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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *uber. See ofer (“over”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈo.fer/, (as a nominal prefix)
- IPA(key): /ˌo.fer/, (as a verbal prefix)
Prefix
ofer-
- used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and prepositions having intensive force, or with a sense of "going over, above"
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