ófreskja

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ófreskja, from the adjective ófreskr (“clairvoyant”) and the noun ófreski (“clairvoyance, second sight”), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *unfriþiskaz (as per S. Bugge 1885), but according to F. Holthausen cognate with Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌹 (fraþi), then from *fraþiskaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

ófreskja f (genitive singular ófreskju, nominative plural ófreskjur)

  1. monster
    Synonyms: forynja, skrímsli

Declension

Declension of ófreskja (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ófreskja ófreskjan ófreskjur ófreskjurnar
accusative ófreskju ófreskjuna ófreskjur ófreskjurnar
dative ófreskju ófreskjunni ófreskjum ófreskjunum
genitive ófreskju ófreskjunnar ófreskja, ófreskna ófreskjanna, ófresknanna

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