Yrða

flatr

lýsingarorð

Merkingar

adj., fem. flöt, neut. flatt; [Engl. and Swed. flat; Dan. flad; Germ. platt]:—flat, level, of land; slétta dala ok flata völlu, Sks. 629: of other things, flatt skjaldþili, Eg. 233; flattr fiskr, a flat fish, Edda 35, Fs. 129, Bs. ii. 179.

  1. β.

    flat; falla flatr, Sturl. i. 85, Hkr. i. 38; draga e-n flatan, to drag one flat on the ground, Nj. 247; kasfa sér flötum niðr, to throw oneself down flat, Fas. i. 53.

  2. γ.

    or the flank of a thing, the phrases, stýra á flatt, to steer on the flank (side) of another ship, Korm. 230, Fas. ii. 523; bregða flötu sverði, to deal a blow with the flat of a blade, Fms. vii. 157; öxin snerisk flöt, the axe turned so as to strike flat, Grett. 151; bregða við flötum skildi, Nj. 262: metaph., fara flatt fyrir e-m, to fare ill, be worsted, metaphor from a ship, Sturl. iii. 233, Fms. vi. 379; koma flatt upp á e-n, to come ‘flat’ on one, take one by surprise. flata-fold, f. a flat-field, Bs. ii. 69.

Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir

Skammstafanir

adj.
lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
fem.
kvenkyn (e. feminine)
neut.
hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
Engl.
English.
Swed.
Swedish.
Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
f.
kvenkyn (e. feminine)

Tilvitnuð rit

Sks.
Konungs skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Eg.
Egils saga. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
Korm.
Kormáks saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis saga. (D. II.)