan and ofer ǣlc fēondes mæġen. And nān þing ēow ne derað...

     And now I gave you power to tread over adders and snakes and over each fiends' force. And no thing harms you.

   • "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 19, verse 14

     Wē nyllað þ þēs ofer ūs rīxie...

     We do not want that this rule over us.

   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies

     Nys nāht ofor hyne...

     Nothing is above Him...

2. over, Indicating relative status, authority, or power
   • Exeter Book, Chrtist A, The Navitivity

     ...Ne lǣt awyrġde ofer us onwald āgan...

     Let not the accursed have power over us...

3. across
4. beside (+accusative)
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Agnes, Virgin"

     He gesette his tacn on minum nebbe þæt ic nænne oðerne ofer hine ne lufige.

     He hath set His token upon my face that I should love none other beside Him.

5. beyond
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Basilius, Bishop"

     Bide nu æt gode þæt ic grecisc cunne. Þa cwæþ se biscop him to, þu bæde ofer mine mæðe ac uton swa þeah biddan þas bena æt gode.

     Pray now to God that I may know Greek. Pray now to God that I may know Greek. Then said the Bishop to him, 'Thou hast asked beyond my power, but let us, nevertheless, ask this boon of God.'

   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Prayer of Moses (Mid-Lent)"

     Swa swa sume menn doð þe dyslice fæstað ofer heora mihte on gemænelicum lenctene, swa swa we sylfe gesawon oðþæt hi seoce wurdon.

     Even as some men do who foolishly fast beyond their strength in the catholic Lent, even as we ourselves have seen, until they have fallen sick.

6. after
   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     An. DCCCC.LXXVII Hēr wæs þæt myċċle ġemōt æt Kyrtlingtūne ofer Ēastron, ⁊ þǣr forðferde Sidemann bisċeop, on hrǣdlīċan dēaþe on II Kƚ. Mai. Sē wæs Defnasċire bisċeop ⁊ hē wilnode þæt his līcrǣst sċeode bēon æt Cridiantūne æt his bisċeopstōle.

     Year 977 In this year there was a great assembly after Easter at Kirtlington. There passed away Bishop Sideman, with a swift death on the calends of March. He was bishop of Devonshire, and he desired that his resting place should be at his palace in Crediton.

Descendants

• Middle English: over
  • English: over (see there for further descendants)
  • Geordie: ower
  • Scots: ower
  • Yola: ower, owr, oer

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *ōferaz.

Alternative forms

• ōfor, ōbr

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoː.fer/, [ˈoː.ver]

Noun

ōfer m

2. border, edge; specifically, shore, riverbank

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ōfer	ōfras
accusative	ōfer	ōfras
genitive	ōfres	ōfra
dative	ōfre	ōfrum

Descendants

• Middle English: over
  • English: over
  • Scots: offer

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oˈfer]

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Verb

ofer

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

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɔvɛr/
• (South Wales) 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

Mutated forms of ofer

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ofer	unchanged	unchanged	hofer

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.