Úfr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - úfrMeaning 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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