Úvættr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - úvættr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "úvættr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

úvættr
úvættr, f. (G. -ttar) skadeligt Væsen; þvíer Jupiter settr fyrir Þór, svá semallar úvættir hræddust hann SE. I,1621; þat er ílla, at troll eðr úvættirhafa tekit hann Flóam. 13 (3223); ermiklu betra at fást við mennska mennen við úvættir slíkar Grett. 824; hon-um ok hans mönnum varð þessi úvættr(margygr L. 27) ekki at skaða Flat.II, 2637; eigi þóttist Ketill slíkan fisksét hafa eðr nökkura úvætti aðra Fld.II, 11120.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᚠᛅᛏᛏᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
G.
Genitiv.
L.
Linje.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.

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