snæfr
lýsingarorð
Merkingar
adj., the r is radical, [Norse snæv; Dan. snæver], tight, narrow; höfðu þeir kyrtla styttri ok snæfrari en hjörtu betri. Fms. viii. 336.
- II.
metaph. tough, vigorous; snæfrir vinir, Fms. ix. 440 (in a verse); hér var snæfrt um siglu, a close, tough, tight tug, Fas. ii. 76 (in a verse); ok hafði hann eigi verit snærri (= snæfri), he had never been ‘tighter,’ more hale and hearty than then, Sturl. i. 150.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- adj.
- lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
- Dan.
- Danish.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)