Ofsaga

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ofsaga

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ofsaga" in Norwegian.

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

ofsaga
ofsaga, f. Fortælling, Udsagn som inde- holder Overdrivelse; eigi má ofsögumsegja frá vitsmunum þínum -, er þúkennir úséna menn Laxd. 33 (866) jvfMag.* 11322; Fld. I, 843; sagði B., ateigi væri ofsögum sagt frá Herði umvöxt hans ok vænleik Harð. 12 (361);eigi þikkir mér ofsögum mega segjafrá þessum mönnum, hversu sterkligirþeir eru Mag.* 9926; ekki hefir Þ. of-sögur frá þér sagt um þat, sem vel erFm. VI, 2067; hafa eigi ofsögur veritfrá sagðar þeirra garpskap Fm. XI,15117.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚠᛋᛆᚵᛆ
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.

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