Óa

Old Norse Dictionary - óa

Meaning of Old Norse word "óa" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

óa Old Norse word can mean:

óa: að, [a contr. form from óg, ógur- ógn]:—in act. in the mod. impers. phrase, e-n óar við e-u, it shocks one, one feels shocked; mig óar við því, it forebodes me evil; huga þeirra tók at óa fyrir einhverri hrellingu, Od. xx. 349.

óa: II. reflex. óask, to dread, fear; óumk ek of Hugin at hann aptr né komit, Gm. 20; óumk ek alldregi, Am. 13; ex skoluð óask dóm Guðligs veldis, Greg. 13; þat er ér óisk at taka Corpus Domini, 686. 5; þá óaðisk biskup mjök, then the bishop was much afraid, 655 xxii. B; óaðisk hann í hug sér, 623. 62; ok óaðisk greifinn er hanu hafði látið berja hann, xvi B. 4.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

act.: active.

contr.: contracted.

impers.: impersonal.

mod.: modern.

pers.: person.

m.: masculine.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Od.: Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

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