Úfr
Old Norse Dictionary - úfr
Meaning of Old Norse word "úfr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word úfr can mean:úfr
- úfr
- 1. adj. ruffled, rough; svá úfr ok þrjótr, at allir þurfi til at ganga, N. G. L. i. 335; úvar ‘ro dísir, the fairies are wrath, Gm. 53.
- úfr
- 2. m. a bird, perhaps the widgeon or whewer; sá hann einn úf í limum eins nálægs trés, Post. (Unger) 69, elsewhere the word occurs only in Edda (GL.), and perhaps in the compd vallófr, q. v.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- l.
- line.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gm.
- Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Post.
- Postula Sögur. (F. III.)