Fornnordisk ordboksanteckning

á-gætr

Fornnordisk ordboksanteckning

Definitioner

1 Definitioner

1 á-gætr

adj. [v. the words above, from á- intens. and geta—gat—gátu, to get and to record; the old etymology in glossaries of the last century from the Greek αγαθός cannot be admitted], famous, goodly, excellent; á. maðr um allt land, Nj. 106; á. at afli, Edda 19; ágætir gimsteinar, precious stones, Fms. i. 15; á. skjöldr, Eg. 705; compar, mun hann verða ágætari (more famous) en allir þínir frændr, Fms. i. 256; superl., ágætaztr, Nj. 282, Eg. 311; ágæztr, contr., Edda 5, Íb. 14, Fms. vii. 95, Greg. 53. In the Landn. ‘maðr ágætr’ is freq. used in a peculiar sense, viz. a noble man, nearly synonymous to gæðingr in the Orkneys, or hersir in Norway, e. g. 143, 149, 169, 190, 198, 201, 203, 279, 281, 308, 312; hersir á., 173, etc.; cp. also Kristni S. ch. I.

Liknande ord

Runskrift

á-gætr

Möjlig runskrift i yngre futhark

Runtexten ovan representerar det fornnordiska ordet "á-gætr" som det kan visas i runinskrifter från vikingatiden (ca. 800-1100 e.Kr.).

Använda förkortningar

Vanliga förkortningar

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
contr.: contracted.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
e. g.: exempli gratia.
etc.: et cetera.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gl: glossary.
intens.: intensive.
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
superl.: superlative.
v.: vide, verb.
viz: videlicet.
viz.: videlicet.

Verk & Författare

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)
Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
Kristni S.: Kristni Saga. (D. I. III.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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