Öfgar

Meaning of Old Norse word "öfgar" (or ǫfgar)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

öfgar (ǫfgar)

f. pl. an exaggeration, false report; það eru engar öfgar.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öfgar may be more accurately written as ǫfgar.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᚴᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements