ǫr

See also: Appendix:Variations of "or"

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo-.

Noun

ǫr f (genitive ǫrvar, plural ǫrvar)

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Declension

Declension of ǫr (strong wō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ǫr	ǫrin	ǫrvar	ǫrvarnar
accusative	ǫr	ǫrina	ǫrvar	ǫrvarnar
dative	ǫr, ǫru	ǫrinni, ǫrunni	ǫrum	ǫrunum
genitive	ǫrvar	ǫrvarinnar	ǫrva	ǫrvanna

Descendants

Icelandic: ör
Faroese: ørv f, ørvur m
Old Swedish: arf
→ Swedish: Orvar (borrowed from Old West Norse as personal name)

Etymology 2

Adjective

ǫr

inflection of ǫrr:
1. positive degree strong feminine nominative singular
2. positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

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