bak
nafnorð, karlkyn
bak-eldr
and bakstreldr, m. an evening fire to bake the body and limbs at (v. baka); sitja við bakelda, Fs. 4, Orkn. 112, 74, Korm. 236, Grett. 91: metaph., bændr skulu eiga ván bakelda, they shall get it hot enough, Fms. viii. 201; göra e-m illan bakeld, 383, ix. 410. bakelda-hrif, n. pl. rubbing the back at a b., Grett. l. c. A. As the evening bakeldar are not mentioned in the Sturl., it may be that bathing had put them out of use because of the scarcity of fuel.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- pl.
- fleirtala (e. plural)
- l. c.
- loco citato.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga saga. (E. II.)
- Korm.
- Kormáks saga. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)