Yrða

himinn

nafnorðkarlkyn
[the form hifinn occurs rarely, x. 10 (), (1866) thrice; the form is himin, without the inflexive n; the root consonant varies between m and f (or v), the final between n and l, himins, heofon, heaven, himil, himila, as also and himmel; this interchange of f and m is analogous to ‘of’ and ‘um’ (umb), ‘sofa’ and ‘sömn’ ( svefn), ‘kufl’ and ‘kumbl,’ sopio and somnus, ☞ The Gimle ( 63) is probably of an obsolete himil derived from the time when the initial h was still sounded gutturally]:—heaven; in the old heathen creed the heavenly vault was the skull of the giant Ymir, 40, 21, sub init.; and is called by the poets ‘the giant’s skull,’ ‘the burden of the dwarfs’ (vide dvergr), ; the heavens were nine, the names of which are recorded in (Gl.):—Níu eru himnar á hæð talðir, 12, 13; upp-h., the ether, 3; nú heldr jörð griðum upp, en himinn varðar fyrir ofan en hafit Rauða fyrir útan er liggr um lönd öll, i. 166; jafnhárt upp sem himinn, 60 (in a verse); leikr hár hiti við h., sjálfan, 58; hinn slétti h., 46: , heiðr himin, 19, 48 new , ; haf og h., sea and heaven; himin ok jörð, heaven and earth, 194; áðr stjarna komi á himin, ere the stars came up in heaven, ii. 322.
β. phrases, undir berum himni, under the bare sky, ; hann ann mér eigi at hafa himininn jafnan yfir höfði sér sem hann hefir sjálfr, 20; þykjask taka h. höndum, to think one grasps heaven with one’s hands, of high fantastic hopes; þat hugðum vér bændr … at vér hefðim þá höndum himin tekit, en nú …, i. 141, Sighvat (Bersögl. vísur), 118; himins-emdi, the end, border of heaven, 37, 12.2. the heathen conception of a plurality of heavens caused the plural to be mostly used by Christian writers, after the Reformation, also, Guð á himnum, God in the heavens; Faðir á himnum, ἐν τοις οὐρανοις, , following the text; himnum að, towards the heavens, 34. 1; hér og á himnum bæði, 24. 7: himna-Guð, God in the heavens, 6, ; stíga til himna, to ascend to the heavens, 40; himna-fagnaðr, heavenly joy, 30; himna-brauð, bread from the heavens, manna, ; himna-fæðsla, id., ; himna-för, ascension to the heavens; himna-ljós, the light of the heavens, 3. 3; hinma-hallir, the halls of the heavens, 25. 13; himna-konungr, the king of the heavens, , i. 141; himna-mjöl, the flour of the heavens, manna, , 64; himna-sjón, heavenly sight, 35; himna-vist, an abode in the heavens, ; himna-ríki, the kingdom of the heavens, , in old writers himin-ríki.II. (like οὐρανός), a canopy, covering, trag-himmel; sængr-himinn, a bed canopy: , brúna-himinn, heaven of the brows, the forehead, Kormak; ál-himin, the heaven or covering of the deep, the ice, Eyvind.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
  • v. l.varia lectio.
  • mod.modern.
  • cp.compare.
  • Goth.Gothic.
  • A. S.Anglo-Saxon.
  • Engl.English.
  • Hel.Heliand.
  • O. H. G.Old High German.
  • Germ.German.
  • Dan.Danish.
  • Swed.Swedish.
  • i. e.id est.
  • Lat.Latin.
  • etc.et cetera.
  • mythol.mythology, mythologically.
  • dat.þágufall (e. dative)
  • allit.alliteration, alliterative.
  • Ed.edition, editions, edited.
  • freq.frequent, frequently.
  • esp.especially.
  • Gr.Greek.
  • n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
  • metaph.metaphorical, metaphorically.
  • poët.poetically.
  • Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
  • Hb.Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
  • Vsp.Völuspá. (A. I.)
  • Gm.Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
  • Vþm.Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)
  • EddaEdda. (C. I.)
  • Alm.Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
  • Grág.Grágás. (B. I.)
  • Hbl.Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
  • Eb.Eyrbyggja saga. (D. II.)
  • Nj.Njála. (D. II.)
  • Vápn.Vápnfirðinga saga. (D. II.)
  • Hkr.Heimskringla. (E. I.)
  • Al.Alexanders saga. (G. I.)
  • N. T.New Testament.
  • Pass.Passiu-Sálmar.
  • Sól.Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
  • Stj.Stjórn. (F. I.)
  • Gþl.Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
  • Hom.Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
  • Post.Postula sögur. (F. III.)
  • Greg.Gregory. (F. II.)