málmr
nafnorð, karlkyn
Merkingar
m. (prop. malmr); [Ulf. malma = ἄμμος; A. S. mealm, mealm-stân = sandstone; Hel. melm = pulvis; from mala = to grind; cp. Germ. zer-malmen]:—originally sand, as in the Goth. and A. S., but only remaining in local names, as Málm-haugar = Malmö in Sweden.
- II.
metal, Sks. 14, 162, Fms. v. 343, 344, x. 284, Rb. 318. Stj. 45, 508, Bs. i. 134, passim in old and mod. usage; in the earliest poets chiefly of gold, höfgan málm, the heavy metal, gold, Sighvat; skírr málmr, the bright metal. Akv.; málma fergir, a gold giver, a prince, Lex. Poët.; Gníta heiðar-m., gold, Edda; Rínar rauð-m., the red metal of the Rhine, gold, Bm.: of iron, weapons (?), þar er málmar brustu, Hallfred; Gota-m., the ore of the Goths. armour, Fas. i. 439 (in a verse); Húnlenzkr m., armour, weapons (?), Hornklofi; Vala-m., Welsh or foreign ore, treasures, Fas. iii. (in a verse): the battle is málma-skúr, -galdr, -hjaldr; as also málm-flaug, -dynr, -hríð, -regn, -róg, -þing, -þrima, = a clash of weapons: málm-gautr, -Óðinn, -rjóðr, -runnr, = a warrior, see Lex. Poët.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Hel.
- Heliand.
- cp.
- compare.
- Germ.
- German.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- mod.
- modern.
- COMPDS
- samsett orð (e. compounds)
Tilvitnuð rit
- Sks.
- Konungs skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
- Akv.
- Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Bm.
- Bjarka-mál. (A. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)