sála
nafnorðkvenkyn
u, , also later form sál, , sálar, which form prevails in usage, but the old writers prefer the weak form, thus sála, 31, 89; sálu, 76; sálu, passim ( Hallfred, ); sáluna, viii. 252. ; sálur, 243, 30, 671. 5, 99 C; sálna, i. 499, passim. The word is certainly Teutonic, but hardly Scandinavian, and was probably adopted from the Saxon with the introduction of Christianity; it is therefore only used in a religious and ecclesiastical sense: it first occurs in Hallfred (ef sálu minni vissak borgit); it never occurs in heathen poems, for the sálfastr, in 120 (where, however, it is put in the mouth of a ‘prime-signed’ man) is, like other verses in that Saga, of later composition (12th century): [ saiwala = ψυχή; sawl and sawle soul; seola; sala, ]:—the soul; sálin, líkamr ok sála, 89; allra þeirra sálir, 69, passim in old and usage, , ,
B. In , in old writers sálu-, not sálar-: sálu-bati, a, = sálubót, ii. 147. sálu-bót, the soul’s health, ii. 347, i. 144, 202, vii. 76. sálu-búð, a ‘soul’s booth,’ hospital, Thom. sálu-eldar, funeral fires, 211, 234. sálu-félag, ‘soul’s communion,’ i. 268. sálu-gipt and sálu-gjöf, a soul’s gift, 55, 110, i. 202, 72, 143, 3. sálu-Háski, a, ‘soul’s danger,’ perdition, 21, ii. 14, (sálar-háski, id., i. 122, 447.) sálu-hjálp, ‘soul’s help,’ salvation, 492, , , sálu-hlið, a ‘soul’s gate,’ a lich-gate, i. 282. sálu-hús, a ‘soul’s house,’ hospital, 216. sálu-messa, u, a ‘soul’s mass,’ requiem, i. 712, 30, 144, iv. 8, 97. sálu-sár, ‘soul’s wound,’ 70. sálu-skaði, a, ‘soul’s scathe,’ perdition, Hi. 170. sálu-stofa, u, = sáluhús, Kálfsk., . sálu-tíðir, = sálumessa, x. 149, i. 173, 712, Stat., , 238; sálutíða-kver, 14. sálu-tjón, ‘soul’s-tine,’ perdition, 358, ii. 68. sálu-þarfligr, useful for the soul, Stat. 291. salu-þurft, the soul’s need, i. 252, 92. sálu-þörf, id., 158. sálu-öl, a funeral feast, i. 14. sálu-öldr, = sáluöl (see erfi, which is the heathen word), i. 15. ☞ In compds sometimes sálar-, but sálu-hjálp, -hlið, -messa, not sálar-hjálp,
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- gen.eignarfall (e. genitive)
- mod.modern.
- sing.eintala (e. singular)
- dat.þágufall (e. dative)
- e. g.exempli gratia.
- l. c.loco citato.
- acc.þolfall (e. accusative)
- v. l.varia lectio.
- pl.fleirtala (e. plural)
- MS.manuscript, manuscripts.
- Ulf.Ulfilas.
- A. S.Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.English.
- Hel.Heliand.
- O. H. G.Old High German.
- etc.et cetera.
- COMPDSsamsett orð (e. compounds)
- m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
- n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
- Hom.Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- K. Á.Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sks.Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- H. E.Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Gísl.Gísla saga. (D. II.)
- Gþl.Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- N. T.New Testament.
- Pass.Passiu-Sálmar.
- Vídal.Vídalíns-Postilla.
- Bs.Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
- Hkr.Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Grág.Grágás. (B. I.)
- Róm.Rómverja saga. (E. II.)
- Fb.Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- B. K.Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)
- Vm.Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Jm.Jóns-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Dipl.Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Sturl.Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)
- Orkn.Orkneyinga saga. (E. II.)
- Ísl. Þjóðs.Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
- Pm.Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
- BoldtBoldt. (J. II.)
- D. N.Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- N. G. L.Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)