Old Norse Dictionary Entry

OFN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 OFN

m., spelt omn, Blas. 46; an older form ogn, Boldt 48, answering to Goth. and Swed.: [Ulf. auhns = κλίβανος; Engl. oven; Swed. ugn; Dan. ovn, kakkel-ovn; Germ. ofen; cp. Gr. ἴπν-ος]:—an oven, furnace, esp. in Norway, where there are no hot springs for bathing, Rb. 386, Ver. 29, Stj. 273, Fms. vii. 245, Bs. i. 223, Eb. 47 new Ed.; stein-ofn, a furnace of bricks (?), referring to the year 1316, Bs. i. 830, where the passage may refer to warming the apartments.

2 OFN

2. an oven for baking; gékk hón til nauðig ok bakaði í ofninum, Hom. 113; in olden times, as at the present day, baking and dairy work were in the women’s charge.

3 OFN

COMPDS: ofnseldr, ofngrjót, ofnreykr, ofnstofa.

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Runic Inscription

OFN

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "OFN" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Goth.: Gothic.
Gr.: Greek.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
part: participle.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
Boldt: Boldt. (J. II.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

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