jungfrú
nafnorðkvenkynjung-frú
, junk-frú, x. 86, ; jung-frúva, 14; whence the jóm-frú, jomfru; both words are foreign and derived from jungfrau, as is shewn by the initial j; the word however appears in the 13th century, mostly in the sense of a princess, those of foreign birth, as in vi. 59, 132, of a Saxon and Russian princess; but also jungfrú Margrét, of a daughter of Skúli hertogi, ix. 292, 412; jungfrú Kristín, 220, of an earl’s daughter; but in the Gamla ( ix, x), passim: of the Virgin Mary, ii. 14, 83. jungfrú-aldr, maiden age, time of maidenhood,
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- v. l.varia lectio.
- mod.modern.
- Dan.Danish.
- Germ.German.
- esp.especially.
- m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
- Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Mork.Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
- Hák. S.Hákonar saga. (E. I.)
- Dipl.Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- B. K.Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)
- Stj.Stjórn. (F. I.)