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Danish
Etymology 1
Noun
ofre n
- indefinite plural of offer
Etymology 2
From Old Norse offra, from Latin offerre, from ob- (“against, facing”) and ferre, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”).
Verb
ofre (imperative ofr, infinitive at ofre, present tense ofrer, past tense ofrede, perfect tense har ofret)
- sacrifice (to offer as a gift to a deity)
- spend
- devote
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse offra and Latin offerre.
Verb
ofre (present tense ofrer, past tense ofra or ofret, past participle ofra or ofret)
- to sacrifice (to offer as a gift to a deity)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
ofre n
- indefinite plural of offer
References
- “ofre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “ofre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
ofre (present tense ofrar, past tense ofra, past participle ofra, passive infinitive ofrast, present participle ofrande, imperative ofre/ofr)
- e-infinitive form of ofra
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