Úfr

Old Norse Dictionary - úfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "úfr" in English.

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

úfr Old Norse word can mean:

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.)
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