ófreskja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ófreskja, from the adjective ófreskr (“clairvoyant”) and the noun ófreski (“clairvoyance, second sight”), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *unfriþiskaz (as per S. Bugge 1885), but according to F. Holthausen cognate with Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌹 (fraþi), then from *fraþiskaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈouːfrɛsca/

Noun

ófreskja f (genitive singular ófreskju, nominative plural ófreskjur)

  1. monster
    Synonyms: forynja, skrímsli

Declension

Declension of ófreskja (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ófreskja ófreskjan ófreskjur ófreskjurnar
accusative ófreskju ófreskjuna ófreskjur ófreskjurnar
dative ófreskju ófreskjunni ófreskjum ófreskjunum
genitive ófreskju ófreskjunnar ófreskna ófresknanna

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.