Yrða

formaðr

nafnorð, karlkyn

for-maðr

Merkingar

m.

  1. I.

    a ‘fore-man,’ captain, Fms. vii. 246. ix. 348, xi. 243, 402, Nj. 43, Magn. 486:—a master, ruler, Edda (pref.); formaðr konunga, the foremost among kings, Fms. ii. 292; f. annars fólks, the foremost man of other folk, vi. 38.

COMPDS:
  1. II.

    mod. the foreman or captain in a fishing vessel or boat; in many compds, e. g. formanns-hlutr, m. the captains share (of the fish caught).

Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir

Skammstafanir

m.
karlkyn (e. masculine)
pref.
preface.
COMPDS
samsett orð (e. compounds)
mod.
modern.
e. g.
exempli gratia.

Tilvitnuð rit

Fms.
Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Magn.
Magnús saga jarls. (E. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)