reistr
nafnorð, karlkyn
m., gen. reistar, qs. vreistr, [cp. Engl. wrist], a twist; jarðar reistr, the ‘earth-twist,’ ‘earth’s curl,’ poët. a serpent, Bragi, see Bugge in Philol. Tidskr.:—a nickname, Landn., whence the local names, Reistar-á, Reistar-gnúpr, Landn., map of Icel.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- gen.
- eignarfall (e. genitive)
- qs.
- quasi.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- poët.
- poetically.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)