betr
atviksorð
, to vel; and BEZT, elder form bazt, , better, best:
1. , er betr er, luckily, happily, ix. 409, 22; b. þætti mér, I would rather, 17; vánu betr, spe melius, ii. 101; b. úgört, better not to do, 59; hafa b., to get the better of it, i. 174: adding , þess b., er …, so much the better …, 426: denoting quantity, more, leggit fram b. hit mikla skipit, advance it farther, better on, ii. 307; engi maðr tók b. en í öxl honum, v. 67; b. en tuttugu menn, ix. 339; þrjú hundruð ok þrír tigir ok sex b., to boot, 88; ekki máttu sumir menn b. en fá staðist, they could do no more, were just able to keep up against him, xi. 136; ef hann orkar b., if he can do more, () 128; nú má hann b., but if he is able to do more…, id. 2. , bazt búið, best equipped, ii. 523; with a , bezt allra manna, 34; manna bezt, 147; kvenna bezt hærð, 151; bazt at báðir væri, am besten, am liebsten, soonest, 256.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- adv.atviksorð (e. adverb)
- compar.miðstig (e. comparative)
- superl.efsta stig (e. superlative)
- Lat.Latin.
- gen.eignarfall (e. genitive)
- i. e.id est.
- ch.chapter.
- cp.compare.
- Germ.German.
- Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.Laxdæla saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.Njála. (D. II.)
- Fb.Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Sks.Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Rb.Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Grág.Grágás. (B. I.)
- Kb.Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
- Fas.Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
- Eg.Egils saga. (D. II.)
- Landn.Landnáma. (D. I.)