ofsi

Icelandic

Etymology

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Noun

ofsi m (genitive singular ofsa, nominative plural ofsar)

1. violence

Declension

declension of ofsi

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ofsi	ofsinn	ofsar	ofsarnir
accusative	ofsa	ofsann	ofsa	ofsana
dative	ofsa	ofsanum	ofsum	ofsunum
genitive	ofsa	ofsans	ofsa	ofsanna

Further reading

• “ofsi” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ofsi m (genitive ofsa)

1. overbearing
2. tyranny

Declension

  Declension of ofsi (weak an-stem, singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	ofsi	ofsinn
accusative	ofsa	ofsann
dative	ofsa	ofsanum
genitive	ofsa	ofsans

Descendants

• Icelandic: ofsi
• Norwegian Nynorsk: ofse
• Norwegian Bokmål: ofse

References

• “ofsi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press