eðli
nafnorðhvorugkyn
, akin to and derived from óðal, ; old also always use the form øðli (eyðli, ), x. 301, 47, 118, 48, 86, 16, i. 225, 9, i. 335, 342; eðli is more modern, but öðli is still preserved:
1. nature; mannligt e., human nature or character, 623. 19, 110, x. 301; náttúrligt e., human condition, (Fr.); vera í e. sinu, to be in one’s own nature or frame of mind, 59; eptir e., natural, ordinary, iii. 118; móti e., against nature, extraordinary; með líkindum ok e., 69; undruðusk er jörðin ok dýrin ok fuglarnir höfðu saman e. í sumum hlutum, 144. (); eðli and náttúra (natura) are used synonymously, id.; engla öðli, the nature of angels, 16; arnar öðli, the eagle’s nature, 47; allt mannkyns öðli, 48; öðrlez (= öðlis) skepna, 86.2. birth, origin, extraction, in the alliterative phrases, ætt ok öðli, i. 149; hann var Valskr (Welsh) at ætt ok eðli, vii. 56; Danskr at öðli, Danish by origin, 118; nafn ok öðli, name and family, 9: the phrase, at alda-öðli, for ever and ever, i. 266: in usage, frá alda öðli, from the birth of time, from the beginning, only used of ‘past time;’ the ‘fra Arildstid’ is probably a corruption of the same phrase.3. embryo, fetus, 156.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- q. v.quod vide.
- MSS.manuscript, manuscripts.
- l. c.loco citato.
- pref.preface.
- mod.modern.
- Dan.Danish.
- Lat.Latin.
- COMPDSsamsett orð (e. compounds)
- D. I.Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
- Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Greg.Gregory. (F. II.)
- O. H. L.Ólafs saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
- Eluc.Elucidarium. (F. II.)
- Hkr.Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Hbl.Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
- Bs.Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
- Eb.Eyrbyggja saga. (D. II.)
- Mag.Magus saga. (G. II.)
- Fs.Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- EddaEdda. (C. I.)
- Mar.Maríu saga. (F. III.)