hvern
nafnorðkvenkyn
or hvörn, [ kvörn or kvern, but distinction is to be made between kvern, mola, and hvern, cerebrum; for in the latter word h is the true initial, as is shewn by comparison with hwairnei = κρανίον, Mark xv. 22; harns; hirn; hjerna; hjerne, which stand in the same relation to hvern as hjól to hvel]:—the two boat-formed white bones embedded in a fish’s brains. These bones, as well as shells, are in collected and used by children in the game of guessing, as nuts are in England; hann lauk þá upp höfuðskeljum mannanna, og tók hnefa-fylli úr hverju höfði og hugði vandliga að; eintómar hvarnir, og ekki nema tvær í þorsk-kindinni, Fjölnir (1845) 52. hvarnar-skeljar, = hvarnir.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- proncd.pronounced.
- Ulf.Ulfilas.
- Scot.Scottish.
- Germ.German.
- Swed.Swedish.
- Dan.Danish.
- Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- etc.et cetera.
- pl.fleirtala (e. plural)