rammr

1) strong, of bodily strength (r. at afli); við ramman er reip at draga, it is pulling a rope against a strong man;

2) mighty, powerful (rammar vættir);

3) bitter, biting, opp. to sœtr.

adj. powerful in words, Niðrst. 2.

a. powerful in words.

a. hoarse (háss ok rámr).

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adj., röm, ramt; rammr is a less correct form, as shewn by the passage, ramr er sterkr en rámr enn hási, Skálda (Thorodd) 163: and by the rhymes, gramr, rami Hallfred; sömum, römum, Ht. 38; but we also have gamma, ramma, Vellekla; römm, skömmu, Cod. Fris. 255: mod. usage distinguishes between ramr, strong, and rammr, bitter, whence remma, bitterness: [North. E. ram]:—strong, stark, mighty, of bodily strength, ramr at afli, Nj. 219, Eb. 182, Ld. 26, Eg. 52, 596, Fs. 3, 54; kvaðat mann raman, Hým. 28: the phrase, setja ramar skorður við e-u, af nokkurum römmum ribbalda, Stj. 65, and passim: the allit. phrase, við raman er reip at draga, to pull a rope with the strong, to struggle against what is fated, Nj. 10, Fs. 75, Fms. ii. 107:—strong, mighty, with the notion of fatal or charmed power; ramt tré, Hm. 137; þau blót verða römust er lifandi menn eru blótaðir, Fms. ii. 77; atkvæði ramra hluta, Fs. 23: römm ummæli, Grett. 177 new Ed.; röm ragna rök, Vsp. 40; röm róg, Sdm. 37; ramt mein, Edda (in a verse); sá er goðin ætti ramari, Fms v. 319; ramar fylgjur, Fs. 50; rammar vættir, Fms. ii. 150; raman ok röskvan Ríg, Rm. 1; svá ríkt eðr ramt, Edda 27; gala ramt (adverb.), Og 6; fátt er ramara en forneskjan, a saying, Grett. 144:—vehement, röm ást, strong love, Korm.; ramr harmr, Fms. iv. (in a verse); röm víg. fiery slaughter, vi. (in a verse):—as a nickname, hann var mikill maðr ok sterkr ok kallaðr Þórarinn rammi, Korm. 140; Finnbogi rammi, Landn.

II. bitter, biting, opp. to sweet; ramr reykr, Merl. 1. 12: vatn þat er þrysvar ramt, … en gott ávalt þess á milli, Rb. 354; römm reyksvæla, Hkr. Cod. Fris. 255 (in a verse); ramt gras, Eluc. 141; rammar súrur, Hom. 119; ramr drykkr, Hom. (St.)

III. in poët. compds, ram-dýr, of ships; -blik, the strong beam = gold; -glygg, a strong gale; -þing, a meeting = battle, Lex. Poët.

n. rope (hann sleit í sundr reipin); reipa reiði, rigging, tackling. (See also rammr.).

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n., mod. reipi, [Goth. raip; A. S. râp; Engl. rope; Scot. raip; O. H. G. reif; Dan. reb; Swed. rep]:—a rope, Fms. iv. 335, Grág. ii. 361; hann sleit í sundr reipin, Edda 26; láta reip á háls hverjum þeirra, 623. 33; fyrir hví gáfut ér oss eigi eins reips jörð, Stj. 361; þat er gyrði töng eða reipi, N. G. L. i. 349; reips hald, a rope’s hold, Sturl. ii. 139; heljar reip, Sól. 27; festa reipin upp á hestana, Eb. 180; göra upp reipi, to tie up a rope; ólar-reip, band-reip, hrosshárs-reip.

2. of a ship’s tackle; drífa til reipa, Fms. vii. (in a verse); reipa reiði, rigging, tackling, vi. 308: compds, drag-reip, hjálp-r., kjal-r., skaut-r., þrá-r., q. v.:—the phrase, við raman reip at draga, from the game of two persons pulling a rope, Nj. 10, Fms. ii. 107, Fs. 75. reipa-knútr, m. a kind of cross-knot.

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from rammr, strong, bitter.

п. прочный

fem. от rammr