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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sense 1 from Old Norse aurr, from Proto-Germanic *auraz (“wet sand or earth, mud”). Sense 2 from Old Norse eyrr, related to aurr.
Noun
ør c (singular definite øren, plural indefinite ører)
- (dated) gravel
- (dated) gravel bank, ayre, gravel beach
Declension
Etymology 2
From Old Norse ǿrr, from Proto-Germanic *wōrijaz, probably cognate with English weary.
Adjective
ør (neuter ørt, plural and definite singular attributive øre)
- dizzy, woozy
- (rare) confused
Inflection
Inflection of ør
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positive
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comparative
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superlative
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indefinite common singular
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ør
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indefinite neuter singular
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ørt
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plural
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øre
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definite attributive1
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øre
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1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ǿrr.
Adjective
ør (neuter ørt, definite singular and plural øre, comparative ørare, indefinite superlative ørast, definite superlative øraste)
- dizzy, woozy
Etymology 2
Verb
ør
- imperative of øre
Etymology 3
From Old Norse eyrr, from Proto-Germanic *aurī.
Noun
ør f (definite singular øra, indefinite plural ørar or ører, definite plural ørane or ørene)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of øyr
Etymology 4
From Old Norse yðr.
Pronoun
ør
- (obsolete, dialectal, Lofoten, Helgeland) objective case of i
1853, Ivar Aasen, Prøver af Landsmaalet i Norge (overall work in Danish), Christiania: Carl C. Werner & Co., page 2:men æg undras paa, at i sku kjenn' mæg; æg trur aller, at æg kjenne ør; æg tyks aller ha sett ør før.- Though I wonder how you would know me. I don't think I know you. I don't think I've ever seen you before.
References
- “ør” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Ivar Aasen (1850) “i”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
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