andvari
nafnorðkarlkynand-vari
a,
I. a fish of prey, gurnard, miluus, (Gl.); the name of the gurnard-shaped dwarf, 72; the owner of a fatal ring, hence called andvara-nautr: 1. 2, Andvari ek heiti … margan hefi ek fors um farit;—ótti svá mikill ok andvari, (St.); , andvara öngan hefir umhyggju-lítill sést.II. in usage, a soft breeze, and watchfulness, vigilance, in such phrases as, hafa andvara á sér, 15. 6: andvara-lauss, heedless; andvara-leysi, mostly in a sense, : andvaragestr.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
- Lat.Latin.
- cp.compare.
- mod.modern.
- metaph.metaphorical, metaphorically.
- adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- theol.theological, theologically.
- etc.et cetera.
- COMPDsamsett orð (e. compound)
- EddaEdda. (C. I.)
- Skv.Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Hom.Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Pass.Passiu-Sálmar.