Yrða

beiskr

lýsingarorð
[ beedsk; besk; it is always spelt with s (not z) in the , and cannot therefore well be traced to bíta, beitskr; for the etymology see p. 728, col. 2 (letter Z); the word originally, we believe, was to þjarfr, ]:—bitter, sour, acrid; salt vatn ok b., 93; beiskar súrur, bitter herbs, 279. Exod. xii. 8; b. drykkr; amara, þat er b. at vóru máli, 421, 625. 70, 539: bitter, 6: exasperated, grim, angry, smalamaðr sagði Hallgerði vígit; hon varð beisk við, 60, 122.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
  • Dan.Danish.
  • Swed.Swedish.
  • MSS.manuscript, manuscripts.
  • qs.quasi.
  • opp.opposed.
  • q. v.quod vide.
  • metaph.metaphorical, metaphorically.
  • Stj.Stjórn. (F. I.)
  • Sks.Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
  • Th.Theophilus. (F. III.)
  • Nj.Njála. (D. II.)
  • Al.Alexanders saga. (G. I.)