brík
nafnorð, kvenkyn
Merkingar
f., gen. ar, pl. bríkr, [Engl. brick; Fr. brique; Swed. bricka; Dan. brikke = chess-man in a game], properly a square tablet, e. g. altaris-brík, an altar-piece, Vm. 10, Bs. ii. 487: in the Sagas often of a low screen between the pillars (stafir), separating the bedrooms (hvílurúm) from the chief room, Gþl. 345, Fms. v. 339, Sturl. ii. 228, iii. 219, Korm. 182:—in mod. usage brík means a small tablet with carved work, one at the foot and one at the head of a bed, (höfða-brík, fóta-brík.)
- β.
in Norway (Ivar Aasen) used of a small table placed at the door; in this sense it seems to be used Bs. i. (Laur. S.) 854.
COMPDS:
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- f.
- kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- gen.
- eignarfall (e. genitive)
- pl.
- fleirtala (e. plural)
- Engl.
- English.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- mod.
- modern.
- COMPDS
- samsett orð (e. compounds)
Tilvitnuð rit
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormáks saga. (D. II.)
- Ivar Aasen
- Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
- Laur. S.
- Laurentius saga. (D. III.)