öfga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

öfga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 öfga (ǫfga)

að, to turn in inverse order; öfga vápni at manni. to turn the butt-end of a weapon to a man, N. G. L. i; allir stafir þessa nafns (i. e. ave from Eva = Eve) eru öfgaðir … ‘Eva’ öfgast ok ‘ave’ er sagt, Mar. (of an anagram).

2 öfga (ǫfga)

2. reflex. to be froward, angry; öfgast búendr göfgir, Sighvat.

3 öfga (ǫfga)

3. in mod. usage, öfga e-t, to exaggerate, report falsely.

Orthography

The word "{$word}" can also be spelled as "{$older_form}" in older orthography, where "ö" is represented as "ǫ".

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚠᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

i. e.: id est.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.

Works & Authors

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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