esja
nafnorð, kvenkyn
u, f. a kind of clay, freq. in Norway in that sense, vide Ivar Aasen; the name of the mountain Esja in Icel. no doubt derives its name from this clay, which is here found in abundance, Eggert Itin. ch. 21; hence Esju-berg, n. name of a farm, Landn., [eisa, and even Germ. esse, Dan. esse, Swed. ässa are kindred words.]
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- f.
- kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- ch.
- chapter.
- n.
- hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- Germ.
- German.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Ivar Aasen
- Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
- Itin.
- Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)