steggr
nafnorð, karlkyn
m., steggi, a, m. [prop. a mounter; in Yorks. a steg is a gander; from stíga, cp. seggr from segja, hugga from hugr]:—a he-bird; andar steggi, a male duck, Karl. 260 (Dan. andrik): in mod. usage steggr also means a tom-cat.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- mod.
- modern.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús saga. (G. I.)