ör

See also: -ör, oer, o'er, oer-, Oër, and Appendix:Variations of "or"

Chuukese

Noun

ör

1. south

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œːr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -œːr

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse ǫr, from Proto-Germanic *arhwō.

Noun

ör f (genitive singular örvar, nominative plural örvar)

1. arrow (weapon)
2. (graph theory) directed edge, arrow, arc

   Synonym: stefndur leggur

Declension

Declension of ör (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ör	örin	örvar	örvarnar
accusative	ör	örina	örvar	örvarnar
dative	ör	örinni	örvum	örvunum
genitive	örvar	örvarinnar	örva	örvanna

Derived terms

• örskot
• örvanet

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Norse ørr, from Proto-Germanic *arwaz.

Noun

ör n (genitive singular örs, nominative plural ör)

1. scar

Declension

Declension of ör (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ör	örið	ör	örin
accusative	ör	örið	ör	örin
dative	öri	örinu	örum	örunum
genitive	örs	örsins	öra	öranna

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Norse ǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *arwaz.

Adjective

ör (comparative örari or (poetic) örvari, superlative örastur or (poetic) örvastur)

1. rapid, fast

   Synonym: skjótur

2. spirited, heated, excitable (Can we add an example for this sense?)

   Synonym: örgeðja

3. generous

   Synonym: örlátur

   Antonym: nískur

   Gamli maðurinn var ör á fé.

   The old man was generous with money.

Declension

Positive forms of ör

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	ör	ör	ört
	accusative	öran, örvan1	öra, örva1
	dative	örum, örvum1	örri	öru, örvu1
	genitive	örs	örrar	örs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	örir, örvir1	örar, örvar1	ör
	accusative	öra, örva1
	dative	örum, örvum1
	genitive	örra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	öri, örvi1	öra, örva1	öra, örva1
	acc/dat/gen	öra, örva1	öru, örvu1
	plural (all-case)	öru, örvu1

¹Poetic.

Comparative forms of ör

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	örari, örvari1	örari, örvari1	örara, örvara1
	plural (all-case)	örari, örvari1

¹Poetic.

Superlative forms of ör

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	örastur, örvastur1	örust, örvust1	örast, örvast1
	accusative	örastan, örvastan1	örasta, örvasta1
	dative	örustum, örvustum1	örastri, örvastri1	örustu, örvustu1
	genitive	örasts, örvasts1	örastrar, örvastrar1	örasts, örvasts1
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	örastir, örvastir1	örastar, örvastar1	örust, örvust1
	accusative	örasta, örvasta1
	dative	örustum, örvustum1
	genitive	örastra, örvastra1
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	örasti, örvasti1	örasta, örvasta1	örasta, örvasta1
	acc/dat/gen	örasta, örvasta1	örustu, örvustu1
	plural (all-case)	örustu, örvustu1

¹Poetic.

Derived terms

• örgeðja
• ör af víni (“tipsy”)
• ör á fé

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “ör”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “ör” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
• “ör”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)

Romagnol

Etymology

From Latin aurum (“gold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /or/, [ˈo.a̯r]

Noun

ör m (plural ur)

1. gold

   A n’ó mìga la chêva dl’ör!

   I haven't got the cave of gold at all!

References

Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 408