óðfúss
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Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From óðr (“mad, furious, violent”) + fúss (“longing”), from Proto-Germanic *wōdaz + *funsaz, whence also Old English fūs, Old Saxon fūs, Old High German funs.
Adjective
[edit]óðfúss
- madly longing, excited to depart
- verse 28 of the Þrýmskviða, (1936 translation by Henry Adams Bellows)
- Sváf vætr Freyja / átta nóttum, / svá var hon óðfús / í Jǫtunheima.
- No sleep has Freyja / for eight nights found, / So hot was her longing / for Jotunheim.
- verse 28 of the Þrýmskviða, (1936 translation by Henry Adams Bellows)
Declension
[edit] Strong declension of óðfúss
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | óðfúss | óðfús | óðfúst |
accusative | óðfúsan | óðfúsa | óðfúst |
dative | óðfúsum | óðfússi | óðfúsu |
genitive | óðfúss | óðfússar | óðfúss |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | óðfúsir | óðfúsar | óðfús |
accusative | óðfúsa | óðfúsar | óðfús |
dative | óðfúsum | óðfúsum | óðfúsum |
genitive | óðfússa | óðfússa | óðfússa |
Weak declension of óðfúss
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | óðfúsi | óðfúsa | óðfúsa |
accusative | óðfúsa | óðfúsu | óðfúsa |
dative | óðfúsa | óðfúsu | óðfúsa |
genitive | óðfúsa | óðfúsu | óðfúsa |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | óðfúsu | óðfúsu | óðfúsu |
accusative | óðfúsu | óðfúsu | óðfúsu |
dative | óðfúsum | óðfúsum | óðfúsum |
genitive | óðfúsu | óðfúsu | óðfúsu |