Yrða

efni

nafnorðhvorugkyn
[ ämne = stuff, materia, and ævne = achievement]:—a stuff, originally like materia, timber; and so the stuff or material out of which a thing is wrought; auðskæf mærðar e., 16; at allir hlutir væri smíðaðir af nokkru efni, that all things were wrought (created) of some stuff, 147 (); skapa af engu efni, to create from nothing (of God), i. 304; efni (materials) til garðbóta, ii. 263, 287 (of a cloth); ek em görr af ústyrku efni, I am made of frail stuff, 543, 140, 17, 67; smíðar-efni, materials; efni-tré, a block, tree; efni í ljá, orf, , or of any piece fitted as materials.
β. in a personal sense; manns-efni, a promising young man: karls-efni, a thorough man, a nickname, : the proverb, engi veit hvar sæls manns efni sitr, of youths of whom no one can tell what may be hidden in them; þegns e. = manns-efni, 11: gott manns-e., gott bónda-e., promising to be an able man; and on the other hand, ónýtt, illt manns-e., in whom there is nothing.γ. merely in sense, applied to persons designate or elect; konungs-e., a crown prince; biskups-e., a bishop-elect; brúðar-e., a bride-elect; konu-e., one’s future wife.δ. a subject, of a story, book, or the like, argumentum, plot; yrkis e., 11; e. kvæða, a plot, subject for poetry; sögu-e., a subject for tales or history; in old writers it rarely occurs exactly in this sense: the contents of a written thing, bréfs-e., efni í bók; hence efnis-laust, void, empty writing; efnis-leysa, u, emptiness in writing; hafði ort flim um Þórð, en þau vóru þar efni í, at …, but that was the subject of the poem, that …, 42; þótti mönnum þar mikit um, hversu mikil efni þar vóru til seld, people thought the tale interesting, 200; eigi með sönnu efni, falsely, with untrue statements, iii. 305: hvárt efni þeir höfðu í um rógit, how they had made (mixed) their lies up, 59; meir en efni sé til seld, (related) more than what was true, the tale was overdone, i. 137; talar af sama efni (subject) sem fyrrum, ix. 252.2. a matter, affair; til sanninda um sagt e., i. 8; segir konungi frá öllu þessu e., i. 3; er þat merkjanda í þessu e., 250; fátt er betr látið enn efni eru til (a proverb), few things are reported better than they really are, 2; fyrir hvert efni, for this reason.
β. a cause, reason; látask báðir af því e., both died from this cause, Ísl. ii. 197; með hverju e. Sturla hefði þessa för gört, what was the reason of S.’s doing so? ii. 132; gleði e., sorgar e., matter of joy, sorrow, : the proverb, en hvert mál, er maðr skal dæma, verðr at líta á tilgörð með efnum (causes), 417; fyrir þat efni (for that reason) keypti hann landit, 22, i. 471; en þetta efni (cause) fundu þeir til, 311.γ. a state, condition, affair; Rútr sagði allt e. sitt, 4; í úvænt efni, a hopeless state, () 13, Ísl. ii. 225; ek veit eigi görla efni Gunnlaugs, I know not how Gunlaug’s matters stand, 240; Helgi kvað eigi þat efni í, at láta lausan þjóf fjölkunnigan, H. said that it would never do, to let a thief and wizard go, i. 62; ef þess eru efni, if that be so, i. 76; sér, hvers efni í eru, he saw how matters stood, () 11; sagði hver efni í voru, said how matters stood, 99; mér þykir sem málum várum sé komið í únýtt efni, ef …, 150; munu ill efni í, some mischief may have happened, 144; gott, þungt e., 402, i. 815; e-t gengr, kemr svá til efnis, happens so and so, (Fr.); skipta sitt líf í betra e., to repent, id.; bera til efnis, to happen, Pr. 410.
3. means, ability; minni nytjamenn af meirum efnum en hann, i. 126; eptir sínum efnum, to the best of their ability, 123; ok bjoggusk um eptir þeim efnum sem þeir höfðu til, 360; sjái þér nökkuð ráð (possibility) eðr efni vár (means), 358; grunar mik, at Þórólfr muni eigi görr kunna at sjá efni sín, I fear that will overrate his own means, power, 76; þá væri þat efni nú í vóru máli, it would be a chance for us, ix. 239; þar vóru engi efni önnur, there was no other chance, xi. 144; nú eru þess eigi efni, if that be impossible, ii. 140; hér eru engin efni til þess at ek muna svíkja hann, I will by no means deceive him, it is out of the question that I should do so, 60.
β. in usage, means, property, riches.
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Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
  • Swed.Swedish.
  • Dan.Danish.
  • Lat.Latin.
  • pref.preface.
  • etc.et cetera.
  • temp.temporal.
  • adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
  • f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
  • i. e.id est.
  • metaph.metaphorical, metaphorically.
  • MS.manuscript, manuscripts.
  • plur.fleirtala (e. plural)
  • mod.modern.
  • COMPDSsamsett orð (e. compounds)
  • Ad.Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
  • EddaEdda. (C. I.)
  • Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
  • Grág.Grágás. (B. I.)
  • Sks.Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
  • Barl.Barlaams saga. (F. III.)
  • Stj.Stjórn. (F. I.)
  • Landn.Landnáma. (D. I.)
  • Stor.Sona-torrek. (A. III.)
  • Íd.Íslendinga-drápa. (A. III.)
  • BjörnBiörn Halldórsson.
  • Bjarn.Bjarnar saga. (D. II.)
  • Ld.Laxdæla saga. (D. II.)
  • Sturl.Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)
  • Eg.Egils saga. (D. II.)
  • Bs.Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
  • Dipl.Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
  • Rb.Rímbegla. (H. III.)
  • Band.Banda-manna saga. (D. II.)
  • Hrafn.Hrafnkels saga. (D. II.)
  • H. E.Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
  • Nj.Njála. (D. II.)
  • Fs.Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
  • Karl.Karla-magnús saga. (G. I.)
  • Mar.Maríu saga. (F. III.)
  • Hom.Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
  • Orkn.Orkneyinga saga. (E. II.)
  • Th.Theophilus. (F. III.)