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2 tví-bytna
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3 ÖR-
(i. e. ør-), a prefixed particle, altered from us-; the s remains in usall = vesall, see p. 699, col. 2; also spelt er-, er-vita, Hkv.; or eyr-, eyr-grynni, Ó. H. 106; evr-lygi, Eg. (in a verse): [Ulf. us-; O. H. G. ur-; when uncompounded, see ór, mod. úr, p. 472; as a prefix to nouns, ör- or ör-, for which see p. 469, col. 2. Indeed, there is a strong probability that the negative prefix ó- is a contraction, not of un-, but of or-, so that ó-bættr is from or-bættr, ó-verðr from or-verðr, by agglutination of r, whereby the vowel becomes long (as the O. H. G. prefix ar- in A. S. appears â-): this would account for the fact, that in the very oldest and best vellums there is hardly a single instance of ú- for ó-, and this is the sole modern form not only all over Iceland, but also in most popular idioms of Norway and Sweden; a farther proof is that in many words or-, the ancient form, is preserved in a few vellums, especially of the Norse laws, in such rare forms as ör-sekr, ör-bætiligr, ör-vænt, and ó-vænt, where the current form is ó-sekr, etc.; so also, ör-keypis and ó-keypis, ör-grynni and ó-grynni, ör-hóf and ó-hóf. Therefore or-, not un-, is, we believe, the phonetical parent of the later Scandinavian negative prefix ó-. The extensive use of ör- and the utter absence of ú- or un- may be explained by the supposition that, for the sake of uniformity, all words beginning with ör- and un- gradually took the same form; for though in ancient days ör- was more extensively used than it is at present, it can hardly have been the sole form in all words now beginning with ó-]:—ör- is used as denoting a negative, as ör-grynni, a being bottomless; or lack or loss of, as ör-sekr, out of being sekr; ör-verðr.2. special usages are, what is of yore, as in ör-lög (cp. Germ. ur-, as in ur-theil, Engl. or-deal), ör-nefni, ör-gelmir, ör-vasi.3. in mod. usage ör- is prefixed to adjectives, = utterly, but only in instances denoting ‘smallness,’ or something negative, e. g. ör-grannr, ör-stuttr, ör-skammr, ör-grunnr, ör-mjör, ör-fátækr, ör-snauðr, ör-eyða, ör-taka, ör-reyta, qq. v.
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Bottomless — Bot tom*less, a. Without a bottom; hence, fathomless; baseless; as, a bottomless abyss. Bottomless speculations. Burke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bottomless — [bät′əmlis] adj. 1. having no bottom 2. seeming to have no bottom; very deep, endless, etc. the bottomless pit the underworld; hell … English World dictionary
bottomless — index baseless, profound (intense) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bottomless — early 14c., from BOTTOM (Cf. bottom) + LESS (Cf. less) … Etymology dictionary
bottomless — [[t]bɒ̱təmləs[/t]] 1) ADJ If you describe a supply of something as bottomless, you mean that it seems so large that it will never run out. Princess Anne does not have a bottomless purse. 2) ADJ If you describe something as bottomless, you mean… … English dictionary
bottomless — bottomlessly, adv. bottomlessness, n. /bot euhm lis/, adj. 1. lacking a bottom. 2. immeasurably deep. 3. unfathomable; mysterious: a bottomless problem. 4. without bounds; unlimited: He seems to have a bottomless supply of money. 5. without basis … Universalium
bottomless — bot|tom|less [ˈbɔtəmləs US ˈba: ] adj 1.) a bottomless hole, sea etc is one that is extremely deep ▪ There was a rope dangling down into a dark, bottomless hole. 2.) seeming to have no end or limit ▪ the bottomless well of information available… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bottomless — adjective Date: 14th century 1. having no bottom < a bottomless chair > 2. a. extremely deep b. impossible to comprehend ; unfathomable < a bottomless mystery > c … New Collegiate Dictionary
bottomless — adjective 1 a sea, hole etc that is bottomless is extremely deep 2 seeming to have no end: a bottomless pit: a bottomless pit of misery … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bottomless — bot•tom•less [[t]ˈbɒt əm lɪs[/t]] adj. 1) lacking a bottom 2) immeasurably deep 3) without bounds; unlimited: a bottomless supply of money[/ex] 4) without basis, cause, or reason: a bottomless accusation[/ex] 5) cvb a) nude or nearly nude below… … From formal English to slang
bottomless — bot|tom|less [ batəmləs ] adjective 1. ) having no limits or end: There isn t a bottomless pit (=an endless supply) of public money. 2. ) extremely deep and seeming to have no bottom: a bottomless well/lake/gorge … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
