drag
nafnorðhvorugkyn
[draga], in compds as ör-drag, a bow-shot, of distance: a soft slope or valley, í hverri laut og dragi, Arm. ii. 94: in drög, the watercourse down a valley, dals-drög, dala-drög; Gljufrár-drög, 46; Kálfadals-drög, id.; fjalla-drög.
β. the iron rim on the keel of a boat or a sledge; the phrase, leggja drag undir e-t, to lay the keel under a thing, to encourage it, 20.γ. a lining, in erma-drög, Bév. 16 (Fr.)δ. also say, leggja drög fyrir e-t, to lay a drag (net) for a thing, to take some preparatory steps for a thing.ε. term, a supernumerary, additional line to a stanza, () 124, vi. 347.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- spec.specially.
- pl.fleirtala (e. plural)
- sing.eintala (e. singular)
- metaph.metaphorical, metaphorically.
- i. e.id est.
- Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- metric.metrically.
- Pm.Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Eb.Eyrbyggja saga. (D. II.)
- EddaEdda. (C. I.)
- Ht.Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
- Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)