"of-" meaning in All languages combined

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Prefix [Icelandic]

Etymology: From Old Norse of-. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|of-}} Old Norse of- Head templates: {{head|is|prefix}} of-
  1. too much, excessively, hyper- Tags: morpheme Derived forms: ofmáta, ofmetinn, oföndun Related terms: van-
    Sense id: en-of--is-prefix-9nhhxnhl Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Luxembourgish]

IPA: /of/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *aba- (“away, away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *apo- (“off, away”). Cognate with Old Saxon af-, Old Norse af-, Gothic 𐌰𐍆- (af-), English off-; and with Latin ab-, Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-). Etymology templates: {{inh|lb|gem-pro|*aba-||away, away from}} Proto-Germanic *aba- (“away, away from”), {{der|lb|ine-pro|*apo-||off, away}} Proto-Indo-European *apo- (“off, away”), {{cog|osx|af-}} Old Saxon af-, {{cog|non|af-}} Old Norse af-, {{cog|got|𐌰𐍆-}} Gothic 𐌰𐍆- (af-), {{cog|en|off-}} English off-, {{cog|la|ab-}} Latin ab-, {{cog|grc|ἀπο-}} Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-) Head templates: {{head|lb|prefix}} of-
  1. off, away from Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-of--lb-prefix-Jv6wQ0Ew Categories (other): Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Middle English]

IPA: /ɔf/
Etymology: From Old English of-, af-, and Old Norse af-. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|of-}} Old English of-, {{m|ang|af-}} af-, {{bor|enm|non|af-}} Old Norse af- Head templates: {{head|enm|prefix}} of-
  1. away from; off Tags: morpheme Synonyms: offe-, ove-, hove-, ho-, o-, af-, ave-
    Sense id: en-of--enm-prefix-s4-vIIU8 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 30 26 37 5 0 0 2

Prefix [Old English]

IPA: /of/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *aba- (“away, away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *apo- (“off, away”). Cognate with Old Saxon af-, Old Norse af-, Gothic 𐌰𐍆- (af-), Old High German ab; and with Latin ab-, Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*aba-||away, away from}} Proto-Germanic *aba- (“away, away from”), {{der|ang|ine-pro|*apo-||off, away}} Proto-Indo-European *apo- (“off, away”), {{cog|osx|af-}} Old Saxon af-, {{cog|non|af-}} Old Norse af-, {{cog|got|𐌰𐍆-}} Gothic 𐌰𐍆- (af-), {{cog|goh|ab}} Old High German ab, {{cog|la|ab-}} Latin ab-, {{cog|grc|ἀπο-}} Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-) Head templates: {{head|ang|prefix|head=|sort=}} of-, {{ang-prefix}} of-
  1. off, away, from, out of, away from Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-of--ang-prefix-1K8hhjJi
  2. down Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-of--ang-prefix-kIrsRRLY
  3. excessively, negatively Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-of--ang-prefix-IN4AEVuV
  4. for, for the purpose of Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-of--ang-prefix-74a3f~D3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: af-

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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English of-, af-, and Old Norse af-.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "of-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "prefix",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English prefixes",
        "Middle English terms borrowed from Old Norse",
        "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
        "Middle English terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
        "Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "away from; off"
      ],
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        [
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          "away"
        ],
        [
          "off",
          "off"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔf/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "offe-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ove-"
    },
    {
      "word": "hove-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ho-"
    },
    {
      "word": "o-"
    },
    {
      "word": "af-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ave-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "of-"
}

{
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    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English prefixes",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "of-"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: of-, offe-, ove-; hove-, ho-, o-; af-, ave-\nEnglish: off-\nScots: aff-, af-",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: of-, offe-, ove-; hove-, ho-, o-; af-, ave-\nEnglish: off-\nScots: aff-, af-"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*aba-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "away, away from"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *aba- (“away, away from”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*apo-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "off, away"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *apo- (“off, away”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "af-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon af-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "af-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse af-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌰𐍆-"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌰𐍆- (af-)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "ab"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German ab",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ab-"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin ab-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἀπο-"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *aba- (“away, away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *apo- (“off, away”). Cognate with Old Saxon af-, Old Norse af-, Gothic 𐌰𐍆- (af-), Old High German ab; and with Latin ab-, Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-).",
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "prefix",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "of-",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "of-",
      "name": "ang-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to exact",
          "text": "ofgān",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to call to mind",
          "text": "ofmunan",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to give up, surrender",
          "text": "ofġiefan",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "off, away, from, out of, away from"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "off",
          "off"
        ],
        [
          "away",
          "away"
        ],
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ],
        [
          "out",
          "out"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a descent, decline",
          "text": "ofdæle",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "down"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "down",
          "down"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ofēhtan ― to persecute",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ofdrincan ― to intoxicate",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "excessively, negatively"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "excessively",
          "excessively"
        ],
        [
          "negatively",
          "negatively"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to call for, request",
          "text": "ofclipian",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "for, for the purpose of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/of/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "af-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "of-"
}

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