Öfund

Old Icelandic Dictionary - öfund

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "öfund" in English.

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

öfund Old Icelandic word can mean:

öfund
f. grudge, envy, ill-will, hatred (sakir ~ar við Nóregs konung);
öfund
e-m leikr (vex) ~ á e-u, one envies, feels envy at;
öfund
verk þat var með hinni mestu ~, that act was the object of the greatest indignation.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᚢᚾᛏ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
e-m
einhverjum.
e-u
einhverju.

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