Old English · preposition
bufan
- Part of speech
- preposition
- IPA
- /ˈbu.fɑn/[ˈbu.vɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈbu · fɑn (2 syllables)
Meaning
above
...and būfan þām māran wealle, ofer eallne þone ymbgong, hē is mid stǣnenum wīġhūsum beworht.
...and above the greater wall, over the whole circumference, it is built with stone towers.
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *biobanā; equivalent to be + ufan.
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