Úför

Old Icelandic Dictionary - úför

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "úför" in English.

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

úför: f. disastrous journey, disaster; esp. in pl. disaster, defeat, ill-luck (gleðjast af úförum e-s); fara úförum fyrir e-m, to be worsted by one.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᚢᚱ

Abbreviations used:

e-m: einhverjum.

e-s: einhvers.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

pl.: plural.

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