refhvörf

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse refhvǫrf, literally “fox-turns”.[1]

Noun

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refhvörf n pl (plurale tantum)

  1. an oxymoron, a kind of equivocation which consisted in pairing off words of opposite bearing

Declension

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    Declension of refhvörf
n-s plural
indefinite definite
nominative refhvörf refhvörfin
accusative refhvörf refhvörfin
dative refhvörfum refhvörfunum
genitive refhvarfa refhvarfanna

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ ref-hvörf from Cleasby/Vigfusson