djöfull
nafnorð, karlkyn
m., dat. djöfli, pl. lar; [Gr. διάβολος; eccl. Lat. diabolus; A. S. deofol; Engl. devil; Germ. teufel; Swed. djefvul; Dan. djævel; the nearest to the Icel. is the A. S. form, which shews that the word came from England with Christianity; of course in the old Saga time the word was almost unknown; the evil spirits of the heathens were trolls and giants]:—a devil, Nj. 273, Fms. ii. 184; but in Bs., Fms. viii. sqq., the legendary Sagas, etc. it is freq. enough: as a term of abuse, Sturl. ii. 115, Fms. viii. 95, 368, ix. 50; djöfla-blót (vide blót), Mart. 115; djöfla-mót, meeting of d., Greg. 51; djöfuls-kraptr, devil’s craft, diabolical power, Fms, x. 283, Fas. i. 254.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- dat.
- þágufall (e. dative)
- pl.
- fleirtala (e. plural)
- Gr.
- Greek.
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- sqq.
- following.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)
- Mart.
- Martinus saga. (F. III.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)