Yrða

vindskeið

nafnorð, kvenkyn

vind-skeið

f. [from vindr, adj., or vindr, m.(?)], the ‘wind-sheath,’ barge-rafter, the edge-boards at a gable end, prob. so called from being twisted in the shape of dragons twisting their tails at the top, while their heads are at the eaves, N. G. L. i. 101, Fs. 62, Eg. 749.

Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir

Skammstafanir

f.
kvenkyn (e. feminine)
adj.
lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
m.
karlkyn (e. masculine)
prob.
probably.

Tilvitnuð rit

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Eg.
Egils saga. (D. II.)