Yrða

gígja

nafnorðkvenkyn
u, [ geige; gîge; old Fr. gigue; and to jig in means to play the fiddle, while in a jig is a lively dance]:—a fiddle, 181, ii. 136, 25, vii. 97 (in a verse); this instrument was known at an early age, as a lawyer in in the first part of the 10th century was called gígja, because of his eloquent pleading or his clear voice, ,
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
  • Germ.German.
  • mid. H. G.middle High German.
  • Scot.Scottish.
  • Engl.English.
  • cp.compare.
  • ch.chapter.
  • Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
  • prob.probably.
  • Stj.Stjórn. (F. I.)
  • Hkr.Heimskringla. (E. I.)
  • Yngl. S.Ynglinga saga. (C. II.)
  • Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
  • Nj.Njála. (D. II.)
  • Landn.Landnáma. (D. I.)