oddr

See also: Oddr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzdaz (“pointing upward”), whence also Old English ord, Old High German ort. Cognate of dialectal English ord (“a point”).

Noun

oddr m

1. sharp point, especially of a weapon

Declension

Declension of oddr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	oddr	oddrinn	oddar	oddarnir
accusative	odd	oddinn	odda	oddana
dative	oddi	oddinum	oddum	oddunum
genitive	odds	oddsins	odda	oddanna

Derived terms

• Oddr
• oddrjóðr (“spearpoint-reddener; warrior”)

Related terms

• oddi
• ydda

Descendants

• Faroese: oddur
• Icelandic: oddur
• Norwegian Bokmål: odd
• Norwegian Nynorsk: odd
• Old Swedish: udder, odder
  • Swedish: udd
• Danish: od
• → Middle English: od, odde
  • Scots: odd, od, ode
  • English: odd

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “oddr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive