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See also: -ör, oer, o'er, oer-, Oër, and Appendix:Variations of "or"

Chuukese

Noun

ör

  1. south

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /œːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -œːr

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse ǫr, from Proto-Germanic *arhwō.

Noun

ör f (genitive singular örvar, nominative plural örvar)

  1. arrow (weapon)
  2. (graph theory) directed edge, arrow, arc
    Synonym: stefndur leggur
Declension
Declension of ör (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ör örin örvar örvarnar
accusative ör örina örvar örvarnar
dative ör örinni örvum örvunum
genitive örvar örvarinnar örva örvanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Norse ørr, from Proto-Germanic *arwaz.

Noun

ör n (genitive singular örs, nominative plural ör)

  1. scar
Declension
Declension of ör (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ör örið ör örin
accusative ör örið ör örin
dative öri örinu örum örunum
genitive örs örsins öra öranna

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Norse ǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *arwaz.

Adjective

ör (comparative örari or (poetic) örvari, superlative örastur or (poetic) örvastur)

  1. rapid, fast
    Synonym: skjótur
  2. spirited, heated, excitable (Can we add an example for this sense?)
    Synonym: örgeðja
  3. generous
    Synonym: örlátur
    Antonym: nískur
    Gamli maðurinn var ör á fé.
    The old man was generous with money.
Declension
positive forms of ör
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ör ör ört
accusative öran, örvan1 öra, örva1
dative örum, örvum1 örri öru, örvu1
genitive örs örrar örs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative örir, örvir1 örar, örvar1 ör
accusative öra, örva1
dative örum, örvum1
genitive örra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative öri, örvi1 öra, örva1 öra, örva1
acc/dat/gen öra, örva1 öru, örvu1
plural (all-case) öru, örvu1

1Poetic.

comparative forms of ör
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) örari, örvari1 örari, örvari1 örara, örvara1
plural (all-case) örari, örvari1

1Poetic.

superlative forms of ör
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative örastur, örvastur1 örust, örvust1 örast, örvast1
accusative örastan, örvastan1 örasta, örvasta1
dative örustum, örvustum1 örastri, örvastri1 örustu, örvustu1
genitive örasts, örvasts1 örastrar, örvastrar1 örasts, örvasts1
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative örastir, örvastir1 örastar, örvastar1 örust, örvust1
accusative örasta, örvasta1
dative örustum, örvustum1
genitive örastra, örvastra1
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative örasti, örvasti1 örasta, örvasta1 örasta, örvasta1
acc/dat/gen örasta, örvasta1 örustu, örvustu1
plural (all-case) örustu, örvustu1

1Poetic.

Derived terms

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “ör”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “ör” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • “ör”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)

Romagnol

Etymology

From Latin aurum (“gold”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ör m (plural ur)

  1. gold
    A n’ó mìga la chêva dl’ör!
    I haven't got the cave of gold at all!

References

Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 408

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