ør

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /øːˀr/, [ˈøˀɐ̯], [ˈøɐ̯ˀ]

Etymology 1

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Sense 1 from Old Norse aurr, from Proto-Germanic *auraz (wet sand or earth, mud). Sense 2 from Old Norse eyrr, related to aurr.

Noun

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ør c (singular definite øren, plural indefinite ører)

  1. (dated) gravel
  2. (dated) gravel bank, ayre, gravel beach
Declension
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse ǿrr, from Proto-Germanic *wōrijaz, probably cognate with English weary.

Adjective

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ør (neuter ørt, plural and definite singular attributive øre)

  1. dizzy, woozy
  2. (rare) confused
Inflection
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Inflection of ør
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular ør 2
Indefinite neuter singular ørt 2
Plural øre 2
Definite attributive1 øre
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse ǿrr.

Adjective

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ør (neuter ørt, definite singular and plural øre, comparative ørare, indefinite superlative ørast, definite superlative øraste)

  1. dizzy, woozy
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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ør

  1. imperative of øre

Etymology 3

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From Old Norse eyrr, from Proto-Germanic *aurī.

Noun

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ør f (definite singular øra, indefinite plural ørar or ører, definite plural ørane or ørene)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of øyr

Etymology 4

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From Old Norse yðr.

Alternative forms

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Pronoun

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ør

  1. (obsolete, dialectal, Lofoten, Helgeland) objective case of i
    • 1853, Ivar Aasen, Prøver af Landsmaalet i Norge (overall work in Danish), Christiania: Carl C. Werner & Co., page 2:
      men æg undras paa, at i sku kjenn' mæg; æg trur aller, at æg kjenne ør; æg tyks aller ha sett ør før.
      Though I wonder how you would know me. I don't think I know you. I don't think I've ever seen you before.

References

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  • “ør” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • Ivar Aasen (1850) “i”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

Anagrams

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