Öfund-sýki
Old Norse Dictionary - öfund-sýki
Meaning of Old Norse word "öfund-sýki" (or ǫfund-sýki)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- öfund-sýki (ǫfund-sýki)
- f. envy, Magn. 506, Barl. 42.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öfund-sýki may be more accurately written as ǫfund-sýki.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᚢᚾᛏ-ᛋᚢᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)