þaular
nafnorðkvenkyn
[the etymology and exact sense of this word is not certain, akin to þylja, referring to a lost strong þaul, þulu]:—a long-winded and complex thing; it is, however, only used in phrases; svá lízk mér sem mínir menn muni hafa mælt sik í þaular um þetta mál meirr enn þú, would have talked themselves into troubles, i. 348; rekum af oss tjöldin, róum út ór þessum þaular-vági, reisum viðu ok siglum norðr undan, let us row out of this winding creek, hoist sail and stand out northwards! viii. 130: the phrase, læra, lesa í þaula = læra í belg, to learn, read by rote; as also, þaul-lesinn, ; hann er þaullesinn, one who has read a thing through and through, got through a weary task: þaul-reið, a riding steadily on like a log, plodding wearily on: þaul-sætinn, sitting log-like without stirring.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- pl.fleirtala (e. plural)
- perh.perhaps.
- pret.þátíð (e. preterite)
- metaph.metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.modern.
- adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
- Fb.Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)