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

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈo.fer/, [ˈo.ver]

Adverb

ofer

  1. over, above
  2. across

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
  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.

Descendants
  • Middle English: over
    • English: over
    • Geordie English: ower
    • Scots: ower
    • Yola: ower, oer, owr

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *ōferaz.

Alternative forms

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 ōfr ōfras
accusative ōfr ōfras
genitive ōfres ōfra
dative ōfre ōfrum
Descendants

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

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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