hvönn
nafnorð, kvenkyn
f., gen. hvannar, pl. hvannir, [Norse kvanne], angelica, archangelica L., Grág. ii. 348, Fms. ii. 244, Fbr. 87, 88: wild angelica being common in Icel., the word is freq. in local names, Hvann-á, Hvann-eyri, Hvann-dalr, Landn. In olden times the angelica seems to have been much used to give flavour to ale; see jóll.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- f.
- kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- gen.
- eignarfall (e. genitive)
- pl.
- fleirtala (e. plural)
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra saga. (D. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)