ofer

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoʊfɚ/ === Noun === ofer (plural ofers) Alternative form of oh for. === Anagrams === fore-, 'fore, fore, froe, Freo, Fero, Fore, orfe == Old English == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upér, a comparative form of *upo. ==== Alternative forms ==== ofor, ober, ouer ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈo.fer/, [ˈo.ver] ==== Adverb ==== ofer over, above across The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ==== Preposition ==== ofer over, above "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 10, verse 19 "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 19, verse 14 late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies over, Indicating relative status, authority, or power Exeter Book, Chrtist A, The Navitivity across beside (+accusative) late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Agnes, Virgin" beyond late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Basilius, Bishop" late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Prayer of Moses (Mid-Lent)" after The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: overEnglish: over (see there for further descendants)Geordie: owerScots: owerYola: ower, oer, owr === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Germanic *ōferaz. ==== Alternative forms ==== ōfor, ōbr ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈoː.fer/, [ˈoː.ver] ==== Noun ==== ōfer m border, edge; specifically, shore, riverbank ===== Declension ===== Strong a-stem: ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: over English: over Scots: offer == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [oˈfer] === Verb === ofer first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of oferi == Welsh == === Etymology === From Proto-Brythonic *ọβer, from Proto-Celtic *auberos. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɔvɛr/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈoːvɛr/, /ˈɔvɛr/ === Adjective === ofer (feminine singular ofer, plural oferion, equative ofered, comparative oferach, superlative oferaf) futile, vain ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation ===