An Icelandic-English Dictionary/List of Abbreviations

by Guðbrandur Vigfússon and Richard Cleasby

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.

absol. = absolute, absolutely.
acc. = accusative.
act. = active.
A.D. = Anno Domini.
adj. = adjective.
adv. = adverb.
adverb. = adverbially.
allit. = alliteration, alliterative.
anatom. = anatomically.
ἅπ. λεγ. = ἅπαξ λεγόμενον.
A.S. = Anglo-Saxon.
astron. = astronomy, astronomically.
begin. = beginning.
Bodl. = Bodleian.
Bohem. = Bohemian.
botan. = botanically.
Brit. Mus. = British Museum.
ch. = chapter.
class. = classical.
Cod. or Cd. = Codex.
cognom. = cognomen.
collect. = collective.
compar. = comparative.
compd, compds = compound, compounds.
conj. = conjugation.
contr. = contracted.
corresp. = correspoding.
cp. = compare.
Dan. = Danish.
dat. = dative.
decl. = declined.
def. = definite.
defect. = defective.
dep. = deponent.
De Professer = De Herr Professer by August Corrodi, in the Zürich idiom.
deriv. = derived.
dict. = dictionary
dimin. = diminutive.
dissyl. = dissyllabic.
D.R.A. = Deutsche Rechts-alterthümer by Grimm.
dub. = dubious.
eccl. = ecclesiastical.
Ed., Edd. = edition, editions, edited
E. Engl. Spec. = Early English Specimens.
e.g. = exempli gratia.
ellipt. = elliptical, elliptically.
Engl. = English.
esp. = especially.
etc. = et cetera.
etym. = etymology.
f. or fem. = feminine.
Fin. = Finnish
for. = foreign
Fr. = French in etymologies.
Frank. = Frankish.
freq. = frequent, frequently.
Fris. = Frisian.
Gael. = Gaelic.
gen. = genitive.
gener. = generally.
Germ. = German.
gl. or gloss. = glossary
Goth. = Gothic.
Gr. = Greek.
gramm. = grammar.
Havn. = Havniensis.
Hel. = Heliand.
Icel. = Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id. = idem, referring to the passage quoted.
id. = idem, referring to the translation.
i.e. = id est.
imperat. = imperative.
impers. = impersonal.
indecl. = indeclinable.
indef. = indefinite.
indic. = indicative.
infin. = infinitive.
inflex. = inflexive.
intens. = intensive.
intrans. = intransitive.
irreg. = irregular.
Ital. = Italian.
l. = line.
L. = Linnæus.
Lat. = Latin.
l.c. = loco citato.
lit. = literally.
Lith. = Lithuanian.
Litt. = Littonian.
loc. = local, locally
m. or masc. = masculine.
medic. = medicine, medically.
metaph. = metaphorical, metaphorically.
metath. = metathesis.
meton. = metonomy, metonomically.
metric. = metrically.
mid. H.G. = middle High German.
mid. Lat. = middle Latin.
mod. = modern.
monosyl. = monosyllabic.
MS., MSS. = manuscript, manuscripts.
mythol. = mythology, mythologically.
n. or neut. = neuter.
naut. = nautical.
navig. = navigation.
neg. = negative.
N.H.G. = New High German.
no. = number.
nom. = nominative.
North. E. = Northern English.
Norweg. = Norwegian.
obsol. = obsolete.
O.H.G. = Old High German.
opp. = opposed.
Ormul. or Orm. = Ormulum.
part. = participle.
partic. = particularly
pass. = passive.
perh. = perhaps.
pers. = person.
pl. or plur. = plural.
poët. = poetically.
Pol. = Polish.
posit. = positive.
pr. or prop. = proper, properly.
pref. = preface.
prep., prepp. = preposition, prepositions.
pres. = present.
pret. = preterite.
priv. = privative.
pr. n. = proper name.
prob. = probably.
pron. = pronoun.
proncd. = pronounced.
proverb. = proverbially.
provinc. = provincial
qs. = quasi.
q.v. = quod vide.
R. = Rímur.
recipr. = reciprocally.
redupl. = reduplicative.
reflex. = reflexive.
relat. = relative.
S. = Saga.
s.a. = sub anno.
Sansk. = Sanskrit.
Scandin. = Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
Scot. = Scottish.
signif. = signification.
sing. = singular.
Slav. = Slavonic.
Span. = Spanish.
spec. = specially.
sq., sqq. = following.
subj. = subjunctive.
subst. = substantive.
suff. = suffix.
sup. = supine.
superl. = superlative.
s.v. = sub voce.
Swed. = Swedish.
temp. = temporal.
termin. = termination.
Teut. = Teutonic.
theol. = theological, theologically.
trans. = transitive
transl. = translation.
trisyl. = trisyllabic.
Ulf. = Ulfilas.
uncert. = uncertain.
unclass. = unclassical.
Ups. De la Gard. = De la Garde’s collection of Icel. MSS. in Upsala.
v. = vide.
viz. = namely.
v.l. = varia lectio.
Wolf. = Wolfenbüttel
þ .= þáttr.