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gamall

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forms, gamlan, gamla, gamlir, gamlar, gömlum, , and gömul; gamalt; the and from a different root, ellri, ellztr, eldri eldstr or elztr: [not recorded in , who renders αρχαιος by alþeis; but in gamol and gomel occur, although rarely even in Beowulf; in and it is lost, but is in full use in all dialects; gammal; gammel; Norse gamal, gomol, ]:
I. old, senex; in the sayings, þeygi á saman gamalt og ungt, 3. 44; opt er gott þat er gamlir kveða, 134, i. 212; íllt að kenna gömlum hundi að sitja; gamlir eru elztir, old are the eldest, the most cunning, clever; tvisvar verðr gamall maðr barn; engi verðr eldri en gamall; en þótt konungr þessi sé góðr maðr … þá mun hann þó eigi verða ellri en gamall, iv. 282; faðir minn var gamall, 31; g. spámaðr, an old spae-man, 656 B. 12; hence gamals-aldr, old age, 4, ii. 71: compds, af-garnall, fjör-g., eld-g., ; also ör-gemlir = uralt, a giant in .
2. grown up, old, of animals; arðr-uxi gamall, i. 502; gamlir sauðir, old rams; gjalda grís fyrir gamalt svín, 86; fyrr á gömlum uxanum at bæsa en kálfinum, a pun, vi. 28.3. old, of things, in usage, but the ancients use gamall of persons or living things, and distinguish between gamall and forn (); a man is ‘gamall,’ but he wears ‘forn’ klæði (old clothes), thus in the verse xi. 43 gamall refers to Gorm and not to land; 1. 61 is corrupt; vide gjallr (below); gamall siðr, 187, does not appear in iii. 401 (the original of the text in )
II. old, aged, of a certain age; nokkurra vetra gamall, some years old, xi. 78; fjögurra vetra gömul, 221; hve gamall maðr ertu, how old art thou? Ísl. ii. 220; tólf vetra gamall, 204; fimm, sex, vetra gamall, i. 502; vetr-gamall, a winter old; árs-gamall, a year old; misseris-gamall, half a year old; nætr-g., a night old, III. in names, hinn Gamli is added as a soubriquet, like ‘major’ in , to distinguish an older man from a younger man of the same name; hinn gamli and hinn ungi also often answer to the ‘father and son;’ thus, Hákon Gamli and Hákon Ungi, old and young H., ; also, Jörundr Gamli, Ketilbjörn Gamli, Örlygr Gamli, Bragi Gamli, Ingimundr hinn Gamli, , vide ; Ari hinn Gamli, i. 26, to distinguish him from his grandson Ari Sterki; the Cato Major: in some of the instances above it only means the old = priscus.B. The is ellri and ellztr; eigi ellra en einnar nætr, 1812. 57; fjórtan vetra gamall eðr ellri, 190; enir ellri synir Brjáns, 269; inn ellzti, 38; ellztr bræðranna, i. 307; hann var ellztr, 27, i. 20, passim.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • contr.contracted.
  • etc.et cetera.
  • fem.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
  • sing.eintala (e. singular)
  • neut.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
  • pl.fleirtala (e. plural)
  • compar.miðstig (e. comparative)
  • superl.efsta stig (e. superlative)
  • viz.namely.
  • mod.modern.
  • Ulf.Ulfilas.
  • A. S.Anglo-Saxon.
  • Engl.English.
  • Germ.German.
  • Scandin.Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
  • Swed.Swedish.
  • Dan.Danish.
  • Lat.Latin.
  • i. e.id est.
  • m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
  • q. v.quod vide.
  • cp.compare.
  • freq.frequent, frequently.
  • prob.probably.
  • pr.proper, properly.
  • Ivar AasenIvar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
  • Úlf.Úlfars-rímur.
  • Hm.Hává-mál. (A. I.)
  • Fb.Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
  • Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
  • Nj.Njála. (D. II.)
  • Ld.Laxdæla saga. (D. II.)
  • EddaEdda. (C. I.)
  • Grág.Grágás. (B. I.)
  • Ó. H.Ólafs saga Helga. (E. I.)
  • Merl.Merlinus Spa. (A. III.)
  • Anal.Analecta. (D. II.)
  • Þiðr.Þiðreks saga. (G. I.)
  • Landn.Landnáma. (D. I.)
  • Bs.Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
  • K. Á.Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
  • Eg.Egils saga. (D. II.)