Offa

See also: offa

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɔf.fa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɔf.fa]

Proper noun

Offa m sg (genitive Offae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) a male given name, equivalent to Old English Offa
   • (Can we date this quote?), Annales Cambriae B‎^[1]:

     Uastacio Britonum cum Offa in estate

     Ravaging of the Britons by Offa in summer

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Offa
genitive	Offae
dative	Offae
accusative	Offam
ablative	Offā
vocative	Offa

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈof.fɑ/

Proper noun

Offa m

1. a male given name
   • variously c. 893 – 12th century CE, entry for year 777, in Benjamin Thorpe, ed. and transl., The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, According to the Several Original Authorities, London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, published 1861, page 92:

     An. DCCLXXVII Hēr Cynewulf ⁊ Offa ġefuhton ymb Benesingtūn ⁊ Offa ġenam þone tūn.

     Year 777 In this year Cynewulf and Offa fought near Benson and Offa seized the town.

2. Offa of Mercia
   • variously c. 893 – 12th century CE, entry for year {{{entry}}}, in Benjamin Thorpe, ed. and transl., The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, According to the Several Original Authorities, London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, published 1861, page 42:

     Penda wæs Pybbing, Pybba Creoding, Creoda Cynewalding, Cynewald Cnebbing, Cnebba Iceling, Icel Eomæring, Eomær Angelþēowing, Angelþēow Offing, Offa Wærmunding, Wærmund Wihtlæging, Wihtlæg Wōdening.

     Penda was son of Pybba, Pybba son of Creoda, Creoda son of Cynewald, Cynewald son of Cnebba, Cnebba son of Icel, Icel son of Eomer, Eomer son of Angeltheow, Angeltheow son of Offa, Offa son of Wermund, Wermund son of Wihtlæg, and Wihtlæg son of Woden.

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	Offa	—
accusative	Offan	—
genitive	Offan	—
dative	Offan	—

Derived terms

• Offing