andrar
nafnorð, karlkyn
m. pl. [Ivar Aasen a wander], snow shoes, in sing. prob. öndurr, cp. the compds öndor-dís and öndor-goð, used of the goddess Skaði, in the Edda; found only in Norway, where the word is still in use; in Icel. only remaining in the proverb snæliga snuggir kváðu Finnar, áttu andra fala, Fms. vii. 20, of a silly act, to sell one’s snow shoes just when it begins to snow. Prob. a Finnish word; v. skíð.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- pl.
- fleirtala (e. plural)
- sing.
- eintala (e. singular)
- prob.
- probably.
- cp.
- compare.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Ivar Aasen
- Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)