Yrða

forn

lýsingarorð
[ fairnis = παλαιός; fyrn; furn; forn; lost in ]:—old; forn vinátta, 729; forn fjándskapr, old enmity, 49; forn rök, 25; fornt vín, old wine, Pr. 472; en forna fold, the old earth, 24; forn timbr, the old timbers, 42: inn forni fjándi, the old fiend, Satan, 686 C. 2; forn jötunn, the old giant, 13; fornar tóptir, old abodes. 11: stores preserved from the past year are called forn, forn mjöðr, old mead, 37; fornari hey, 163.
2. with the notion of old, worn, rotten, or the like; byrðings-segl várt hið forna, iv. 259; forn mörr, 29 (in a verse).3. old, in sense; in the Commonwealth the old priesthoods were called forn goðorð and forn goðorðsmaðr, an old priest, to the priesthoods instituted along with the Fifth Court, which were termed ‘new.’4. time-honoured, old; forn lög, forn lands-siðr, i. 682.5. at fornu, formerly, in times past, 767, 152, i. 635; til forna, id., til forn.6. in old writers forn is often used of the heathen times with the old mythical lore; forn siðr, the old (heathen) rite, i. 215; fornir menn, the men of old, 132; á fornum skjöldum, on shields of old, 87; fornar frásagnir, old tales, ; forn-menn, forn-tíðindi, forn-sögur, the men, lore, or saws of the olden age, (forn-fræði, id.; forn-spjöll); forn átrúnaðr, forn trúa, the old creed, heathenism; forn-kveðit mál or hið forn-kveðna is a standing phrase for an ‘old saw,’ proverb, the Sagas passim, and vide below.
β. old, versed in old lore or witchcraft; hann var forn mjök (he was a great wizard) ok hafði jafnan úti setið, 234; fróð ok forn í skapi, Ísl. ii. 332, i. 250 (forneskja).
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
  • Ulf.Ulfilas.
  • A. S.Anglo-Saxon.
  • Hel.Heliand.
  • Swed.Swedish.
  • Engl.English.
  • temp.temporal.
  • Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
  • opp.opposed.
  • cp.compare.
  • Dan.Danish.
  • pref.preface.
  • metaph.metaphorical, metaphorically.
  • i. e.id est.
  • Eg.Egils saga. (D. II.)
  • Nj.Njála. (D. II.)
  • Ls.Loka-senna. (A. I.)
  • Hým.Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
  • Akv.Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
  • Gm.Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
  • Skm.Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
  • K. Þ. K.Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
  • Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
  • Bjarn.Bjarnar saga. (D. II.)
  • Bs.Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
  • K. Á.Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
  • D. I.Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
  • Fb.Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
  • Eb.Eyrbyggja saga. (D. II.)
  • EddaEdda. (C. I.)
  • Hkr.Heimskringla. (E. I.)
  • Orkn.Orkneyinga saga. (E. II.)