Ofríki

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ofríki

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ofríki" in Norwegian.

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

ofríki: ofríki, n. overlegen Magt, Anvendelse af Vold (jvf ofrafl, ofrefli); eigi segist þataf honum, at hann gerði á nökkurummanni ofvald né ofríki Stj. 15425; flýðifjöldi manna or Þrándheimi fyrir ofríkiEysteins konungs Flat. II, 2625; þeirflýðu óðul sín fyrir ofríki Flóam. 4(1231); Þ. bað hann varðveita graðungsínn, viljum vér eigi þola honum ofríkiLaxd. 79 (2261); lúkit upp hurðum, ellamunoþ ér þola ofríki Heilag. II, 1117;látit ér upp nú hliðin, en ella verði þérofríki bornir Heilag. II, 530 jvf 1529;róa menn skipi skipaðo at bóanda eðagengr flokkr manna at garði ok berahann ofríki (= ofrefli Landsl. 8, 1&vl 8) ok brjóta hús hans ok bera útfé hans Gul. 1422 (Landsl. 8, 19); jvfPr. 4426; ef þér vilit þetta mál takameð svá míkilli freko ok deila afli okofríki við oss bœndr Fris. 7330 (Flat.I, 5610).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚠᚱᛁᚴᛁ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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