leggr
nafnorð, karlkyn
Merkingar
m. [Engl. leg], gen. leggjar, pl. leggir, gen. leggja:—a leg, hollow-bone, of arms and feet, Edda 110, Magn. 532, Stj. 458, Fms. iv. 110, vii. 102; lær-leggr, fót-leggr, of the legs; hand-leggr, arm-leggr (q. v.), of the arms; hann tekr svá við knútunni, þar fylgdi leggrinn með, Fas. i. 67: allit., leggr ok liðr, leg and joint; lið kalla menn þat er leggir mætask, Edda 110: phrases, komask á legg, or rísa á legg, to get on one’s legs, grow up from infancy, grow strong, Eg. 171, Fms. xi. 186, Glúm. 344, Bjarn. 4, Grett. 22 new Ed., Hkr. i. 106.
- II.
metaph. the stem, trunk of a tree, Fas. i. 119, Hkr. i. 71: the stock of an anchor, Orkn. 362: the shaft of a spear, Slurl. i. 63; of a column, Al. 116: of lineage, ætt-leggr, frænd-leggr, lineage.
- III.
a pr. name, Sturl.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- Engl.
- English.
- gen.
- eignarfall (e. genitive)
- pl.
- fleirtala (e. plural)
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- allit.
- alliteration, alliterative.
- Ed.
- edition, editions, edited.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- COMPDS
- samsett orð (e. compounds)
Tilvitnuð rit
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Magn.
- Magnús saga jarls. (E. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils saga. (D. II.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms saga. (D. II.)
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar saga. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga saga. (E. II.)
- Al.
- Alexanders saga. (G. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)