Yrða

flatr

lýsingarorð
, flöt, flatt; [ and flat; flad; platt]:—flat, level, of land; slétta dala ok flata völlu, 629: of other things, flatt skjaldþili, 233; flattr fiskr, a flat fish, 35, 129, ii. 179.
β. flat; falla flatr, i. 85, i. 38; draga e-n flatan, to drag one flat on the ground, 247; kasfa sér flötum niðr, to throw oneself down flat, i. 53.γ. or the flank of a thing, the phrases, stýra á flatt, to steer on the flank (side) of another ship, 230, ii. 523; bregða flötu sverði, to deal a blow with the flat of a blade, vii. 157; öxin snerisk flöt, the axe turned so as to strike flat, 151; bregða við flötum skildi, 262: , fara flatt fyrir e-m, to fare ill, be worsted, metaphor from a ship, iii. 233, vi. 379; koma flatt upp á e-n, to come ‘flat’ on one, take one by surprise. flata-fold, a flat-field, ii. 69.
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  • adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
  • fem.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
  • neut.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
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  • metaph.metaphorical, metaphorically.
  • f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
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