Ofran

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ofran

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ofran" in Norwegian.

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

ofran: ofran, f. Ophøielse, Selvophøielse, Over- mod (jvf ofraðr 2); hvárki vóru þau(nl. klæði) né með þeim ofranar myndné forlitning(ar)? Thom. 32010; hélthann sik svá lágan ok lítinn í hug-skotinu, at engis kyns ofran gékk innmeð honum, heldr var hann æ þvímjúkari ok guðs boðorðum hlýðnari,sem - Heilag. II, 9530; hugleiðir herraGuðmundr, - at lægja þessa ofranmeirr með hógleik en harðindum Bp.II, 4439; ef maðr berr höfuð frá bol, efhann hefir af höggit, þat heitir ofranGul. 2386.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚠᚱᛆᚿ
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:

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

p.: Pagina, side.

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