ofer
English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]ofer (plural ofers)
- Alternative form of oh for
Anagrams
[edit]Old English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upér, a comparative form of *upo.
Alternative forms
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[edit]Adverb
[edit]ofer
Preposition
[edit]ofer
- 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...
- "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 10, verse 19
- 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...
- Exeter Book, Chrtist A, The Navitivity
- across
- 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.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Agnes, Virgin"
- 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.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Basilius, Bishop"
Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *ōferaz.
Alternative forms
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[edit]Noun
[edit]ōfer m
Declension
[edit]Declension of ofer (strong a-stem)
Descendants
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[edit]ofer
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Brythonic *ọβer, from Proto-Celtic *auberos.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɔvɛr/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈoːvɛr/, /ˈɔvɛr/
Adjective
[edit]ofer (feminine singular ofer, plural oferion, equative ofered, comparative oferach, superlative oferaf)
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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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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