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

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