fetill
nafnorð, karlkyn
m., dat. fetli, pl. fetlar; an older dat. form fatli (cp. katli) seems to be left in the phrase, bera hönd í fatla (qs. fatli), to carry the arm in a sling: [Germ. fessel]:—the strap by which a bag is hung on the shoulder, N. G. L. i. 349: the strap or belt of a shield or sword (skjaldar-fetill, sverds-f., Gr. τελαμών), umgörð ok fetlar, Fas. i. 414, El. 22, 33, Edda 123, N. G. L. ii. 422; hence the sword is in poetry called fetil-stingi, a, m. a ‘belt-pin,’ etc. fetla-byrðr, f. a burthen carried by straps, N. G. L. i. 143.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- dat.
- þágufall (e. dative)
- pl.
- fleirtala (e. plural)
- cp.
- compare.
- qs.
- quasi.
- Germ.
- German.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- kvenkyn (e. feminine)
Tilvitnuð rit
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
- El.
- Elis saga. (G. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)