ofsi

Icelandic

Etymology

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Noun

ofsi m (genitive singular ofsa, nominative plural ofsar)

  1. violence

Declension
declension of ofsi
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ofsi ofsinn ofsar ofsarnir
accusative ofsa ofsann ofsa ofsana
dative ofsa ofsanum ofsum ofsunum
genitive ofsa ofsans ofsa ofsanna

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ofsi m (genitive ofsa)

  1. overbearing
  2. tyranny

Declension
  Declension of ofsi (weak an-stem, singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite definite
nominative ofsi ofsinn
accusative ofsa ofsann
dative ofsa ofsanum
genitive ofsa ofsans

Descendants
  • Icelandic: ofsi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ofse
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ofse

References
  • “ofsi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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