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brattr

lýsingarorð
[ brant, bront; brant; brant and brent], steep, of hills, ; brött brekka, a ‘brent’ hill, 20; bárur, high waves, 40: , bera bratt halann, metaphor from cattle, to carry the tail high (in usage vera brattr), to lægja halann, to droop the tail, Ísl. ii. 330, 20; reynt hefi ek fyr brattara, graviora passus, I have been in a worse plight, 56; einatt hefi ek brattara átt, 133: mér hefir opt boðizt brattara, id., ,—a metaphor from mountaineers.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
  • A. S.Anglo-Saxon.
  • Swed.Swedish.
  • North. E.Northern English.
  • etc.et cetera.
  • metaph.metaphorical, metaphorically.
  • mod.modern.
  • opp.opposed.
  • cp.compare.
  • Lat.Latin.
  • Hrafn.Hrafnkels saga. (D. II.)
  • Sks.Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
  • Hkv. Hjörv.Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)
  • Ann.Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
  • Grett.Grettis saga. (D. II.)