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ufan

  • adverb
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Grammar
ufan, (-en(n)e); adv.
Wright's OE grammar
§108; §446; §558;
from above, down,
where motion is expressed or implied
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  • Hié sǽdon ðæt hit ufane of ðære lyfte cóme,

    • Ors. 3, 6
      • ;
    • Swt. 108, 30.

  • Hé déð ðæt fýr cymð ufene,

    • Wulfst. 97, 21.

  • Steorran hreósaþ ufene of heofonum,

    • 93, 8.
where an action is directed from a higher to a lower point
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  • Ufone sceal ðæt heáfod gíman ðæt ða fét ne áslíden

    caput debet ex alto providere, ne pedes torpeant,

    • Past. 18
      • ;
    • Swt. 131, 25.

  • Clypigende ufenne,

    • Homl. Skt. i. 9, 25.
from above, from heaven :
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  • -- Ic eom ufane

    ego de supernis sum,

    • Jn. Skt. 8, 23.

  • Óð gé sýn ufene ( ex alto ) gescrýdde,

    • Lk. Skt. 24, 49.
marking position, above
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  • Ne hire on nánre ne mót neár ðonne on óðre stówe gestæppan, stríceþ ymbútan ufane and neoðane efenneáh gehwæðer,

    • Met. 20, 141.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. oƀana from above
:
O. H. Ger. obana desuper, superne, super, supra.
]
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v. ufan.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ufan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/32466.

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  • ufan, adv.

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