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Old English · prefix

of-

Part of speech
prefix
IPA
/of/
Syllables
of (1 syllable)

Meaning

  1. off, away, from, out of, away from

    ofgān

    to exact

  2. down

    ofdæle

    a descent, decline

  3. excessively, negatively

    ofēhtan

    to persecute

  4. for, for the purpose of

    ofclipian

    to call for, request

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aba- (“away, away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). Cognate with Old Saxon af-, Old Norse af-, Gothic - (af-), Old High German ab; and with Latin ab-, Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-).

Descendants

off-

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