ǫfugr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • ǫfigr, afigr

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *abuhaz. Cognate with Gothic 𐌹𐌱𐌿𐌺𐍃 (ibuks).

    Adjective

    ǫfugr

    1. turned the wrong way with the tail or back foremost
    2. unkind, harsh

    Declension

    Strong declension of ǫfugr
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative ǫfugr ǫfug ǫfugt
    accusative ǫfgan ǫfga ǫfugt
    dative ǫfgum ǫfugri ǫfgu
    genitive ǫfugs ǫfugrar ǫfugs
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative ǫfgir ǫfgar ǫfug
    accusative ǫfga ǫfgar ǫfug
    dative ǫfgum ǫfgum ǫfgum
    genitive ǫfugra ǫfugra ǫfugra
    Weak declension of ǫfugr
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative ǫfgi ǫfga ǫfga
    accusative ǫfga ǫfgu ǫfga
    dative ǫfga ǫfgu ǫfga
    genitive ǫfga ǫfgu ǫfga
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative ǫfgu ǫfgu ǫfgu
    accusative ǫfgu ǫfgu ǫfgu
    dative ǫfgum ǫfgum ǫfgum
    genitive ǫfgu ǫfgu ǫfgu

    Descendants

    • Icelandic: öfugur
    • Norwegian: avig, avug, ovug
    • Old Swedish: avigher, avugher, avogher
    • Old Danish:
    • English: awk

    Further reading

    • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “öfugr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 527; also available at the Internet Archive