ofre

Danish

Etymology 1

Noun

ofre n

  1. plural indefinite of offer

Etymology 2

From Old Norse offra, from Latin offerre, from ob- (“against, facing”) and ferre, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”).

Verb

ofre (imperative ofr, infinitive at ofre, present tense ofrer, past tense ofrede, perfect tense har ofret)

  1. sacrifice (to offer as a gift to a deity)
  2. spend
  3. devote

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

ofre n

  1. indefinite plural of offer

Etymology 2

From Old Norse offra and Latin offerre

Verb

ofre (imperative ofr or ofre, present tense ofrer, simple past and past participle ofra or ofret)

  1. to sacrifice (to offer as a gift to a deity)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

ofre (present tense ofrar, past tense ofra, past participle ofra, passive infinitive ofrast, present participle ofrande, imperative ofr/ofre)

  1. Alternative form of ofra
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