offenprep.

Brit.

/ˈɒfən/, U.S.

/ˈɔfən/,

/ˈɑfən/, Scottish English

/ˈɔfən/

Forms: English regional 1800s– offan (Yorkshire), 1800s– offen, 1800s– off'n, 1800s– of'n (midlands), 1900s– offon, 1900s– off on; Scottish 1800s afen, 1800s affin, 1800s aff n, 1900s– aff'n, 1900s– offan; U.S. regional 1800s ofen, 1800s off on, 1800s ofn, 1800s– offen, 1800s– off'n, 1800s– offn.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English off of.

Etymology: Variant of off of (see off adv. 13b), with substitution of on for of (compare on prep. 28). Compare offa prep.In U.S. regional English off'm is also found, probably independently shortened < off from (see off adv. 13a).

colloquial. Chiefly U.S. regional, English regional, and Scottish.

Off of (see off adv. 13b).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > absence > with absence of (a thing) [preposition] > away from or out of > away from being on

off1681

offen1824

1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 457/1 ‘Set down that bottle,’ quoth I, wiping the saw-dust aff n't with my hand.

1871 E. Eggleston Hoosier School-master xxxi. 216 He told his wife that the master had jist knocked the hind-sights offen that air young lawyer from Lewisburg.

1871 S. Lanier Wks. (1945) I. 23 He picked all the rocks off'n the groun'.

1903 ‘O. Henry’ in Ainslee's Feb. 60/2 He'd jest light off'n his bronco and hunt a place to camp.

1922 E. O'Neill Hairy Ape (1923) v. 45 Clean, ain't it? Yuh could eat a fried egg offen it.

1930 Life & Work Feb. 63 Lottie says A maun stop letting ye borrow offan me.

1940 W. Faulkner Hamlet i. ii. 43 She was taking Ab's breakfast offen the stove, onto two plates.

1973 C. Himes Black on Black 198 That made me mad, them sendin' that jalopy for me. But I was so high off'n them dreams I let it pass.

1977 J. Cleary Vortex v. 121 Who took the gun off'n her, then?

1994 H. Chappell Oysterback Tales (1994) 55 Besides, it wasn't our fault that Wade had the gun. He'd just bought it offen a guy down the road and hadn't finished up the paperwork on it, that's all.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	offen
释义	offenprep. Brit. /ˈɒfən/, U.S. /ˈɔfən/, /ˈɑfən/, Scottish English /ˈɔfən/ Forms: English regional 1800s– offan (Yorkshire), 1800s– offen, 1800s– off'n, 1800s– of'n (midlands), 1900s– offon, 1900s– off on; Scottish 1800s afen, 1800s affin, 1800s aff n, 1900s– aff'n, 1900s– offan; U.S. regional 1800s ofen, 1800s off on, 1800s ofn, 1800s– offen, 1800s– off'n, 1800s– offn. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English off of. Etymology: Variant of off of (see off adv. 13b), with substitution of on for of (compare on prep. 28). Compare offa prep.In U.S. regional English off'm is also found, probably independently shortened < off from (see off adv. 13a). colloquial. Chiefly U.S. regional, English regional, and Scottish. Off of (see off adv. 13b). ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > with absence of (a thing) [preposition] > away from or out of > away from being on off1681 offen1824 1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 457/1 ‘Set down that bottle,’ quoth I, wiping the saw-dust aff n't with my hand. 1871 E. Eggleston Hoosier School-master xxxi. 216 He told his wife that the master had jist knocked the hind-sights offen that air young lawyer from Lewisburg. 1871 S. Lanier Wks. (1945) I. 23 He picked all the rocks off'n the groun'. 1903 ‘O. Henry’ in Ainslee's Feb. 60/2 He'd jest light off'n his bronco and hunt a place to camp. 1922 E. O'Neill Hairy Ape (1923) v. 45 Clean, ain't it? Yuh could eat a fried egg offen it. 1930 Life & Work Feb. 63 Lottie says A maun stop letting ye borrow offan me. 1940 W. Faulkner Hamlet i. ii. 43 She was taking Ab's breakfast offen the stove, onto two plates. 1973 C. Himes Black on Black 198 That made me mad, them sendin' that jalopy for me. But I was so high off'n them dreams I let it pass. 1977 J. Cleary Vortex v. 121 Who took the gun off'n her, then? 1994 H. Chappell Oysterback Tales (1994) 55 Besides, it wasn't our fault that Wade had the gun. He'd just bought it offen a guy down the road and hadn't finished up the paperwork on it, that's all. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < prep.1824
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