Yrða

steinabrú

nafnorðkvenkynsteina-brú
a stone-bridge, stone-arch, a natural one, not made by human hands, hence the phrase, gamall sem steinabrú, old as a stone bridge = ‘stone-old,’ iii. 61, (fine): the very phrase shews the ancient Scandinavians, like the old Germans, knew not the arch, as their buildings were all of wood, Tacit. 16, Herodian. vii. 2: indeed, stone masonry first became known after the introduction of Christianity.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
  • cp.compare.
  • Germ.German.
  • Fas.Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
  • Ht.Hátta-tal. (C. I.)