óðfúss

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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

  1. 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.

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
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