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íþrótt

nafnorðkvenkyn
, also spelt iðrótt, from ið- and þrótt or þróttr, power, ið-þrótt; the long vowel seems due to absorption, analogous to Svíþjóð = Svið-þjóð; the rhyme, iþróttir … níu, , shews that the vowel was sounded long: [ idræt; idrott; but not in Saxon nor ]:—accomplishment, art, skill, in olden times of athletic exercises, but also of literary skill; king Harold (in the verse in 15, íðróttir kann ek átta) counts eight íðróttir,—poetry, riding, swimming, sliding in snow-shoes, shooting, rowing, playing the harp, and versification; earl Rognvald (in the verse in 61) counts nine,—chess playing, Runes, ‘book,’ smíð, sliding on ‘skíð,’ shooting, rowing, playing the harp, and versification; also the tale in of Thor and Útgarða-Loki, where running a race, eating fast, drinking, lifting the cat, and wrestling are among íþróttir. In usage the word is applied especially to the fine arts (painting, sculpture); kann ek þá íþrótt, at engi er hér sá inni er skjótara skal eta mat sinn en ek, 31; vel búinn at íþróttum, 61; vel at sér görr um íþróttir, 111; hann lét Gunnar reyna ymsar íþróttir við menn sína, ok vóru þeir engir er né eina íþrótt hefði til jafns við hann, 46, 31; nú sýnir Sigmundr íþrótt sína, 76; inna íþrótt, 31; góð íþrótt. id.; með ágætri iðrótt, of music, i. 155; iðrótt sú er Grammatica heitir, 163; iðrótt þá er grammatica heitir, 33; af iðrótt þeirri er dialectica heitir, 3.
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Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
  • prob.probably.
  • qs.quasi.
  • l. c.loco citato.
  • Dan.Danish.
  • Swed.Swedish.
  • Germ.German.
  • esp.especially.
  • ch.chapter.
  • cp.compare.
  • mod.modern.
  • COMPDSsamsett orð (e. compounds)
  • Orkn.Orkneyinga saga. (E. II.)
  • Mork.Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
  • EddaEdda. (C. I.)
  • Nj.Njála. (D. II.)
  • Eg.Egils saga. (D. II.)
  • Fær.Færeyinga saga. (E. II.)
  • Bs.Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
  • Clem.Clements saga. (F. III.)
  • Al.Alexanders saga. (G. I.)