au
nafnorð, karlkyn
au-kvisi
a, m. [prop. auð-kvisi, from auð, easy, and kveistinn, touchy; cp. kveisa, f. ulcus, dolor]; in old writers it is spelt with au or av, and sometimes with a double k, ökkvisi, Bs. i. 497 vellum MS. A. M. 499; auðkvisi, Ld. 236 C and the vellum MS. A. M. 122 A to Sturl. ii. 8; aukvisi, MS. 122 B; O. H. (Ed. 1853) reads aucvisi; it means a weakly, irritable, touchy person. Used esp. in the proverb, einn er au. ættar hverrar, cp. the Engl. there is a black sheep in every flock, Hkr. ii. 238: mun ek son minn láta heita Gizur; lítt hafa þeir aukvisar verit í Haukdæla ætt er svá hafa heitið hér til, Sturl. ii. 8, at the birth of earl Gizur. [The name Gizur was a famous name in this family, Gizur hviti, Gizur biskup, Gizur Hallsson, etc.]
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- MS.
- manuscript, manuscripts.
- Ed.
- edition, editions, edited.
- esp.
- especially.
- Engl.
- English.
- etc.
- et cetera.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Bs.
- Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
- A. M.
- Arna-Magnaeanus.
- Ld.
- Laxdæla saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)