gjarn
lýsingarorð
adj., compar. gjarnari; superl. gjarnastr; [Ulf. gairns, only once; A. S. georn; Germ. gern; lost as adj. both in Dan. and Swed.; cp. gerr above, which is only used in a limited sense]:—eager, willing, Fms. iv. 81, Dropl. 19; a saying, gjörn er hönd á venju, Grett. 130: with gen., gjarn e-s, 656 C. 24, passim; used in a great many poët. compds, but also freq. in prose, as in góð-g., gentle; íll-g., malevolent; öfund-g., envious; metorða-g., ambitions; væru-g., loving rest; á-gjarn, avaricious; fé-gjarn, covetous; sín-g. and eigin-g., selfish; óbil-g., unyielding; nám-g., eager for learning; háð-g., scoffing; ó-gjarn, unwilling; sátt-gjarn, peaceful; vide Lex. Poët. p. 246.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- adj.
- lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
- compar.
- miðstig (e. comparative)
- superl.
- efsta stig (e. superlative)
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Germ.
- German.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- cp.
- compare.
- gen.
- eignarfall (e. genitive)
- poët.
- poetically.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona saga. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis saga. (D. II.)
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.