amma
nafnorðkvenkyn
u, [ afi], grandmother; now in use, but rarely in the Sagas, which use föður-móðir and móður-móðir, 7, 16, 109, 119, 328. In compds, ömmu-bróðir, ömmu-systir, ; lang-amma, u, is a great-grandmother. [In amme means a nurse.]
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- cp.compare.
- freq.frequent, frequently.
- etc.et cetera.
- Germ.German.
- Hým.Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
- Rm.Rígsmál. (A. II.)
- EddaEdda. (C. I.)
- Nj.Njála. (D. II.)
- Ld.Laxdæla saga. (D. II.)