amma
nafnorð, kvenkyn
u, f. [cp. afi], grandmother; now in freq. use, but rarely in the Sagas, which use föður-móðir and móður-móðir, Hým. 7, Rm. 16, Edda 109, Nj. 119, Ld. 328. In compds, ömmu-bróðir, ömmu-systir, etc.; lang-amma, u, f. is a great-grandmother. [In Germ. amme means a nurse.]
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- f.
- kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- cp.
- compare.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- Germ.
- German.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Hým.
- Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
- Rm.
- Rígsmál. (A. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla saga. (D. II.)