fínn
lýsingarorð
[ fine and fino = perfect, from finis; fine; fein]:—fine; it occurs in the poems Nikulas-drápa and Skíða-rima, and came to along with the English trade at the beginning of the 15th century; sax fínt sem spegill, iii. 543 ( 15th century): in a good sense, girnist þú barn mitt blezan fá, björg lífs og gæfu fína, fine luck, happiness, 37. 4.
β. of clothes, ‘fínn’ is to ‘coarse,’ but the use of the word is rare in
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
- Ital.Italian.
- Lat.Latin.
- Engl.English.
- Germ.German.
- Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- prob.probably.
- MS.manuscript, manuscripts.
- opp.opposed.
- Fas.Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
- Pass.Passiu-Sálmar.