hvelpr
nafnorð, karlkyn
m., not hválpr, but proncd. hvolpr; [A. S. hweolp; Engl. whelp; Dan. hvalp]:—a whelp, Fms. xi. 10, 12, Gkv. 2. 41, passim: metaph. an urchin, cp. hunn, Fms. vi. 323, Nj. 142: of a lion’s, tiger’s whelp, Stj. 71, 80, 572, Al. 3, Fas. ii. 165; a wolf’s, Al. 31: a nickname, Orkn.: the phrase, bera hvelpa undir hondunum, to pull with the elbows stuck out, of awkward rowing.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- proncd.
- pronounced.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- cp.
- compare.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Al.
- Alexanders saga. (G. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga saga. (E. II.)