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).

Noun

óþǫrf f

  1. misfortune, something harmful

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: óþörf
  • Old Swedish: otharf
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