Yrða

grimmr

lýsingarorð
[, , and grim; grim = ugly; in old writers this word implies the notion of ferocity, sternness, wrath, but not of wanton cruelty, and seldom of ugliness as in , , ]:—grim, stern, horrible, dire, sore; grimmt er fall frænda at telja, ‘tis grim to tell of a kinsman’s death, 10; grimt várumk hlið, a sore gap it was to me, 6; gráta grimmum tárum, to weep grim, bitter tears, 2. 43; fimm grimmar nætr five grim, miserable nights, 184 (in a verse); grimm orð, lamentation, 1; hugðak mér grimt í svefni, I had a fearful dream, 16.
2. stern, savage, ferox; hón var allra kvenna grimmust ok skaphörðust, 147; ákafa-maðr mikill í skapi, grimmr, úþýðr ok fátálr, i. 19; glaðmælt, undirhyggju-maðr mikill, ok hin grimmasta, 20; fyllask ens grimmasta hugar, to be filled with rage, 623. 25; g. híðbjörn, a grim bear, 100.3. with wroth; svá var hón orðin grimm Brjáni konungi, at …, she hated him so much, that …, 269; hence in phrases, baugum, vellum grimmr, fé-grimmr, hodd-g., hating, wasting gold, munificent, : , með grimmü, grimly, ii. 9; gjalda e-t grimmu, to take grim revenge, 223.II. ,
1. with the notion of ugly, hideous; ljótt andlit ok grimmt ok andstygt mannligu kyni, 539, (rare.)2. piercing, of cold; svá sem kalt stóð af Niflheimi ok allir hlutir grimmir, 4.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
  • A. S.Anglo-Saxon.
  • Engl.English.
  • Hel.Heliand.
  • Dan.Danish.
  • Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
  • etc.et cetera.
  • Lat.Latin.
  • dat.þágufall (e. dative)
  • poët.poetically.
  • neut.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
  • metaph.metaphorical, metaphorically.
  • Stor.Sona-torrek. (A. III.)
  • Hkv.Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
  • Korm.Kormaks saga. (D. II.)
  • Gh.Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)
  • Bkv.Brynhildar-kviða. (A. II.)
  • Nj.Njála. (D. II.)
  • Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
  • Grett.Grettis saga. (D. II.)
  • Lex. Poët.Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
  • Sks.Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
  • EddaEdda. (C. I.)