áttavilltur

Icelandic

Etymology

From átta (“of directions, of the points of a compass”) the genitive plural of átt (“a direction, a point of a compass”) and villtur (“lost”).

Adjective

áttavilltur (comparative áttavilltari, superlative áttavilltastur)

1. bewildered, disoriented, having lost one's bearings

   Ég er áttavilltur.

   I have lost my bearings.

Derived terms

• gera áttavilltan (to disorient, to disorientate)