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)
- bewildered, disoriented, having lost one's bearings
- Ég er áttavilltur.
- I have lost my bearings.
- Ég er áttavilltur.
Derived terms
- gera áttavilltan (to disorient, to disorientate)