offal
English
/ˈɒfl̩/, /ˈɔfl̩/, /ˈɑfl̩/
noun
Definitions
- The internal organs of an animal, used as animal food.
- A by-product of the grain milling process, which may include bran, husks, etc.
- A dead body; carrion.
- That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English offal (scrap waste, refuse, offal) derived from Old Norse affall (offal) prefix from Middle English fall prefix from English fall.
Origin
English
fall
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airfall English
- ashfall English
- backfall English
- befall English
- bergfall English
- byfall English
- catfall English
- deadfall English
- dewfall English
- dogfall English
- downfall English
- dustfall English
- earthfall English
- evenfall English
- fall English
- fallboard English
- faller English
- fallest English
- falleth English
- fallish English
- fallout English
- fallrate English
- fallstreak English
- fallway English
- fally-aparty English
- flagfall English
- fogfall English
- footfall English
- freefall English
- grainfall English
- hailfall English
- icefall English
- infall English
- jawfall English
- landfall English
- lavafall English
- leaffall English
- litterfall English
- mid-fall English
- misfall English
- mousefall English
- nightfall English
- onfall English
- outfall English
- overfall English
- pinfall English
- pitfall English
- planetfall English
- pratfall English
- prefall English
- rainfall English
- refall English
- rockfall English
- shortfall English
- smokefall English
- snowfall English
- spatfall English
- stonefall English
- sunfall English
- throughfall English
- tidefall English
- tofall English
- treefall English
- waterfall English
- whalefall English
- windfall English
- Abfall German
- Abfallbehälter German
- Abfalleimer German
- Abfallkorb German
- Abfallprodukt German
- Abfallstoff German
- Abfalltonne German
- Fall German
- Kunststoffabfall German
- fallen German
- af Dutch, Flemish
- afval Dutch, Flemish
- afvalbak Dutch, Flemish
- afvalstof Dutch, Flemish
- geloofsafval Dutch, Flemish
- huisafval Dutch, Flemish
- kernafval Dutch, Flemish
- restafval Dutch, Flemish
- tuinafval Dutch, Flemish
- val Dutch, Flemish
- zwerfafval Dutch, Flemish
- avfall Norwegian Bokmål
- av Swedish
- avfall Swedish
- fall Swedish
- フォール Japanese
- avfall Norwegian Nynorsk
- fal Middle English
- fall Middle English
- offal Middle English
- tofall Middle English
- affall Old Norse
- affald Danish
- affaldsafgift Danish
- affaldsbeholder Danish
- affaldsbørs Danish
- affaldscontainer Danish
- affaldsdeponering Danish
- affaldsdeponi Danish
- affaldsdepot Danish
- affaldsgebyr Danish
- affaldskurv Danish
- affaldspose Danish
- affaldssortering Danish
- affaldsstof Danish
- affaldstræ Danish
- atomaffald Danish
- erhvervsaffaldsgebyr Danish
- giftaffald Danish
- industriaffald Danish
- køkkenaffald Danish
- afval Middle Dutch
- fal Volapük
- fall
- infall
- refall
- onfall
- faller
- tofall
- befall
- byfall
- sunfall
- catfall
- icefall
- jawfall
- airfall
- pinfall
- fallway
- dogfall
- misfall
- outfall
- falleth
- pitfall
- fallest
- fallout
- dewfall
- ashfall
- fallish
- prefall
- fogfall
- treefall
- landfall
- evenfall
- bergfall
- overfall
- spatfall
- rockfall
- downfall
- rainfall
- flagfall
- fallrate
- windfall
- mid-fall
- dustfall
- tidefall
- hailfall
- snowfall
- backfall
- pratfall
- footfall
- deadfall
- freefall
- leaffall
- lavafall
- shortfall
- stonefall
- fallboard
- earthfall
- nightfall
- waterfall
- grainfall
- whalefall
- smokefall
- mousefall
- planetfall
- fallstreak
- litterfall
- throughfall
- fally-aparty