fíll
nafnorðkarlkyn
[early and fil], an elephant; this interesting word, which is still in exclusive use in , was borrowed from the Persian fil, and came to Scandinavia in early times, probably by the eastern road of trade through Russia and Constantinople; it occurs in a verse of the 10th century ( i. 209), the genuineness of which may be doubtful, but at all events the word is old; in , , , and romances. But úlfaldi, ulbandus, olfend or olvend, a corruption of the ελέφαντ-, means camel.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
- Swed.Swedish.
- Dan.Danish.
- Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- freq.frequent, frequently.
- Goth.Gothic.
- A. S.Anglo-Saxon.
- Gr.Greek.
- COMPDSsamsett orð (e. compounds)
- Fb.Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Al.Alexanders saga. (G. I.)
- Stj.Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Flóv.Flóvents saga. (G. II.)