okkr
óflokkað
and dual, [Uif. ugk, ugkis = ἡμας, ἡμιν]:—us, of two, in countless instances; the old writers make a strict distinction between dual and (okkr oss, ykkr yðr, vit vér), whereas in the spoken language has exclusively adopted the dual; thus say, hann sagði okkr, hann bað okkr; this use of the dual for the is a familiar way of speaking, regarding the speaker himself as the one, and ‘the rest’ as the other person; in writing the old distinction is still often observed.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- dat.þágufall (e. dative)
- acc.þolfall (e. accusative)
- plur.fleirtala (e. plural)
- mod.modern.
- Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- prop.proper, properly.