hnykill
nafnorð, karlkyn
m., dat. hnykli, [Dan. nögle; Swed. nyckel; prob. a dimin. derived from hnoða]:—a clew of yarn: metaph. a clew-like thing; þoku-hnyklar, ský-h., wreaths of fog and clouds: of a tumor, Fas. ii. 453.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- dat.
- þágufall (e. dative)
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- prob.
- probably.
- dimin.
- diminutive.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Fas.
- Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)