jörmun-
forskeyti
a prefix in a few old mythical words, implying something huge, vast, superhuman: [cp. the A. S. eormen- in eormcn-cyn, -grund, -lâf, -strind, -þeôð; and Hel. irmin- in irmin-got = the great god, irmin-man = the great man, irmin-sul = a sacred column or idol, irmin-thiod = mankind, see Schmeller]:—great; the compds. of this word, which occur in old Scandin. poets only, are, Jörmun-gandr, m. the Great Monster, a name of the northern Leviathan, the Midgard Serpent, Vsp. 50, Bragi (Edda i. 254): Jörmund-grund, f. = A. S. eormen-grund (Beowulf), = the earth, Gm. 20: Jörmun-rekr, m. a pr. name, A. S. Eormenric (the Goth. form would be Airmanariks), Edda, Bragi: Jörmun-þrjótr, m. the Great Evil One, of a giant, Haustl.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- cp.
- compare.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Hel.
- Heliand.
- compds.
- samsett orð (e. compounds)
- Scandin.
- Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- f.
- kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Gm.
- Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Haustl.
- Haustlöng. (A. I.)