óðfúss
Old Norse
Etymology
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
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
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 |