Úfr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - úfr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "úfr" in English.

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

úfr Old Icelandic word can mean:

úfr
I)
úfr
(-s, -ar), m.
úfr
1) roughness, rough edge, splinter;
úfr
2) hostility (risu úlar á vinfengi þeira);
úfr
3) the uvula (fekk hann til lækni at skera sér úf);
úfr
4) the horned owl.
úfr
II)
úfr
a. hostile (úfar ’ro disir).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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