awf
/ɔf/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Pronunciation spelling of off.
prep
Pronunciation spelling of off.
Example Sentences
- "[…] the first fact that craves our attention is that the Alfar, (Elves, Awfs,) and Dvergar, (Dwarfs,) stand in contrast with each other"
- "[…] the 'awfs' or elves, whose flint arrow-heads (awf-shot), shot in malice at cattle or human beings, are found everywhere in the houes and on the moors; […]"
- "The thunder-bolts, and awf-shots, which we have already noticed among charms against human ills, were also used for the cure of disordered cattle. If an animal died of distemper, a portion of its flesh cut out and hung in the[…]"
- "What an awf wur I to pretend rime weh yo."
- "Gin you, cankard awf (ill-natured lout), Silas mays a gawby (fool) o' Robin, he'll loase t' likeliest wench i' th' forest , an' […]"
Etymology
From Old Norse álfr.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: álfr