andvaka
nafnorðkvenkynand-vaka
u, sleeplessness, ἀγρυπνία, caused by care or grief, i. 82; mostly used in
β. agrypnia, ix. 189, i. 251.γ. wakefulness, 108. In the Máfhlíð. vísur, 19, andvaka unda = a sword, the ‘awakener’ of wounds; ( vekja blóð.)
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- pl.fleirtala (e. plural)
- medic.medicine, medically.
- ch.chapter.
- cp.compare.
- Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Fél.Félags-rit.
- Bs.Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
- Hom.Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Eb.Eyrbyggja saga. (D. II.)