Yrða

dýr

nafnorð, hvorugkyn

Merkingar

n. [Gr. θήρ; Ulf. djûs = θηρίον, Mark i. 13, 1 Cor. xv. 32; A. S. deôr; Engl. deer; Germ. thier; Swed.-Dan. dyr]:—an animal, beast:

  1. α.

    excluding birds, dýr ok fuglar, Edda 144 (pref.); fuglar, dýr eðr sækvikindi, Skálda 170; dýrum (wild beasts) eða fuglum, Grág. ii. 89.

  2. β.

    used of wild beasts, as bears, Nj. 35, Grett. 101, Glúm. 330, Fs. 146 (bjarn-dyra): in Icel. esp. the fox, Dropl. 27, Bs. ii. 137, the fox being there the only beast of prey, hence dýr-bit; úarga-dýr, the lion; villi-d., a wild beast.

  3. γ.

    used esp. of hunting deer, the deer of the forest, as in Engl. deer, the hart, etc., Hkv. 2. 36, N. G. L. i. 46, Str. 3, Fas. iii. 4, Þiðr. 228–238; hrein-d., the reindeer; rauð-d., the red deer.

Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir

Skammstafanir

n.
hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
Gr.
Greek.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
pref.
preface.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
esp.
especially.
etc.
et cetera.
COMPDS
samsett orð (e. compounds)

Tilvitnuð rit

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis saga. (D. II.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms saga. (D. II.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Dropl.
Droplaugar-sona saga. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks saga. (G. I.)