eygr
lýsingarorð
later form eygðr, which, however, is in of the 14th century, [auga]:—having eyes of a certain kind; vel e., with fine eyes, 460. I Sam. xvi. 12, 39: e. manna bezt, Ísl. ii. 190, vi. 438, xi. 79; mjök eygðr, large-eyed, 422; eigi vel eyg, not good looking, Fms, iii. 216; e. mjök ok vel, with large and fine eyes, 30, i.545; e. forkunnar vel, with eyes exceeding fine, iv. 38; in compds: in the Sagas a man is seldom described without marking the colour, shape, or expression ol his eyes, fagr-e., bjart-e., dökk-e., svart-e., blá-e., grá-e., mó-e.; the shape also, opin-e., út-e., inn-e., smá-e., stór-e., ; the lustre of the eye, snar-e., fast-e., hvass-e., frán-e., dapr-e., ; expressing disease, vát-e., rauð-e., ein-e.; expressing something wrong in the eye, hjá-e., til-e., rang-e., , ix.192.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- freq.frequent, frequently.
- MSS.manuscript, manuscripts.
- adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
- esp.especially.
- etc.et cetera.
- Stj.Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Nj.Njála. (D. II.)
- Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Þorf. Karl.Þorfinns saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)
- Eb.Eyrbyggja saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fél.Félags-rit.