hús
nafnorð, kvenkyn
hús-freyja
Merkingar
u, f., and by way of popular pronunciation huspreyja, Bs. i. 535, Glúm. 349, N. G. L. ii. 6; or húsfrú (Swed. husfru), indecl. in sing., freq. in Stj. 123, Orkn. 326, Fms. vi. 166, xi. 437: whence by corrupt pronunciation hústrú (Dan. hustru), which form is freq. in late MS. deeds, Dipl. iv. r, 3, v. 15, Vm. 31, 52, Bs. i. 117, 119:—a house-wife, lady, mistress; bóndi ok húsfreyja, Bs. i. 535, Grág. i. 157; Unnr húsfreyja, Orkn. 210; Gyða h., Eg. 478; ein rík húsfrú, a great lady, Fms. vi. 166; húsfrú Geirdís, h. Salgerðr, Dipl. iv. 3, Vm. 52; see frú, p. 175, and the references there given.
- II.
a wife, answering to húsbóndi II; sér ok húsfreyju sinni (his wife), Ísl. ii. 201, Stj. 123, Dipl. iv. 1; Sölmundr ok hústrú hans, Vm. 31, Dipl. v. 15; leitandi hvar húsfrú muni sofa, where his wife would be sleeping, Fms. xi. 437.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- f.
- kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- indecl.
- óbeygjanlegt (e. indeclinable)
- sing.
- eintala (e. singular)
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- MS.
- manuscript, manuscripts.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Bs.
- Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga saga. (E. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils saga. (D. II.)