oef
See also: OEF
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
An onomatopoeia. Similar to English oof and German uff.
Pronunciation edit
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Interjection edit
oef
- (onomatopoeia) oof, phew, whew (expression of disgust, tiredness or relief)
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum, from Classical Latin ōvum.
Noun edit
oef oblique singular, m (oblique plural oés, nominative singular oés, nominative plural oef)
- egg
- c. 1170, Christian of Troyes, Yvain, the Knight of the Lion:
- Qu'il n'a laissié vaillant .i. oef
- He did not leave even an egg