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ofer

Pronunciation: /ˈo.fer/

“ofer” is an Old English word. Its 7 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. over, above
  2. across

preposition

  1. over, Indicating relative status, authority, or power
  2. beside (+accusative)
  3. beyond
  4. after

noun

  1. border, edge; specifically, shore, riverbank

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upér, a comparative form of *upo.

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