Offra

Old Norse Dictionary - offra

Meaning of Old Norse word "offra" in English.

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

offra Old Norse word can mean:

offra: að, [Germ. opfern; Engl. offer], to make an offering, sacrifice; offra e-m e-t, Mar.: o. sik Guði, K. Á. 58.

offra: 2. to make a gift, to present, in an eccl. sense, Al. 17: with dat. of the thing, hann offraði miklu fé til grafar Dróttins, Fms. vii. 92; offraði frú Kristín borðkeri miklu, x. 87; hann lét göra kirkju ok offraði þar til gullhring, 153; þeir vóru leiddir til altaris at offra, ix. 277: reflex., H. E. i. 405.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

dat.: dative.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

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