Offr

Old Norse Dictionary - offr

Meaning of Old Norse word "offr" in English.

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

offr: n., also spelt ofr, [Lat. offertum; Germ. opfer], an offering, Fms. ix. 277, Sks. 699, 781, Hkr. iii. 66, Bs. i. 820, Anecd. 8; fórnir ok heilög offr, id.; einskis þeirra offr skal taka til heilags altaris, K. Á. 208; til prests offrs, 102; prestinum til offrs, Vm. 118; at hann hefði sukkat gózi ok offri hins heilaga Ólafs konungs, þá hann hafði með at taka offrinu, Bs. i. 820.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.: German.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Anecd.: Anecdoton. (H. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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