forkr
nafnorð, karlkyn
m. [for. word; Lat. furca], a fork, pole, Landn. 154: a punting pole, Eg. 220, Fms. vii. 195, viii. 337, ix. 24, 257, passim, Ld. 56, it occurs even in a verse of the 10th century in Landn. 3. 14 (if the verse be genuine): a fork to eat with is in Icel. called gaffall, a mod. word borrowed from Germ. gabel, Dan. gaffel.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- for.
- foreign.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- mod.
- modern.
- Germ.
- German.
- Dan.
- Danish.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla saga. (D. II.)