fold
nafnorð, kvenkyn
Merkingar
f. [A. S. folde; cp. Engl. field, Germ. feld], a field of soft grass; flata-foldir, fields, Bs. ii. 79; hence fyldinn, adj., q. v. Foldir, f. pl. local name of a grassy oasis in western Icel.; rare in prose, but freq. in poetry:—generally the earth, Alm. 11, Vsp. 57, Hým. 24, Haustl. 5, Edda 97 (in a verse); á foldu, on earth, Hyndl. 40.
- II.
the name of a fjord and county in Norway, the modern Christjania-fjord; Vest-fold, West-fold, a county; perhaps ‘fold’ is to be taken in this sense, viz. = fjörðr in Hm. 138.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- f.
- kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- adj.
- lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- pl.
- fleirtala (e. plural)
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- viz.
- namely.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Bs.
- Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
- Alm.
- Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)
- Hým.
- Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
- Haustl.
- Haustlöng. (A. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)