kengr
nafnorð, karlkyn
m. [cp. Shell. keeng = a brook; North. E. and Dutch kink = a creek, fold; mod. Engl. kink or twist in a rope]:—a horseshoe-formed crook of metal, Safn 67, 84, Munk. 103, hurðar kengr; Vm. 56 (of a bell): a bend, bight, en köttrinn beygði kenginn, Edda (Ub.) ii. 285; beygja sik í keng, to crouch; þó var upp ór kryppu kengr, Skíða R. 8: a nickname, Landn.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- cp.
- compare.
- North. E.
- Northern English.
- mod.
- modern.
- Engl.
- English.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Safn
- Safn til sögu Íslands.
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Ub.
- Uppsala-bók. (C. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)