óþǫrf
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Norse *ᚢᚾᚦᚨᚱᛒᚢ (*unþarbu), attested in the late genitive plural ᚢᚦᛡᚱᛡᛒᛡ (uþᴀrᴀbᴀ /ūþarᵃβa/). Equivalent to ó- (“un-”) + þǫrf (“neccessity”), and often difficult to tell apart from adjective óþarfr (“harmful”).
Declension
Declension of óþǫrf (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
Descendants
- Icelandic: óþörf
- Old Swedish: otharf
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