and
nafnorð, karlkyn
and-róði
a, and andróðr, rs, m. the later form more freq. [and-, róa], pulling against stream and wind; Einarr átti gildan andróða, E. had a hard pull, Fms. vi. 379, v. l. andróðr; róa andróða, vii. 310, (andróðr, Hkr. iii. 440); þeir tóku mikinn andróða, they had a hard pull, Fms. viii. 438, v. l. andróðr; ok er þá sem þeir hafi andróða, Greg. 31; taka andróðra (acc. pl.), Fms. viii. 131, Hkr. iii. 440: cp. the proverb bíðendr eigu byr en bráðir andróða, those who bide have a fair wind, those who are hasty a foul, festina lente, ‘more haste worse speed;’ the last part is omitted in old writers when quoting this proverb.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- acc.
- þolfall (e. accusative)
- pl.
- fleirtala (e. plural)
- cp.
- compare.
- proverb.
- proverbially.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)