Ofraðr
Old Norse Dictionary - ofraðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ofraðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ofraðr can mean:ofraðr
- ofraðr
- m. [Ulf. ufarassus = abundance]: in the phrase, bera e-t á ofroð, to shew up, divulge, Stj. 619.
- ofraðr
- II. gen. ofraðar, adv. exceedingly; ofraðar lengi, for a long time to come, Korm. (in a verse); ofraðar þrekmaðr er sjá, an exceeding strong man is he, Niðrst. 6; ofraðar maðr er sjá, a mighty hero is he, 645. 107; ofraðar rangt, exceeding wrong, 677. 5; ofraðar vel, exceedingly well, Fms. xi. 47; ofraðar synd, pride, presumption, = ofmetnaðr, Mar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᚱᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- adv.
- adverb.
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Niðrst.
- Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)