ofsi

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Noun

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ofsi m (genitive singular ofsa, nominative plural ofsar)

  1. violence

Declension

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    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

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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

Noun

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ofsi m (genitive ofsa)

  1. overbearing
  2. tyranny

Declension

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  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

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

References

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