OFR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

OFR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 OFR

adv. [cp. Goth. ufar; Engl. over; O. H. G. upar; Germ. über; Lat. super; Gr. ὑπέρ]:—over-greatly, exceedingly: with gen. but rarely, ofr fjár is perh. only a misprint for of fjár, Lv. 103 (paper MS.); otherwise as a prefix chiefly to substantives and adjectives.

2 OFR

COMPDS: ofrafl, ofrást, ofrborð, ofrdýrr, ofrefli, ofreflismenn, ofrfjöldi, ofrgangr, ofrgarpr, ofrgjöld, ofrharmr, ofrhefnd, ofrhiti, ofrhugi, ofrhugr, ofrkapp, ofrkappsmaðr, ofrkuldi, ofrlengi, ofrlið, ofrligr, ofrmáta, ofrmenni, ofrmikill, ofrmælgi, ofrmæli, ofrskjótt, ofrvald, ofrverkr, ofryrða, ofryrði, ofrþraut, ofrþungi, ofrölvi.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚠᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adv
adverb.
adv.
adverb.
ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
gen.
genitive.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
Goth.
Gothic.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
p.
page.
perh.
perhaps.
S.
South, Southern.
subst
substantive, substantival, substantivally.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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