örkn
nafnorð, hvorugkyn
n. a kind of seal, [cp. Lat. orca, supposed to be the grampus]; sá hón örkn mikit liggja á steini, Bs. i. 335, Bjarn. (in a verse), Edda (Gl.): also called örkn-selr, m., Sks. 176, where it is described; perh. the mod. urta, urtu-selr, is corrupted from örkn. örkn-höfði, a nickname, Sturl. i. (in a verse).
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- n.
- hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- cp.
- compare.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- perh.
- perhaps.
- mod.
- modern.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Bs.
- Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar saga. (D. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)