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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse ótti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to fear, to be afraid”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ótti m (genitive singular ótta, uncountable)
- fear, dread
Declension
Derived terms
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse ótti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to fear, to be afraid”). Related to aga, agi.
Pronunciation
Noun
ótti m (genitive singular ótta, no plural)
- fear, dread
- Synonyms: beygur, geigur, hryllingur, hræðsla, ógn, óhugnaður, óhugur, skelfing, skrekkur
Declension
Derived terms
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Norse ᛟᛏᚨ (ota), from Proto-Germanic *uhtô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to be upset, afraid”).
Noun
ótti m (genitive ótta)
- fear, dread
- danger
Declension
Declension of ótti (weak an-stem)
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