greifi
nafnorð, karlkyn
a, m. [A. S. gerêfa; Engl. reeve (shire-reeve = sheriff); Germ. graf; the word is not Scandin., and for the etym. see Grimm’s Rechts-alterth. 752 sqq.]:—an earl, count; Edda 93 states that gerêfas in Saxony (i. e. Germany), barons in England (after the Conquest), and lendir menn in Norway are all synonymous; Nj. 157, Fms. vii. 59, 60, Mar. passim: Stj., Al., and Róm. render Lat. praefectus by greifi: as a nickname, Bs. i. 555. greifa-dómr, m. an earldom, county, Ann. 216, Stj.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- Scandin.
- Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
- etym.
- etymology.
- sqq.
- following.
- i. e.
- id est.
- Lat.
- Latin.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu saga. (F. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Al.
- Alexanders saga. (G. I.)
- Róm.
- Rómverja saga. (E. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir annálar. (D. IV.)