Etymology

oaf

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Today it means: A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton. Full definition →

Old Norse álfr
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromálfr“elf”
  2. English todayoaf

Variant of awf, aufe, probably from Old Norse álfr (“elf”) (whence Norwegian Bokmål alv). Doublet of alf and elf.

Words from the same roots

Old Norseálfr all →

awf

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