fuð

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• fuþ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fuþiz (“vagina”).

Found in words such as fuþflogi ("cunt-fleer", a man who avoided women and marriage) and in attested nicknames such as fuþkula (cunt-ball), fuþsleikir (cunt-licker) and silkifuþ (silky-cunt). It is also found by itself, for example in the runic inscription NB011: "felleg er fuþ sin bylli fuþorglbasm" (Wonderful is the cunt, may the cock fill it up!).

See also: Swedish fitta, Norwegian fitte, Danish fisse, German Fotze, Scots fud, Hunsrik Futz, Dutch vot (“arse”), Kölsch Fott (“buttocks”)

Noun

fuð

1. (vulgar) cunt; vagina, vulva, pussy.

Descendants

• Icelandic: fuð
• Norwegian: fud
• Scots: fud

References

• [1] (see: N B434, Bryggen, Bergen. Inscription; c1250; Norway)
• [2] (see: N B011, Bryggen, Bergen. Inscription; c1250; Norway)