Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wōrijaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weH- (“spend night, sleep”). Compare Old English wēriġ, Old Saxon wōrig.
Adjective
ǿrr (comparative ǿrari, superlative ǿrastr)
- mad
- verse 21 of the Lokasenna
Ǿrr ertu, Loki, ok ǫrviti- Mad art thou, Loki, and little of wit
Declension
Strong declension of ǿrr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
ǿrr
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ǿr
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ǿrt
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| accusative
|
ǿran
|
ǿra
|
ǿrt
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| dative
|
ǿrum
|
ǿrri
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ǿru
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| genitive
|
ǿrs
|
ǿrrar
|
ǿrs
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
ǿrir
|
ǿrar
|
ǿr
|
| accusative
|
ǿra
|
ǿrar
|
ǿr
|
| dative
|
ǿrum
|
ǿrum
|
ǿrum
|
| genitive
|
ǿrra
|
ǿrra
|
ǿrra
|
Weak declension of ǿrr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
ǿri
|
ǿra
|
ǿra
|
| accusative
|
ǿra
|
ǿru
|
ǿra
|
| dative
|
ǿra
|
ǿru
|
ǿra
|
| genitive
|
ǿra
|
ǿru
|
ǿra
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
ǿru
|
ǿru
|
ǿru
|
| accusative
|
ǿru
|
ǿru
|
ǿru
|
| dative
|
ǿrum
|
ǿrum
|
ǿrum
|
| genitive
|
ǿru
|
ǿru
|
ǿru
|
Declension of comparative of ǿrr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
ǿrari
|
ǿrari
|
ǿrara
|
| accusative
|
ǿrara
|
ǿrari
|
ǿrara
|
| dative
|
ǿrara
|
ǿrari
|
ǿrara
|
| genitive
|
ǿrara
|
ǿrari
|
ǿrara
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
ǿrari
|
ǿrari
|
ǿrari
|
| accusative
|
ǿrari
|
ǿrari
|
ǿrari
|
| dative
|
ǿrurum
|
ǿrurum
|
ǿrurum
|
| genitive
|
ǿrari
|
ǿrari
|
ǿrari
|
Strong declension of superlative of ǿrr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
ǿrastr
|
ǿrust
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ǿrast
|
| accusative
|
ǿrastan
|
ǿrasta
|
ǿrast
|
| dative
|
ǿrustum
|
ǿrastri
|
ǿrustu
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| genitive
|
ǿrasts
|
ǿrastrar
|
ǿrasts
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
ǿrastir
|
ǿrastar
|
ǿrust
|
| accusative
|
ǿrasta
|
ǿrastar
|
ǿrust
|
| dative
|
ǿrustum
|
ǿrustum
|
ǿrustum
|
| genitive
|
ǿrastra
|
ǿrastra
|
ǿrastra
|
Weak declension of superlative of ǿrr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
ǿrasti
|
ǿrasta
|
ǿrasta
|
| accusative
|
ǿrasta
|
ǿrustu
|
ǿrasta
|
| dative
|
ǿrasta
|
ǿrustu
|
ǿrasta
|
| genitive
|
ǿrasta
|
ǿrustu
|
ǿrasta
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
ǿrustu
|
ǿrustu
|
ǿrustu
|
| accusative
|
ǿrustu
|
ǿrustu
|
ǿrustu
|
| dative
|
ǿrustum
|
ǿrustum
|
ǿrustum
|
| genitive
|
ǿrustu
|
ǿrustu
|
ǿrustu
|
Descendants
- Icelandic: ær
- Faroese: ørur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: ør
- Old Swedish: ø̄r, yr
- Danish: ør