afspringr
nafnorðkarlkynaf-springr
, 11, iii. 277, () 146, and various other forms; afsprengr, and afspringi, , 47, viii. 237, 46 B, 63, 176; the form now usual is afsprengi, , v. 217, ii. 391, 112.
1. offspring, progeny, v. the quotations above.2. in used of the produce of the earth, 48 B (rare).3. :
α. a band, a detached part of a body; þóttist Hrafn þegar vita, at þessi a. mundi vera af ferð þeirra Þorgils, that this detachment must be from the host of Thorgils and his followers, iii. 274.β. a branch, ramification; ok er mikil van, at þar verði nokkurr a. (offshoot) af þessum ófriði á Limafirði, xi. 13.γ. rumour, notice, = afspraki; fá nokkurn a. um e-t, viii. 160.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
- pref.preface.
- n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- gener.generally.
- pl.fleirtala (e. plural)
- metaph.metaphorical, metaphorically.
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