Öfugr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - öfugr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "öfugr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

öfugr Old Icelandic word can mean:

öfugr
a.
öfugr
1) turned the wrong way with the tail or back foremost; ganga, hlaupa ~, to walk, leap backward; drepa, höggva öfgri hendi, with the back of the hand;
öfugr
2) unkind, harsh (mæla öfugt orð til e-s).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᚢᚴᚱ

Abbreviations used:

e-s
einhvers.

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