hes
nafnorðkvenkyn
(spelt his, ), hesjar:—a wooden frame attached to the tether of an animal, to prevent it from strangling itself; þat er ok hans handvömm ef af ofmegri verðr dautt eðr klafi kyrkir, en ef hæs (his, ) er í bandi … þá er þat eigi hans handvömm, i. 25, ( 502, 364, 121.)
2. , in usage, a cow’s dewlap.3. in Norse usage hæsje (hesjar) are frames or rails on which hay or corn is put for drying; and hæsja is to dry on hæsje, vide , xv. 33; hence comes the provincial hisja (a verb): hisjungr and hisjungs-þerrir, of a soft air good for drying hay spread out on hesjar.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- l. c.loco citato.
- pl.fleirtala (e. plural)
- metaph.metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.modern.
- cp.compare.
- Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
- Gþl.Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- N. G. L.Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Jb.Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- Js.Járnsíða. (B. III.)
- Ivar AasenIvar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
- Ný Fél.Ný Félags-rit.