ǫr

See also: Appendix:Variations of "or"

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo-.

Noun

ǫr f (genitive ǫrvar, plural ǫrvar)

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Declension
Declension of ǫr (strong wō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ǫr ǫrin ǫrvar ǫrvarnar
accusative ǫr ǫrina ǫrvar ǫrvarnar
dative ǫr, ǫru ǫrinni, ǫrunni ǫrum ǫrunum
genitive ǫrvar ǫrvarinnar ǫrva ǫrvanna
Descendants
  • Icelandic: ör
  • Faroese: ørv f, ørvur m
  • Old Swedish: arf
  • → Swedish: Orvar (borrowed from Old West Norse as personal name)

Etymology 2

Adjective

ǫr

  1. inflection of ǫrr:
    1. positive degree strong feminine nominative singular
    2. positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural
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