skjall1
nafnorðhvorugkyn
the white membrane of an egg, 12; hvítr sem skjall, white as s., id.; skjalli hvítara,
2. a membrane, the white skin stretched over a round frame (skjár) and used for a window; hence the phrase, vera sem skjall á skjá, to be like a skjall on a frame, of a fickle, shifty person, the ‘brittle as glass:’ the phrase in i. 384—en ef hann svarar, at nú gengr eigi skjall á skjá = but if he answers, ‘tis no matter, never mind!—is somewhat obscure, skjall-hvítr, white as skjall, Gd. 68 (of a lily).
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- cp.compare.
- mod.modern.
- adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
- EddaEdda. (C. I.)
- Gsp.Getspeki Heiðreks. (A. II.)
- N. G. L.Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)