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ljóðstafir

nafnorð, karlkyn

ljóð-stafir

m. pl. the ‘lay-staves,’ alliterative letters, freq. in mod. usage, although the word is not found in old writers; ljóðstafr is to be distinguished from hljóðstafr = a vowel.

Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir

Skammstafanir

m.
karlkyn (e. masculine)
pl.
fleirtala (e. plural)
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.