Ofsa
Old Norse Dictionary - ofsa
Meaning of Old Norse word "ofsa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ofsa can mean:ofsa
- ofsa
- að, to overdo, do to excess; hinum bótum er þeir ofsa eðr vansa er í dómum sitja, n. G. L. i. 184; opt eru íll vitni ofsuð fyrir skaps sakir, 247:—ofsa sik, to puff oneself up, be haughty, arrogant; ef þú ofsar þik eigi þér til vansa, Hrafn. 29.
- ofsa
- II. reflex. to grow unruly; Jupiter þótti fólkit ofsask, Bret. 6; opt verðr ofsat til vansa, a saying = pride goes before a fall, AL. 138.
- ofsa
- 2. hence mod. afsast, dep. to rave, rage.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
- l.
- line.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
- dep.
- deponent.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)