Djöful-óðr
Old Norse Dictionary - djöful-óðrMeaning of Old Norse word "djöful-óðr" (or djǫful-óðr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- djöful-óðr (djǫful-óðr)
- adj. ‘devil-wud,’ possessed, Orkn. 518, Clem. 51, n. T.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, djöful-óðr may be more accurately written as djǫful-óðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᚢᚠᚢᛚ-ᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Clem.
- Clements Saga. (F. III.)
- N. T.
- New Testament.
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)