ofan

ofan (plural ofanim)

1. Alternative form of ophan

• ANFO, NAFO, Fano, fano

• IPA^(key): /ō.fã́/

ofán (plural ofán lẹ) (Nigeria)

1. reed

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːvan/

  Rhymes: -ɔːvan

ofan (not comparable)

1. (of motion) from above, down

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

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

ofan (not comparable)

1. from above, downwards

ofan

1. (with genitive) above the surface of

• “ofan”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

• åfan

ofan

1. (colloquial) Expresses surprise and interest.

   Synonym: ofasen