Úvinafagnaðr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - úvinafagnaðrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "úvinafagnaðr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
úvinafagnaðr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- úvinafagnaðr
- m.
- úvinafagnaðr
- 1) joy to one’s foes (gerðu eigi þann úvinafagnað, at þú rjúfir sætt þína);
- úvinafagnaðr
- 2) welcoming one’s foes (vér köllum slíka vist úvinafagnað).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚢᛁᚾᛅᚠᛅᚴᚾᛅᚦᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
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