Yrða

atall

nafnorðhvorugkyn
ötul, atalt, [at, ; attel = turpis], fierce, atrox; ötul augu, fierce, piercing eyes, i. 3; þetta folk er atalt ok illt, iii. 313: ötul, amatlig, fierce and loathsome, used of a witch, I. 38: Atli ek heiti, a. skal ek þér vera, where the poet plays on the likeness between the name Atli and the atall, my name is ‘Savage;’ savage shall I prove to thee, 15. At the present day, in the changed form ötull, in a good sense, brisk, strenuous.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
  • n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
  • Ormul.Ormulum.
  • Lat.Latin.
  • pr.proper, properly.
  • freq.frequent, frequently.
  • Hkv.Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
  • Hkr.Heimskringla. (E. I.)
  • Hkv. Hjörv.Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)