Oddi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - oddi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "oddi" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

oddi: oddi, m. 1) Sammenstød, Kollision (jvfoddr 1); skerast í odda dvs. komme tileller i Sammenstød: heldr skarst allt íodda með þeim - þat sem við bardvs. hvad der saa forekom, indtraf, saakom det altid til et Sammenstød, en Kollision imellem dem, Fbr. 819; stand-ast í odda d. s.: heldr stóðst allt íodda með þeim - í því, sem við barFlat. II, 20426; upers. hefir nú ok íodda staðist með oss um hríð dvs. nuen Tid har der været saadant Forholdmellem os, at vi ikke have kunnet komme overens, Gunl. 6 (1809 fg). 2) ulige Tal som ikke kan deles i to hele Tal af sammeStørrelse, mods. jafni, se under jafni 2.Jvf. Folkespr. odda Aasen 550a; eng.odde or even Strattmann 421b.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚦᚦᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

eng.: engels.

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

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