ofdune
Old English
Etymology
From of- + dūne.
Adverb
ofdūne
- down
Derived terms
- ofdūneonwend (“turned downwards”)
- ofdūnerihte (“straight down”)
- ofdūneweard (“downward”)
Antonyms
- up (“up, above”)
- uppe (“up, above”)
- uppeweardes (“upwards”)
- upweard (“up, upwards”)
- wiþerdūne (“upward, upright”)
Synonyms
- ādūn (“down, adown”)
- adūnweard (“downward”)
- dūne (“down”)
- niþer (“down”)
- niþerweard (“downward”)
- ofdūneweard (“downward”)
- ofdūneweardes (“downward”)
Related terms
- æfdȳne (“a descent or downward slope”)
- ofstīgan (“to descend, go down”)
Further reading
- Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary