of-

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

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse of-.

Prefix

of-

1. too much, excessively, hyper-

Derived terms

Icelandic terms prefixed with of-

• ofmáta
• ofmetinn
• oföndun

See also

• van-

Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /of/

Prefix

of-

1. off, away from

Derived terms

Luxembourgish terms prefixed with of-

Middle English

Alternative forms

• offe-, ove-
• hove-, ho-, o-
• af-, ave-

Etymology

From Old English of-, af-, and Old Norse af-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔf/

Prefix

of-

1. away from; off

Descendants

• English: off-
• Scots: aff-, af-

References

• “of-, pref.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old English

Alternative forms

• af-

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /of/

Prefix

of-

1. 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

Old English terms prefixed with of-

Descendants

• Middle English: of-, offe-, ove-; hove-, ho-, o-; af-, ave-
  • English: off-
  • Scots: aff-, af-