Opt

Old Norse Dictionary - opt

Meaning of Old Norse word "opt" in English.

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

opt Old Norse word can mean:

opt: adv., better oft, compar. optarr, superl. optast, [Ulf. ufta = πολλάκις, and common to all Teut. languages]:—oft, often; þá varð þat sem opt kann henda, Fms. i. 99, and in countless instances, old and mod.; e. g. opt is freq. the first word in a host of proverbs, opt sparir leiðum þats hefir ljúfum hugat, Hm.; opt kemr æði-regn ór dúsi, oft comes a shower after a lull, Eb. (in a verse): opt er flagð í fögru skinni, etc.

opt: 2. with part. pass., opt-reyndr, oft-tried, Fms. vi. 104; opt-nemndr, opt-greindr, oft-named, etc.

opt: II. compar. optarr, oftener; eigi optarr en of sinn, not more than once, Js. 2; þá mundi hann optarr sigr fá, Fms. vi. 225; en ef hann stell optarr, Js. 129; eigi optarr, no more, id.; æ því sterkari sem hann féll optarr, Al. 52; því meira sem þat var optarr hvatt, Korm. 94, passim.

opt: III. superl. optast, oftenest, usually, mostly; hann var optast um mitt landit, Fms. i. 6; hann sat optast í Túnsbergi, 11; hann átti þar margar orrostur ok hafði optast sigr, 193, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

compar.: comparative.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

superl.: superlative.

Teut.: Teutonic.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

part.: participle.

pass.: passive.

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

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

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

Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

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