fantr
nafnorðkarlkyn
[ fanti = a servant; fanz; fjante = an oaf; the Norwegians call the gipsies ‘fante-folk,’ and use fante-kjæring for a hag, fille-fant for the firle-fanz, a ragamuffin, : the word is traced by Diez to the infans, whence and Span, infanteria, Fr. infanterie, infantry, ,—in almost all European languages the term for foot-soldiers. In Norse and the word came into use at the end of the 12th century; the notion of a footman is perceivable in the verse in viii. 172 (of 1182)—fant sé ek hvern á hesti en lendir menn ganga, I behold every fant seated on horseback whilst the noblemen walk:—hence it came to mean] a landlouper, vagabond, in , , , ; fantar ok glópar, ; hversu vegsamligr var konungrinn af Ísrael í dag, hver eð afklæddist fyrir ambáttum þénara sinna, og lék nakinn sem fantar, and danced naked like a buffoon, i. 220, 2 Sam. vi. 20.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
- Ital.Italian.
- Germ.German.
- Dan.Danish.
- etc.et cetera.
- Lat.Latin.
- mod.modern.
- Engl.English.
- milit.military.
- Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- A. D.Anno Domini.
- freq.frequent, frequently.
- cp.compare.
- Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.Karla-magnús saga. (G. I.)
- Str.Strengleikar. (G. II.)
- El.Elis saga. (G. II.)
- Flóv.Flóvents saga. (G. II.)
- Mar.Maríu saga. (F. III.)
- Vídal.Vídalíns-Postilla.