Okkarr

Old Norse Dictionary - okkarr

Meaning of Old Norse word "okkarr" in English.

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

okkarr
adj. pron., f. okkur, n. okkat and okkort, gen. pl. okkarra; contr. forms okkrir, okkrar, okkrum: [a Goth. uggqvar is supposed, answering to iggqvis; A. S. uncer = Gr. νωϊτερος]:—our, in dual; okkarr mestr vinr, FmS. ii. 221; tal okkat, SkS. 12 B; okkat viðtal, FS. 8; vætti okkat, Nj. 233; okkart félag, FmS. v. 254; vápn okkur, Al. 138; okkarri sameign, FS. 7; feðra, hesta, búa okkarra, Ld. 40, FmS. ii. 8, 105, Eg. 95; vættis-burð okkrum, Nj. 233; okkru liði, Eg. 283; skyldleika okkra, Ld. 40; fund okkarn, Nj. 8; okkarn glæp, FmS. x. 261; dauda okkars, i. 216, and passim:—adding a genitive; skip okkat Özurar, the ship of O. and myself, Nj. 8; frændsemi okkra Magnúss, FmS. vi. 178:—used as a subst., hvára-tveggi okkar, both of us, Nj. 55; hvárrgi okkarr, Eg. 195; sér hvárt okkart, each of us separately, FmS. vi. 104; hvártki okkat, neither of us, Nj. 10; hvárs tveggja okkars, FmS. i. 216, x. 270; hvárrgi okkarr Geirs, neither of us, G. nor I, Nj. 80. ☞ In mod. usage the possessive okkarr is superseded by an indeclinable okkar (gen.)

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
contr.
contracted.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
Goth.
Gothic.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
pron.
pronoun.
S.
Saga.
subst.
substantive.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

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