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firn

nafnorðhvorugkyn
( firni), [ fairina = αἰτία], an abomination, shocking thing; mæltu margir at slíkt væri mikil firn, 156, 62, i. 12, vi. 38, 13; svá miklum firnum, 765; ok endemi, or heyr á firn, what a monstrous thing! vii. 21, 25: the saying, firnum nýtr þess er firnum fær, the ‘male parta male dilabuntur,’ 28, 16 new : firna-, used as a prefix to adjectives and nouns, shockingly.
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II. in usage, firni = a great deal, a lot; firnin o:ll, a vast lot.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
  • pl.fleirtala (e. plural)
  • mod.modern.
  • Ulf.Ulfilas.
  • f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
  • cp.compare.
  • Lat.Latin.
  • Ed.edition, editions, edited.
  • gen.eignarfall (e. genitive)
  • COMPDSsamsett orð (e. compounds)
  • Nj.Njála. (D. II.)
  • Fs.Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
  • Sturl.Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)
  • Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
  • Gullþ.Gull-Þóris saga. (D. II.)
  • Eg.Egils saga. (D. II.)
  • Fbr.Fóstbræðra saga. (D. II.)
  • Grett.Grettis saga. (D. II.)