of-

See also: of, OF, Of-, OF., óf, òf, and ôf

Icelandic

Prefix

of-

  1. too much, excessively, hyper-

Derived terms

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See also

Luxembourgish

Prefix

of-

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Derived terms

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Old English

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *af- (“away, away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *apo- (“off, away”). Cognate with Old Saxon af-, Old Norse af-, Gothic 𐌰𐍆-, Old High German ab; and with Latin ab-, Ancient Greek απο-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ov/

Prefix

of-

  1. Forming verbs and adjectives with the sense of "off", "away", "from", "out of", "away from"
    ofgān "to exact"
    ofmunan "to call to mind"
    ofġiefan "to give up, surrender"
  2. down
    ofdæle "a descent, decline"
  3. excessively, negatively
    ofēhtan "to persecute"
    ofdrincan "to intoxicate"
  4. for, for the purpose of
    ofclipian "to call for, request"

Usage notes

of- is the unstressed form of the stressed prefix æf-

Derived terms

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