lipr
lýsingarorð
adj., the r is radical, compar. liprari, superl. liprastr; [cp. Lat. lepidus]:—handy, skilled, adroit; the word is freq. in mod. usage, but seems not to occur in writers before the 15th century, and may be borrowed; ertú at nokkuru íþrótta-maðr? þat ferr fjarri, sagði hann, þvíat ek em úliprari (more awkward) en aðrir menn, Fas. ii. 262 (MS. of the 15th century); also used of speech, lipr-leiki, a, m. adroitness.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- adj.
- lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
- compar.
- miðstig (e. comparative)
- superl.
- efsta stig (e. superlative)
- cp.
- compare.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.
- MS.
- manuscript, manuscripts.
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
Tilvitnuð rit
- Fas.
- Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)