Offr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - offr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "offr" in Norwegian.

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

offr: offr, n. Offer a) til Gud eller Afgud, =fórn; þær fórnfœrðu guðum sínum bæðikvikendi ok annat offr Stj. 5748; guðvildi eigi bölvat offr þiggja Kgs. 1535jvf 15230 fg; fórnir eða offr Kgs. 17021;þeir firirkómo helgum fornom þeimsem alþýða vildi guði fœra ok tókomeð ráni ok herfangi af helgo folkiguðs allar fórnir ok heilög offr Anecd.220 (226), jvf 1 Sam. 2, 13 fg; b) vedden kristelige Gudstjeneste til Kirken, densHelligdomme, Helgene eller Præster; Fm.IX, 27718. VI, 15720. 1588; offr hinsheilaga Ólafs Bp. I, 8207; halft offrit,er fellr í stokkinn EJb. 9216. 27; alltoffr, sem fellr í stokka á krossinumeðr í bœnahúsinu EJb. 46319; offr, semsóknamenn játa EJb. 46317; offr þat,sem kemr til alteris hans (nl. sálo-prestsins þess sem þar skal vera firirsál frú dróttningarinnar móður várrar)Dn. II, 1627; geymdum þó sóknar-kirkju sínni lögligum lutum offrs eðagjafa JKr. 1630.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚠᚠᚱ
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:

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

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