ótti

See also: otti, and oṭṭi

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ótti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to fear, to be afraid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈœʰtːɪ/

Noun

ótti m (genitive singular ótta, uncountable)

1. fear, dread

Declension

Declension of ótti
m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ótti	óttin	óttar	óttarnir
accusative	ótta	óttan	óttar	óttarnar
dative	ótta	óttanum	óttum	óttunum
genitive	ótta	óttans	ótta	óttanna

Derived terms

• tað er ótti á mær

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ótti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to fear, to be afraid”). Related to aga, agi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈouhtɪ/

  Rhymes: -ouhtɪ

Noun

ótti m (genitive singular ótta, no plural)

1. fear, dread

   Synonyms: beygur, geigur, hryllingur, hræðsla, ógn, óhugnaður, óhugur, skelfing, skrekkur

Derived terms

• óttalaus
• óttalega
• óttalegur
• óttasleginn
• óttast

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᛟᛏᚨ (ota), from Proto-Germanic *uhtô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to be upset, afraid”).

Noun

ótti m (genitive ótta)

1. fear, dread
2. danger

Declension

  Declension of ótti (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ótti	óttinn	óttar	óttarnir
accusative	ótta	óttann	ótta	óttana
dative	ótta	óttanum	óttum	óttunum
genitive	ótta	óttans	ótta	óttanna

Related terms

• óttask (“to fear, dread”)
• Óttarr m

Descendants

• Icelandic: ótti
• Faroese: ótti

References

• Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)