ófreskja
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse ófreskja, from the adjective ófreskr (“clairvoyant”) and the noun ófreski (“clairvoyance, second sight”), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *unfriþiskaz (as per S. Bugge 1885), but according to F. Holthausen cognate with Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌹 (fraþi), then from *fraþiskaz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ófreskja f (genitive singular ófreskju, nominative plural ófreskjur)
Declension edit
declension of ófreskja
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ófreskja | ófreskjan | ófreskjur | ófreskjurnar |
| accusative | ófreskju | ófreskjuna | ófreskjur | ófreskjurnar |
| dative | ófreskju | ófreskjunni | ófreskjum | ófreskjunum |
| genitive | ófreskju | ófreskjunnar | ófreskja/ófreskna | ófreskjanna/ófresknanna |
References edit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)