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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Ó

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 Ó

interj. oh, oh! Hom. 112, 119, Stj. 155; ó hoson, 623. 16: freq. in mod. eccl. usage, cp. hó.

2 Ó

2. as a noun; in the phrase, e-m er um og ó, to hesitate, waver; mér er um og ó, eg á sex börn í sjó en sex börn á landi, a ditty, Ísl. Þjóðs.: ó-já, oh yes! ó-nei, oh no! ó-ekki! id.

Runic Inscription

ᚢ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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