ÁLL

Definitions

1 ÁLL

2 ÁLL

I. an eel, Lat. anguilla, Km. 236, Edda (Gl.), 655 xxx. 2, Stj. 69.

3 ÁLL

II. a deep narrow channel in sea or river; eru nú þeir einir alar til lands er ek get vaðit, Fms. iii. 60; þeir lögðu út á álinn (in a harbour) ok lágu þar um strengi, Sturl. i. 224; djúpir eru Islands alar, of the channel of the Atlantic between Norway and Iceland, a proverb touching the giantess who tried to wade from Norway to Iceland, Ísl. Þjóðs.

4 ÁLL

III. in names of horses, or adjectives denoting the colour of a horse, ‘ál’ means a coloured stripe along the back, e. g. in mó-ál-óttr, brown striped, bleik-ál-óttr, yellow striped; Kingála and Bleikálingr are names of horses, referring to their colour.

5 ÁLL

IV. a sort of seed, Edda (Gl.); cp. Ivar Aasen, aal, a sprout, and aala, aal-renne, to sprout, of potatoes.

6 ÁLL

V. the pith of a tree; ok haft þar til álinn úr eikitrjám = το μέλαν δρυος ἀμφικεάσσας, Od. xiv. 12 (Dr. Egilsson).

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COMPDS: álafiski, álagarðr, álaveiðr, álavirki.

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
e. g.: exempli gratia.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Km.: Kráku-mál. (A. III.)
Od.: Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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