ǫrr
See also: orr, Orr, and ørr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *arwaz (“ready, fast”).
Adjective
ǫrr (accusative ǫrvan)
- swift, ready
- ísinn rak svá ǫrt at…
- the ice drifted so fast that…
- liberal, open-handed
- active, energetic
Declension
Strong declension of ǫrr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ǫrr | ǫr | ǫrt |
| accusative | ǫrvan | ǫrva | ǫrt |
| dative | ǫrum | ǫrri | ǫru |
| genitive | ǫrs | ǫrrar | ǫrs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ǫrvir | ǫrvar | ǫr |
| accusative | ǫrva | ǫrvar | ǫr |
| dative | ǫrum | ǫrum | ǫrum |
| genitive | ǫrra | ǫrra | ǫrra |
Weak declension of ǫrr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ǫrvi | ǫrva | ǫrva |
| accusative | ǫrva | ǫru | ǫrva |
| dative | ǫrva | ǫru | ǫrva |
| genitive | ǫrva | ǫru | ǫrva |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ǫru | ǫru | ǫru |
| accusative | ǫru | ǫru | ǫru |
| dative | ǫrum | ǫrum | ǫrum |
| genitive | ǫru | ǫru | ǫru |
Declension of comparative of ǫrr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ǫrvari | ǫrvari | ǫrvara |
| accusative | ǫrvara | ǫrvari | ǫrvara |
| dative | ǫrvara | ǫrvari | ǫrvara |
| genitive | ǫrvara | ǫrvari | ǫrvara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ǫrvari | ǫrvari | ǫrvari |
| accusative | ǫrvari | ǫrvari | ǫrvari |
| dative | ǫrurum | ǫrurum | ǫrurum |
| genitive | ǫrvari | ǫrvari | ǫrvari |
Strong declension of superlative of ǫrr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ǫrvastr | ǫrust | ǫrvast |
| accusative | ǫrvastan | ǫrvasta | ǫrvast |
| dative | ǫrustum | ǫrvastri | ǫrustu |
| genitive | ǫrvasts | ǫrvastrar | ǫrvasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ǫrvastir | ǫrvastar | ǫrust |
| accusative | ǫrvasta | ǫrvastar | ǫrust |
| dative | ǫrustum | ǫrustum | ǫrustum |
| genitive | ǫrvastra | ǫrvastra | ǫrvastra |
Weak declension of superlative of ǫrr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ǫrvasti | ǫrvasta | ǫrvasta |
| accusative | ǫrvasta | ǫrustu | ǫrvasta |
| dative | ǫrvasta | ǫrustu | ǫrvasta |
| genitive | ǫrvasta | ǫrustu | ǫrvasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ǫrustu | ǫrustu | ǫrustu |
| accusative | ǫrustu | ǫrustu | ǫrustu |
| dative | ǫrustum | ǫrustum | ǫrustum |
| genitive | ǫrustu | ǫrustu | ǫrustu |
Derived terms
- ǫrleikr
References
- örr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.