Öflugr

Old Norse Dictionary - öflugr

Meaning of Old Norse word "öflugr" (or ǫflugr) in English.

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

öflugr (ǫflugr)
adj. (afligr, aflugr, SkS. 605, MS. 4. 72), compar. öflgari, öflgastr (mod. öflugri, öflugastr); uncontr. aflugum, aflugasti, MS. 4. 72, contr. öflgir, etc., but in mod. usage uncontr. throughout; [afl]:—strong, powerful; mikill vexti ok öflugr, Nj. 152; öflgir ok ástkir Æsir, Vsp.; öflgur, GS. 11; þó var Þjazi þeim öflgari. 9; öflugr ok ríkr, vaskr ok ö., Str.; öflug kenning, Hom. 17; öflgan hita, SkS. 11 new Ed.; leggja öflga hönd á e-n, a violent hand, BS. i. 905; með öfigum tíri, with mighty glory, Lex. Poët.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
compar.
comparative.
contr.
contracted.
etc.
et cetera.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Gs.
Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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