áttavilltur

Icelandic

Etymology

From átta (“of directions, of the points of a compass”) the genitive plural of átt (“a direction, a point of a compass”) and villtur (“lost”).

Adjective

áttavilltur (comparative áttavilltari, superlative áttavilltastur)

bewildered, disoriented, having lost one's bearings
Ég er áttavilltur.
I have lost my bearings.

Derived terms

gera áttavilltan (to disorient, to disorientate)

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