f., also spelt afund; [Dan. avind; Swed. afund; prob. from af- and unna, and thus prop. meaning a disowning, a grudge]:—a grudge, envy, ill-will, Sks. 609, Al. 153, Hom. 20, 52, 86; rægðr fyrir öfundar sakir, Ver. 52; sakir öfundar við Noregs konung, Fms. x. 9; gjalda e-m öfund, Ls. 12; öfundar-eyrir, öfundar-fé, money which is a cause of envy, in the proverb, afgjarnt verðr öfundar fé, Fas ii. 332; hann taldi þat sízt öfundar eyri, ok allir mundu honum þar bezt sæmdar unna, Fs. 12; e-m leikr, vex öfund á e-u, Fms. vi. 342, Fb. i. 91.

2. as a law term, malice, hatred; allt þat er manni verðr með öfund misþyrmt, Gþl. 187; öfundar blóð, blood shed in enmity. K. Á. 28; öfundar drep, -högg, a premeditated blow, with intention to harm, N. G. L. i. 68, Gþl. 209.

3. in compounded phrases; öfundar krókr, a malicious trick. Fas. ii. 355, Orkn. (in a verse); öfundar-bragð, id., Grett. 154 A: öfundar þáttr, Fms. xi. 442; öfundar skeyti, darts of envy, Stj, H. E. i. 470; öfundar verk, Sks. 448; öfundar-orð, words of envy, slander, Edda 11 (Gm. 32); öfundar-kennt, invidious, Magn. 438, Fms. ix. 445: öfundar-mál, slander, calumny, Eb. 264; öfundar-réttr, a right to damages for an outrage, Gþl. 397; öfundar-maðr, an ill-wisher, Ver. 31, Fms. ix. 262; öfundar-samr = öfundsamr; öfundar-bót = öfundar réttr, Gþl., 358, 397, Jb. 411; öfundar-engill, Mar.; öfundar-fullr, full of envy, Fms. vii. 132, Sks. 529; öfundar-lauss = öfundlauss, K. Á. 30; öfundar-laust blóð, blood not shed maliciously, N. G. L. i. 10, 11.