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