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
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| accusative
|
ǫrvan
|
ǫrva
|
ǫrt
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| dative
|
ǫrum
|
ǫrri
|
ǫru
|
| genitive
|
ǫrs
|
ǫrrar
|
ǫrs
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|
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
ǫrvir
|
ǫrvar
|
ǫr
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| 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
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| 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
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| accusative
|
ǫrvari
|
ǫrvari
|
ǫrvari
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| dative
|
ǫrurum
|
ǫrurum
|
ǫrurum
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| genitive
|
ǫrvari
|
ǫrvari
|
ǫrvari
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Strong declension of superlative of ǫrr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
ǫrvastr
|
ǫrust
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ǫrvast
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| accusative
|
ǫrvastan
|
ǫrvasta
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ǫrvast
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| dative
|
ǫrustum
|
ǫrvastri
|
ǫrustu
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| genitive
|
ǫrvasts
|
ǫrvastrar
|
ǫrvasts
|
|
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| 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
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| accusative
|
ǫrvasta
|
ǫrustu
|
ǫrvasta
|
| dative
|
ǫrvasta
|
ǫrustu
|
ǫrvasta
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| 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
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “örr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 530; also available at the Internet Archive