ofan

See also: of an

English

Noun

ofan (plural ofanim)

Alternative form of ophan.

Anagrams

ANFO, NAFO, Fano, fano

Gun

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ō.fã́/

Noun

ofán (plural ofán lẹ) (Nigeria)

reed

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ofan, from Proto-Germanic *ubanē.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔːvan/
Rhymes: -ɔːvan

Adverb

ofan (not comparable)

(of motion) from above, down

Derived terms

ber að ofan (“shirtless”)
elda ofan í
fá ofan af
hafa ofan af fyrir
ofan á (“on top of”)
taka ofan

Old High German

Alternative forms

ovan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ofn, from Proto-Germanic *uhnaz.

Noun

ofan m

oven

Declension

Declension of **ofan** (masculine a-stem)
case	singular	plural
nominative	ofan	ofanā, ofana
accusative	ofan	ofanā, ofana
genitive	ofanes	ofano
dative	ofane	ofanum
instrumental	ofanu	—

Related terms

ofankruhha

Descendants

Middle High German: oven, ofen
- Central Franconian: Ovve, Owe, Oawe, Uawe (Moselle Franconian)
  - Hunsrik: Ove
  - Luxembourgish: Uewen
  - Transylvanian Saxon: Owen, Îewen
- German: Ofen
- Vilamovian: uwa
- Yiddish: אויוון (oyvn)

References

Köbler, Gerhard (2014) “ofan”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), 6th edition

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ubanē. Akin to of +‎ -an.

Adverb

ofan (not comparable)

from above, downwards

Preposition

ofan

above the surface of [with genitive]

Descendants

Icelandic: ofan
Faroese: oman
Norwegian Nynorsk: ovan
- → Norwegian Bokmål: ova-
Old Swedish: ovan
- Swedish: ovan
Danish: oven
- Norwegian Bokmål: oven

Further reading

Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “ofan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Swedish

Alternative forms

åfan

Interjection

ofan

(colloquial) Expresses surprise and interest.
Synonym: ofasen