Old Norse

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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offr n (genitive offrs)

  1. an offering

Declension

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Declension of offr (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative offr offrit offr offrin
accusative offr offrit offr offrin
dative offri offrinu offrum offrunum
genitive offrs offrsins offra offranna

Descendants

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  • Faroese: offur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: offer
  • Norwegian Bokmål: offer
  • Swedish: offer
  • Danish: offer

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “offr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive