gneisti
nafnorð, karlkyn
a, m., mod. neisti, [mid. H. Germ. ganeist; Dan. gnist; Swed. gnista; cp. the mineral gneiss, so called from its sparkling particles]:—a spark, Edda 4, Fms. iii. 193, v. 175, Sks. 204, Skálda 175: metaph., g. lífsins, Fms. x. 368. gneista-flaug, f. a shower of sparks, Bs. i. 44, Fms. iii. 180.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- mod.
- modern.
- Germ.
- German.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- cp.
- compare.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- f.
- kvenkyn (e. feminine)
Tilvitnuð rit
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)