rosmhvalr
nafnorðkarlkynrosm-hvalr
[ rosmaal; wal-rus and bors-hwæl are corrupt forms of the same word: it is not known how the former part of the compd is to be explained]:—a walrus, 310, 112, i. 641; and in local names, Rosmhvala-nes, in , whence Rosm-hvelingar, the men from R., i. 224: rosm-hvalr and rostungr are synonymous, so that in the some have the one word, some the other.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
- Engl.English.
- A. S.Anglo-Saxon.
- prob.probably.
- Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- pl.fleirtala (e. plural)
- MSS.manuscript, manuscripts.
- Ivar AasenIvar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
- Jb.Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- K. Þ. K.Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Bs.Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
- Sturl.Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)