Íkorni

Norrøn Ordbok - íkorni

Betydning av det norrøne ordet "íkorni"

Som definert av Cleasby & Vigfusson norrøn-engelsk ordbok:

íkorni
a, m. a squirrel. This word is undoubtedly, as Grimm suggests (S. v. eichhorn), not of Teut. origin, but a popular corruption of the Gr. σκί-ουρος (= shade-tail), from which word all mod. European languages have borrowed the name of this animal; A. S. âcvern; early Dutch êncoren; Dutch eekhoren, eikhoren, inkhoren; O. H. G., mid. H. G., and Germ. eichorne, eichorn; Dan. egern; Swed. ickorn, ekorre: in the Romance languages, old Fr. escuriere; Fr. ecureuil; Ital. schiriuolo; whence Engl. squirrel. The word íkorni occurs in the heathen poem Gm., but the word is outside the metre, spoiling the flow of the verse, and was no doubt added afterwards; therefore, instead of ‘Rata-töskr heitir íkorni | er renna skal,’ read ‘Rata-töskr heitir | er renna skal.’ Perhaps the ancient Scandin. name of the animal was töskr, akin to Engl. tusk, A. S. tux, from its sharp teeth, and then Rati (= the climber?) would in the verse be the pr. name, töskr the appellative of that animal; and thus Rata-töskr would stand for Ratitöskr = Rati the squirrel; see also Edda, Ó. H. 85, SkS. 115, Gþl. 448.

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Forkortelser brukt:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Gr.
Greek.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Ital.
Italian.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mid. H. G.
middle High German.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
pr.
proper, properly.
S.
Saga.
Scandin.
Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
s. v.
sub voce.
Swed.
Swedish.
Teut.
Teutonic.
v.
vide.

Siterte verk og forfattere:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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