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íkorni

nafnorðkarlkyn
a, a squirrel. This word is undoubtedly, as Grimm suggests ( eichhorn), not of origin, but a popular corruption of the σκί-ουρος (= shade-tail), from which word all European languages have borrowed the name of this animal; âcvern; early Dutch êncoren; Dutch eekhoren, eikhoren, inkhoren; , , and eichorne, eichorn; egern; ickorn, ekorre: in the Romance languages, old Fr. escuriere; Fr. ecureuil; schiriuolo; whence squirrel. The word íkorni occurs in the heathen poem , but the word is outside the metre, spoiling the flow of the verse, and was no doubt added afterwards; therefore, instead of ‘Rata-töskr heitir íkorni | er renna skal,’ read ‘Rata-töskr heitir | er renna skal.’ Perhaps the ancient name of the animal was töskr, akin to tusk, tux, from its sharp teeth, and then Rati (= the climber?) would in the verse be the name, töskr the appellative of that animal; and thus Rata-töskr would stand for Ratitöskr = Rati the squirrel; see also , 85, 115, 448.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
  • s. v.sub voce.
  • Teut.Teutonic.
  • Gr.Greek.
  • mod.modern.
  • A. S.Anglo-Saxon.
  • O. H. G.Old High German.
  • mid. H. G.middle High German.
  • Germ.German.
  • Dan.Danish.
  • Swed.Swedish.
  • Ital.Italian.
  • Engl.English.
  • Scandin.Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
  • pr.proper, properly.
  • Gm.Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
  • EddaEdda. (C. I.)
  • Ó. H.Ólafs saga Helga. (E. I.)
  • Sks.Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
  • Gþl.Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)