Yrða

erfiðr

lýsingarorð
toilsome, hard, difficult; ok var af því honum erfitt búit, a heavy, troublesome household, i. 63; erfiða ferð hafa þeir fengit oss, they have made a hard journey for us, v. 22; Guðrún var erfið á gripa-kaupum, G. was troublesome (extravagant) in buying finery, 134; e-m verðr e-t erfitt, one has a difficulty about the thing, vi. 54.
β. hard, unyielding; var Flosi erfiðr, en aðrir þó erfiðri miklu, F. was hard, but others much harder, 186, 187; jarl var lengi erfiðr, the earl long remained inexorable, 271: ek var yðr þá erfiðr, 229.γ. hard breathing; ok er hann vaknaði var honum erfitt orðit, when he awoke he drew a deep breath, after a bad dream, Ísl. ii. 194; hvíldisk Helgi, því at honum var orðit erfitt, H. rested, because he was exhausted (from walking), 22; þó honum væri málið erfitt, though he spoke with difficulty (of a sick person), i. 110.δ. var þess erfiðar (the more difficult) sem…, i. 81: so in the phrase, e-m veitir erfitt, one has hard work, i. 555, 117; erfitt mun þeim veita at ganga í móti giptu þinni, 171.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
  • Bs.Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
  • Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
  • Ld.Laxdæla saga. (D. II.)
  • Nj.Njála. (D. II.)
  • Dropl.Droplaugar-sona saga. (D. II.)
  • Fas.Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)