ør
See also: Appendix:Variations of "or"
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /øːˀr/, [ˈøˀɐ̯], [ˈøɐ̯ˀ]
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
Inflection
Declension of ør
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ør | øren | ører | ørerne |
| genitive | ørs | ørens | ørers | ørernes |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | ør | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | ørt | — | —2 |
| Plural | øre | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | øre | — | — |
| 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
- IPA(key): /øːr/
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
Related terms
- øra (“to make dizzy”)
- Ørsta
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.
Alternative forms
- ær, øder
Pronoun
ør
- (obsolete, dialectal, Lofoten, Helgeland) objective case of i
- 1853, Aasen, Ivar, Prøver af Landsmaalet i Norge (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.
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References
- “ør” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Ivar Aasen (1850), “i”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog, Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
Anagrams
- rø