Öfga
Old Norse Dictionary - öfga
Meaning of Old Norse word "öfga" (or ǫfga)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word öfga can mean:öfga
- 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).
- öfga (ǫfga)
- 2. reflex. to be froward, angry; öfgast búendr göfgir, Sighvat.
- öfga (ǫfga)
- 3. in mod. usage, öfga e-t, to exaggerate, report falsely.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öfga may be more accurately written as ǫfga.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)