Yrða

tefja

sagnorð

Merkingar

tef, tafði, tafit, [töf], to hinder, delay; tefja fyrir e-m, hann tafði fyrir oss hvíldina, Fms. ii. 140, Fær. 149, (Sturl. iii. 56 read kafði for tafði): freq. in mod. usage, tefðu mig ekki, do not interrupt, disturb me, of a person when busy and wanting to be let alone.

  1. 2.

    reflex., eg tafðist, I was delayed.

  2. B.

    [Dan. tæve], a bitch, an altogether different word; in Clem. 44, tefr hann Tý, níðir hann Njörð, he calls Ty (the god) a bitch; cp. grey þykkir mér Freyja, in a verse in Kristni S.

Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir

Skammstafanir

freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.
reflex.
reflexive.
Dan.
Danish.
cp.
compare.

Tilvitnuð rit

Fms.
Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga saga. (E. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)
Clem.
Clements saga. (F. III.)
Kristni S.
Kristni saga. (D. I. III.)