skil
nafnorðhvorugkyn
[skilja; skill; skjel; a word borrowed from the Norse]:—a distinction, of eyesight and hearing; menn sá varla handa sinna skil, one could hardly distinguish one’s own hands, 260; sjá varla fingra sinna skil, i. 352; nema orða-skil, to catch the distinction of words, 28; kunna daga-skil,
2. a weaver’s term, the space between the threads.II. discernment, knowledge; kunna góð skil á e-m (e-u), to have favourable knowledge of, to know distinctly, well, 22; vita skil á e-u, id., 108, 25; kunna skil e-s, 9; Snorri vissi góð skil á honum, 142.
2. an adjustment, fair dealings, due, skjel; segja skil á e-u, to declare, 234; göra skil á e-u, to give an account of, i. 440; at skilum ok at lögmáli réttu, 306; stefna e-m til skila, to cite a person to answer in court, i. 175, 179, ii. 227; færa mál til skila, to put a case right, v. 324; verða at litlum skilum, to be of little account, come to naught, ix. 297; svara skilum fyrir e-t, vii. 127; sá arfr skal at skilum fara, 156; koma öllu til skila, Ísl. ii. 131; hann sendi konunginum einn fríðan hest, ok kom sá vel til skila, i. 710; þar sem þryti silfr skyldi borðbúnaðinn fyrir gefa, svá at allir hefði góð skil, so that all should have their due, x. 147; hann átti engan erfingja þann er skil væri at, he had no trusty heir, i. 45.3. as a law term, pleading, public speaking; leysa öll lögmælt skil, i. 28, 232.4. a despatch, message.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- pl.fleirtala (e. plural)
- Engl.English.
- Dan.Danish.
- metaph.metaphorical, metaphorically.
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- Eb.Eyrbyggja saga. (D. II.)
- Bs.Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
- Sks.Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Ld.Laxdæla saga. (D. II.)
- K. Á.Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- Gþl.Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Am.Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Grág.Grágás. (B. I.)
- Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Jb.Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- Sturl.Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)
- Nj.Njála. (D. II.)