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dvergr

nafnorðkarlkyn
[ dveorg; dwarf; () zwerg; dverg]
α. a dwarf; about the genesis of the dwarfs vide 6–16, 9: in lore dwarfs disappear, but remain in local names, as Dverga-steinn, the Dwarfy Stone in Scott’s Pirate, and in several words and phrases: from the belief that the dwarfs lived in rocks, an echo is called dverg-mál, (-mali, ), dwarf-talk, 35, 37, iii. 369; and dverg-mála, að, to echo: from the skill of the dwarfs in metal-working, a skilful man is called dverg-hagr, (skilled as a dwarf), or dvergr, a dwarf in his art; dverga-smíði, dwarf’s-work, all works of rare art, such as the famous or enchanted swords of antiquity, 2, i. 514, ii. 463–466 (Ásmund. S.), 80: crystal and prismatic stones are in Norway called either dwarf’s-work or ‘dwarfy-stones,’ as people believe that they are worked out by the dwarfs in the depths of the earth: , dverga-sóleyg, ranunculus glacialis, β. from its dwarfed shape, a dog without a tail is in called dvergr or dverg-hundr, , : short pillars which support the beams and rafters in a house are called ‘dvergar;’ this sense occurs as early as (St.) 65, and is still in use in some parts of : the four dwarfs, East, West, North, South, are in the the bearers of heaven, 5.γ. ornaments in a lady’s dress worn on the shoulder are called ‘dvergar,’ 16; smokkr á bringu, dúkr á hálsi, dvergar á öxlum, a kind of brooch. For vide above.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
  • A. S.Anglo-Saxon.
  • Engl.English.
  • Germ.German.
  • irreg.óreglulegt (e. irregular)
  • Swed.Swedish.
  • mod.modern.
  • Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
  • cp.compare.
  • n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
  • adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
  • i. e.id est.
  • ch.chapter.
  • botan.botanically.
  • f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
  • prob.probably.
  • COMPDSsamsett orð (e. compounds)
  • Vsp.Völuspá. (A. I.)
  • EddaEdda. (C. I.)
  • Al.Alexanders saga. (G. I.)
  • Fas.Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
  • Hervar. S.Hervarar saga. (C. II.)
  • Gísl.Gísla saga. (D. II.)
  • Hjalt.Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.
  • Clar.Clarus saga. (G. II.)
  • Hom.Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
  • Rm.Rígsmál. (A. II.)