Ofsa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ofsa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ofsa" in Norwegian.

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

ofsa: ofsa, v. (að) overdrive noget, gjøre for meget deraf; Frostaþingsbók skiptir lagabóthverjum eptir sínum burð ok metorði,en ekki hinum bótum, er þeir ofsaeða vansa, er í dómum sitja ok sátt-mál gera Frost. 6, 17 jvf ofdœma; opteru íll vitni ofsuð fyrir skaps sakar, oklætr opt hinn liðlausi sitt mál, þó athann hafi réttari (dvs. réttara) Frost. 13,2411; intr. eller uden Objekt: gjøre sigskyldig i Overdrivelse: þat varð þeim,sem gjarnt (= gjarna dvs. ofte) verðrœskunni, at opt verðr ofsat til vansaAlex. 13816; man þér duga, ef þú ofsareigi þér til vansa Hrafnk. 2921; ofsasér dvs. tage Overhaand, tiltage, forøges:ofsaði sér meirr í Egiptalandi - óhreinskurðgoðagöfgan, en í hverjum staðannarra Heilag. II, 39017; ofsast, v. r.gjøre sig stor, blive overmodig: Jupiterþótti folkit ofsast Trój. 617.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚠᛋᛆ
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:

intr.: Intransitiv.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages related to Old Norwegian.