ofer

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

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoʊfɚ/

Noun

ofer (plural ofers)

Alternative form of oh for

Anagrams

Fero, Fore, Freo, fore, fore-, froe, 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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈo.fer/, [ˈo.ver]

Adverb

ofer

over, above
across

Preposition

ofer

over, above
across

Descendants

Middle English: over
- English: over
- Scots: ower
- Yola: ower, oer, owr

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *ōferaz.

Alternative forms

ōfor, ōbr

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoː.fer/, [ˈoː.ver]

Noun

ōfer m

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

Middle English: over
- English: over
- Scots: offer

Romanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [oˈfer]

Verb

ofer

first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of oferi

Welsh

Etymology

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

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)

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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