ófreskja

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse ófreskja, from the adjective ófreskr (“clairvoyant”) and the noun ófreski (“clairvoyance, second sight”), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *unfriþiskaz (as per S. Bugge 1885), but according to F. Holthausen cognate with Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌹 (fraþi), then from *fraþiskaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈouːfrɛsca/ === Noun === ófreskja f (genitive singular ófreskju, nominative plural ófreskjur) monster Synonyms: forynja, skrímsli ==== Declension ==== === References === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “ófreskja”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)