Yrða

gjarn

lýsingarorð
, gjarnari; gjarnastr; [ gairns, only once; georn; gern; lost as both in and ; gerr above, which is only used in a limited sense]:—eager, willing, iv. 81, 19; a saying, gjörn er hönd á venju, 130: with , gjarn e-s, 656 C. 24, passim; used in a great many compds, but also in prose, as in góð-g., gentle; íll-g., malevolent; öfund-g., envious; metorða-g., ambitions; væru-g., loving rest; á-gjarn, avaricious; fé-gjarn, covetous; sín-g. and eigin-g., selfish; óbil-g., unyielding; nám-g., eager for learning; háð-g., scoffing; ó-gjarn, unwilling; sátt-gjarn, peaceful; vide p. 246.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
  • compar.miðstig (e. comparative)
  • superl.efsta stig (e. superlative)
  • Ulf.Ulfilas.
  • A. S.Anglo-Saxon.
  • Germ.German.
  • Dan.Danish.
  • Swed.Swedish.
  • cp.compare.
  • gen.eignarfall (e. genitive)
  • poët.poetically.
  • freq.frequent, frequently.
  • Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
  • Dropl.Droplaugar-sona saga. (D. II.)
  • Grett.Grettis saga. (D. II.)
  • Lex. Poët.Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.