oddr

See also: Oddr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzdaz (“pointing upward”), whence also Old English ord, Old High German ort.

Noun

oddr m

  1. sharp point

Declension
  Declension of oddr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative oddr oddrinn oddar oddarnir
accusative odd oddinn odda oddana
dative oddi oddinum oddum oddunum
genitive odds oddsins odda oddanna

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Icelandic: oddur
  • Faroese: oddur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: odd, odde
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: odd, odde
  • Old Swedish: udder, odder
  • Danish: od, odde
  • → Middle English: od, odde

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