ófreskja
nafnorðkvenkyn
u, a monster; the word is not recorded in old writers, but is in usage; it originally meant an apparition which can only be seen by people endued with second sight (see ófreskir); ófreskja and skrímsl are used synonymously; eg heiti ekki náðugr herra, svaraði ófreskjan, en eg heiti skrímsl, … Já, svaraði skrímslið, góðgjarn er eg, en eg er ófreskja, … Til eru margar manneskjur sem eru meiri ófreskjur en þér, Kveldv. ii. 162 in the tale of the Beauty and the Beast.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- freq.frequent, frequently.
- mod.modern.
- sqq.following.