† off-fallern.

Forms: pre-1700 offaller, pre-1700 off-faller.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: off- prefix, faller n.

Etymology: < off- prefix + faller n. Compare Middle Dutch afvallen to fall off (Dutch afvallen fall off, drop out), German abfallen to fall off, leave, desert, apostatize; for corresponding nouns see offal n. Compare of-fall v.

Scottish. Obsolete. rare.

A person who abandons or lapses from faith; an apostate.

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the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > desertion of one's party or principles > one who

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?1575 C. Vitell tr. H. Niclaes Euangelium Regni xxix. f. 66^v When the Apostates or Offallers from the safe-making Faith, had set aside the true Doctrine of Iesu Christ.

a1699 M. Shields in J. Howie Faithful Contendings Displayed (1780) 40 Mind worthless..me, who am..shot at by all ranks of off-fallers from the cause of God.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	off-faller
释义	† off-fallern. Forms: pre-1700 offaller, pre-1700 off-faller. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: off- prefix, faller n. Etymology: < off- prefix + faller n. Compare Middle Dutch afvallen to fall off (Dutch afvallen fall off, drop out), German abfallen to fall off, leave, desert, apostatize; for corresponding nouns see offal n. Compare of-fall v. Scottish. Obsolete. rare. A person who abandons or lapses from faith; an apostate. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > desertion of one's party or principles > one who renay1340 apostate1362 renegatec1450 starter1519 reniant1532 changeling1539 rannigala1560 recreant1570 turncoat1570 renegado1573 start-away1574 off-faller?1575 start-back1579 departer1586 reneger1597 retrospicientc1600 runagadea1604 renegade1611 turn-tail1621 runagado1623 trip-coata1625 retrogredient1650 retrograde1651 tergiversator1716 rat1755 ratter1819 tergiversant1833 blackleg1844 strike-breaker1904 faller-out1964 ?1575 C. Vitell tr. H. Niclaes Euangelium Regni xxix. f. 66^v When the Apostates or Offallers from the safe-making Faith, had set aside the true Doctrine of Iesu Christ. a1699 M. Shields in J. Howie Faithful Contendings Displayed (1780) 40 Mind worthless..me, who am..shot at by all ranks of off-fallers from the cause of God. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.?1575
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