ofsi

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Icelandic

Etymology

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Noun

ofsi m (genitive singular ofsa, nominative plural ofsar)

  1. violence

Declension

    Declension of ofsi
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ofsi ofsinn ofsar ofsarnir
accusative ofsa ofsann ofsa ofsana
dative ofsa ofsanum ofsum ofsunum
genitive ofsa ofsans ofsa ofsanna

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

ofsi m (genitive ofsa)

  1. overbearing
  2. tyranny

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: ofsi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ofse
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ofse

References

  • ofsi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press