Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic
Ö/Ø
öðlast or øðlast (að), v. refl. to win, gain as property, get for oneself (ef þú vill ö. ástir mínar).
øðli, n. origin, extraction, = eðli.
øðli, in the phr. at aldar øðli, in everlasting possession.
öðlingr, m. a noble captain, prince.
öðru-vís, -vísa, -vísi, -vísu, adv. otherwise, in another manner.
öfga (að), v. (1) to reverse (allir stafir eru öfgaðir þess nafns [Eva] ok gört af Ave); (2) to distort, misrepresent (ö. orð e-s).
öflgast (að), v. refl. to get strong, wax (þá öflgaðist ágirni til fjár); ö. í móti e-m, to rise strong against.
öflugr, a. strong, powerful (mikill vexti ok ö.); leggja öfiga hönd á e-n, to lay violent hands on one.
öflun, f. gain, = aflan.
óflunar-maðr, m. a good steward.
øfri, øfstr, see 'efri', 'efstr'.
öfugr, a. (1) turned the wrong way with the tail or back foremost; ganga, hlaupa ö., to walk, leap backward; drepa, höggva öfgri hendi, with the back of the hand; (2) unkind, harsh (mæla öfugt orð til e-s).
öfund, f. grudge, envy, ill-will, hatred (sakir öfundar via Nóregs konung); e-rn leikr (vex) ö. á e-u, one envies, feels envy at; verk þat var með hinni mestu ö., that act was the object of the greatest indignation.
öfunda (að), v. to envy, bear a grudge against (ö. e-n); ö. vinsæld e-s, to envy his popularity; ö. e-n við e-n, to disparage one.
öfundar-andi, m. malice;
-blóð, n. blood shed in enmity;
-bragð, n. malicious trick;
-fé, n. money which is a cause of envy;
-flokkr, m. a troop of ill-wishers (-menn);
-fullr, a. full of envy;
-grein, f. hostile quarrel;
-kent, a. n., e-m er -kent til e-s, one bears malice to a person;
-krókr, m.
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