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nafnorðkarlkyn
[ a wander], snow shoes, in öndurr, the compds öndor-dís and öndor-goð, used of the goddess Skaði, in the ; found only in Norway, where the word is still in use; in only remaining in the proverb snæliga snuggir kváðu Finnar, áttu andra fala, vii. 20, of a silly act, to sell one’s snow shoes just when it begins to snow. Prob. a Finnish word; v. skíð.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
- pl.fleirtala (e. plural)
- sing.eintala (e. singular)
- prob.probably.
- cp.compare.
- Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- Ivar AasenIvar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
- EddaEdda. (C. I.)
- Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)