ofer

See also: o-fer and ofer-

Old English

Etymology 1

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

Germanic cognates: Old Saxon oƀar, Dutch over, Old High German ubar (whence German über), Old Norse yfir (whence Swedish över), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 (ufar).

Indo-European cognates: ὑπέρ (hupér), Latin super, Old Irish for (Welsh gor-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈover/

Adverb

ofer

  1. over, above

Preposition

ofer

  1. (+dative, of a location) over, above, beyond
  2. (+accusative, of motion) over, across

Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *ōferaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːver/

Noun

ōfer m

  1. border, edge; specifically, shore, riverbank
Declension
Descendants
  • Middle English: over

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [oˈfer]

Verb

ofer

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

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

ofer (feminine singular ofer, plural ofer, equative ofered, comparative oferach, superlative oferaf)

  1. futile, vain

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalh-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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