ofer voeyfer

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Definitions

  • n. Dust and ashes.

Example Sentences

  • "The house was all ofer voeyfer after the fire."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y עפֿר־ואפֿר ofer-voeyfer

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      ofer ve'eyfer, ofer vo'eyfer, offer voeyfer, offer ve'eyfer, offer vo'eyfer, offer vo'ayfer, offer ve'ayfer, offer voayfer, ofer voayfer, ofer ve'ayfer, ofer vo'ayfer, ofer vo'eifer, ofer voeifer, ofer voaifer, ofer vo'aifer

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