Yrða

eldhús

nafnorð, hvorugkyn

eld-hús

Merkingar

(elda-hús, Eg. 397, 603, Sturl. iii. 219, Gþl. 344), n. the ‘fire-house,’ i. e. the hall or parlour, one of the chief rooms in ancient dwellings, where the fire was kept up, used synonymously with eldaskáli, but opp. to stofa, the ladies’ room; stofa, eldhús, búr, Grág. i. 459; stofu-hurð, búr-hurð, eldahús-hurð, Gþl. 344, H. E. i. 495; eldhús eðr stofur, Grág. i. 468; gauga milli stofu ok eldhúss, Fbr. 164; cp. Gísl. 14, 15, 97, (Mant.) 324, Eb. ch. 52, vide new Ed. 98, v. l. 1, 3, 4; gékk Þorgerðr þegar inn í eldahús, Eg. 603; eldhúss dyrr, Lv. 89, Ld. 54, Sturl. iii. 218, 219; eldhúss-skot, n. id., cp. Eg. 397; eldhús-hurð, f. the hurdle of an e., N. G. L. i. 38, Gþl. l. c.; eldhús-fífl, n. a ‘fireside fool,’ an idiot who sits all day by the fire, Fas. ii. 114; in Sturl. iii. 219 eldahús and skáli seem to be used differently.

  1. β.

    it may also be used of any room having a hearth and fire, eldahús … var þat brott frá öðrum húsum, Eg. 203; and even of a kitchen, 238, cp. Nj. 75. In mod. usage eldhús only means a kitchen.

Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir

Skammstafanir

n.
hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
i. e.
id est.
opp.
opposed.
cp.
compare.
ch.
chapter.
Ed.
edition, editions, edited.
v. l.
varia lectio.
f.
kvenkyn (e. feminine)
l. c.
loco citato.
mod.
modern.

Tilvitnuð rit

Eg.
Egils saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra saga. (D. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla saga. (D. II.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja saga. (D. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)