varp

Merkingar

n. a casting, throwing; munn-varp, á-varp (qq. v.), and-varp, a sigh.

1. II.

   in a spec. sense, a cast, of a net; hafi sá varp er fyrst renndi, Gþl. 426; á sá sild alla er varp á, id.

   1. 2.

      a ‘casting’ or laying of eggs; egg-varp = egg-ver, freq. in Icel., esp. of eider-ducks; varpið hefir aukizt, tóa komin í varpið: æðar-varp, eider-ducks’ eggs; kríu-varp.

   2. 3.

      the warping of a thing; skó-varp (q. v.), the stitched edge of a shoe; unn-varp, unn-vörpum, q. v.