ofan
See also: of an
English edit
Noun edit
ofan (plural ofanim)
- Alternative form of ophan
Anagrams edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse ofan, from Proto-Germanic *ubanē.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
ofan (not comparable)
Derived terms edit
- fá ofan af
- hafa ofan af fyrir
- taka ofan
- ofan á (“on top of”)
- elda ofan í
- ber að ofan (“shirtless”)
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *ubanē. Akin to of + -an.
Adverb edit
ofan (not comparable)
Preposition edit
ofan
- (with genitive) above the surface of
Descendants edit
References edit
- “ofan”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Interjection edit
ofan
- (colloquial) Expresses surprise and interest.
- Synonym: ofasen