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nafnorðhvorugkyn
[a word, neither found in , Saxon, nor ; lost in and ; gje, ]:—mind, mood; the old often uses the word almost = wits, senses; hann stelr geði guma, he steals the wits of men, steeps them in lethargy, 12; vita til síns geðs, to be in one’s senses, 11, 19; heimta aptr sitt geð, of a drunkard, to come to one’s senses again, to awake, 13; vera gætinn at geði, to be on one’s guard, 6; gá (geyma) síns geðs, vii. 133, x. 10: in , lítil eru geð guma, many men have little sense, 52:—this meaning is obsolete.
2. spirits; uppi er þá geð guma, then folk are in high spirits, 16.3. mind; hverju geði styrir gumna hverr, 17; ok þér er grunr at hans geði, and thou trustest not his mind towards thee, 45.4. in prose, favour, liking; at Þorgilsi var eigi geð á, whom liked not, 286; féllsk hvárt öðru vel í geð, they liked one another well, 3, 9; ok þat geð at ek görða mér vísa fjándr at vilöndum, and such grace (engaging mind) that I made open foes into well-wishers, 23; blanda geði við e-n, to blend souls with one, 43; hann var vel í geði til Freysteins, he was well disposed to Fr., i. 255:—ó-geð, dislike:—in usage also vigour of mind; say of a boy, það er ekkert geð í honum, there is no ‘go’ in him, he is a tame, spiritless boy.:
1. denoting character, temper, or the like; geð-fastr, firm of mind; geð-góðr, gentle of mood; geð-íllr, ill-tempered; geð-lauss, spiritless, tame, 241, 424, ; geð-leysi, fickleness, 24; geð-mikill and geð-ríkr, choleric; geð-stirðr, stiff of temper; geð-styggr, hot-tempered; geð-veykr, brain-sick, of unsound mind; and geð-veyki, hypochondria; geðs-lag, , and geðs-munir, temper: or adjectives in inverse order, bráð-geðja, fljót-geðja, of hasty temper; harð-geðja, hardy; laus-geðja, fickle; lin-geðja, weak-minded, crazy; stór-geðja. proud; þung-geðja, hypochondriac.2. denoting grace, pleasure; geð-feldr, pleasant; ó-geðfeldr, unpleasant: geð-ligr or geðs-ligr, engaging, 407, i. 233: geð-þekkni, good-will, content: geð-þekkr, beloved, dear to one: geð-þokki, a, loveliness, engaging manners.3. rarely of wit; geð-spakr, witty (better get-spakr).4. in many compd adjectives, geð-bjartr, -framr, -frækn, -horskr, -hraustr, -rakkr, -skjótr, -snjallr, -strangr, -svinnr, bold, valiant, and the like,
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
  • Scandin.Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
  • Ulf.Ulfilas.
  • Germ.German.
  • mod.modern.
  • Dan.Danish.
  • Swed.Swedish.
  • cp.compare.
  • pl.fleirtala (e. plural)
  • Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
  • COMPDSsamsett orð (e. compounds)
  • adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
  • v. l.varia lectio.
  • f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
  • m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
  • poët.poetically.
  • Ivar AasenIvar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
  • Hm.Hává-mál. (A. I.)
  • Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
  • Th.Theophilus. (F. III.)
  • Ld.Laxdæla saga. (D. II.)
  • Band.Banda-manna saga. (D. II.)
  • Stor.Sona-torrek. (A. III.)
  • Fb.Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
  • Rd.Reykdæla saga. (D. II.)
  • Stj.Stjórn. (F. I.)
  • Hom.Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
  • Sks.Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
  • Fas.Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
  • Lex. Poët.Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.