"Offa" meaning in Old English

See Offa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈof.fɑ/
Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=|sort=}} Offa m, {{ang-proper noun|m}} Offa m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|Off|num=sg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|Offa|Offan|Offan|Offan|Offan|Offena|Offan|Offum|num=sg|title=|type=weak}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Offa [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Offan [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Offan [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Offan [dative, singular], - [dative, plural]
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Offa-ang-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Old English given names, Old English male given names, Individuals Disambiguation of Individuals: 97 3
  2. Offa of Mercia Tags: masculine Derived forms: Offing
    Sense id: en-Offa-ang-name-INjWaCrr

Inflected forms

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-n-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "proper nouns",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
        "g5": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Offa m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Offa m",
      "name": "ang-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Off",
        "num": "sg"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-n-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Offa",
        "2": "Offan",
        "3": "Offan",
        "4": "Offan",
        "5": "Offan",
        "6": "Offena",
        "7": "Offan",
        "8": "Offum",
        "num": "sg",
        "title": "",
        "type": "weak"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "97 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Individuals",
          "orig": "ang:Individuals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Year 777 In this year Cynewulf and Offa fought near Benson and Offa seized the town.",
          "text": "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\nAn. DCCLXXVII Hēr Cynewulf ⁊ Offa ġefuhton ymb Benesingtūn ⁊ Offa ġenam þone tūn.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "id": "en-Offa-ang-name-h8YdwBAs",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77",
          "word": "Offing"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\nPenda wæs Pybbing, Pybba Creoding, Creoda Cynewalding, Cynewald Cnebbing, Cnebba Iceling, Icel Eomæring, Eomær Angelþēowing, Angelþēow Offing, Offa Wærmunding, Wærmund Wihtlæging, Wihtlæg Wōdening.\nPenda was son of Pybba, Pybba son of Creoda, Creoda son of Cynewald, Cynewald son of Cnebba, Cnebba son of Icel, Icel son of Eomer, Eomer son of Angeltheow, Angeltheow son of Offa, Offa son of Wermund, Wermund son of Wihtlæg, and Wihtlæg son of Woden.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Offa of Mercia"
      ],
      "id": "en-Offa-ang-name-INjWaCrr",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈof.fɑ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Offa"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English masculine n-stem nouns",
    "Old English masculine nouns",
    "Old English proper nouns",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ang:Individuals"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Offing"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-n-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Offan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "proper nouns",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
        "g5": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Offa m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Offa m",
      "name": "ang-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Off",
        "num": "sg"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-n-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Offa",
        "2": "Offan",
        "3": "Offan",
        "4": "Offan",
        "5": "Offan",
        "6": "Offena",
        "7": "Offan",
        "8": "Offum",
        "num": "sg",
        "title": "",
        "type": "weak"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English given names",
        "Old English male given names",
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Year 777 In this year Cynewulf and Offa fought near Benson and Offa seized the town.",
          "text": "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\nAn. DCCLXXVII Hēr Cynewulf ⁊ Offa ġefuhton ymb Benesingtūn ⁊ Offa ġenam þone tūn.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\nPenda wæs Pybbing, Pybba Creoding, Creoda Cynewalding, Cynewald Cnebbing, Cnebba Iceling, Icel Eomæring, Eomær Angelþēowing, Angelþēow Offing, Offa Wærmunding, Wærmund Wihtlæging, Wihtlæg Wōdening.\nPenda was son of Pybba, Pybba son of Creoda, Creoda son of Cynewald, Cynewald son of Cnebba, Cnebba son of Icel, Icel son of Eomer, Eomer son of Angeltheow, Angeltheow son of Offa, Offa son of Wermund, Wermund son of Wihtlæg, and Wihtlæg son of Woden.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Offa of Mercia"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈof.fɑ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Offa"
}

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