eir
nafnorð, karlkyn
Merkingar
- 1.
m. [Lat. aes; Goth. aiz; A. S. âr; Engl. ore; O. H. G. er; Hel. erin; Germ. erz]:—brass, Stj. 340, 656. 7, Greg. 80, Hkr. i. 265, Fms. x. 284. COMPDS denoting brazen, of brass: eir-altari, m. a brazen altar, Stj. eir-baugr, m. a brazen ring, Fb. i. 370. eir-hestr, m. a brazen horse, Merl. eir-hjálmr, n. a brazen helmet, Stj. 461. eir-ketill, m. a brass kettle, Grág. i. 504, Eg. 396. eir-kross, m. a brazen cross, Vm. 49. eir-kyrtill, m. a brazen cloak (used for torment), Blas. 46, 655. 14. eir-lampi, a. m. a brass lamp, Jm. 2. eir-ormr, m. a brazen serpent, Stj. 333. Numb. xxi. 9. eir-penningr, m. a penny of brass, Post. 645. 78. eir-skjöldr, m. a brazen shield, Stj. 461. 1 Sam. xvii. 6. eir-stólpi, a, m. a pillar of brass, Stj. 564. eir-teinn, m. a wire of brass, Fms. ii. 129. eir-uxi, a, m. an ox of brass (image), Stj. 2 Kings, xvi. 17.
- 2.
f. peace, clemency; this word occurs several times in old poetry (Kormak), but not in prose, cp. Lex. Poët., and in COMPDS: eirarsamr, eirarlauss.
- II.
one of the heathen goddesses, Edda.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- Lat.
- Latin.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- Hel.
- Heliand.
- Germ.
- German.
- COMPDS
- samsett orð (e. compounds)
- n.
- hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- f.
- kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- cp.
- compare.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók. (E. I.)
- Merl.
- Merlínusspá. (A. III.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils saga. (D. II.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Blas.
- Blasius saga. (F. III.)
- Jm.
- Jóns-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Post.
- Postula sögur. (F. III.)
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)