skeifa
nafnorðkvenkyn
u, [skeifr], a horse-shoe, 105; hálf-s., a broken horse-shoe; skafla-s., a sharp-shoe: , það er skeifu-mynd á e-u, it is in the shape of a s., it is crooked, askew, goes wrong, ii. 93 (in a verse); , það er skeifu-lag á því: as a nickname, ii. 120: skeifa is rare in old writers, but is the common word in use; the ancients said skór, a shoe.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- metaph.metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.modern.
- Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- Þiðr.Þiðreks saga. (G. I.)
- Sturl.Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)