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1 ÞJARFR
a.1) unleavened, of bread;2) fresh, of water;3) insipid, flat.* * *þjarf, þjarft, adj. [A. S. þeorf; old Fr. derve; Germ. derb]:—unleavened, of bread; þjarft brauð ok akr-súrur, Hom. 82; súrt brauð en eigi þjarft, 83.2. fresh, of water, opp. to salt; bauð hann þjörfum vötnum fram at fljóta, Sks. 628 B.3. metaph. insipid, flat, vile (cp. Dan. flau), of a person; kalla mann þjarfan, Edda i. 530; so also þirfingr. The change in the mod. Germ. derb = rude, harsh, is curious; in O. H. G. and in mid. H. G. the word, according to Grimm, Dict. s. v., was only used in its proper sense = azymos, as also in A. S. -
2 DJARFR
a. bold, daring (djarfr í orrustum); djarfr ok dularfullr, impudent and arrogant.* * *adj. [cp. dirfa above; Hel. derbi or derui = audax, improbus; mod. High Germ. derb = hard is a different word, answering to A. S. þeorf, and originally meant unleavened (of bread); kindred words are, Engl. dare, daring, Gr. θαρρειν]:—bold, daring, but also in a bad sense, audacious, impudent; d. í orrustum, bold in battle, Edda 16; d. ok dularfullr, impudent and arrogant, Fms. i. 75; at Ólafr digri mundi eigi svá d. vera at…, so foolishly daring, iv. 107; nú ver eigi síðan svá d., at þú talir ósæmilig orð við Harald, be not so presumptuous as to speak unseeming words to Harold, vii. 168; firna djörf kona ertú ok heimsk, impudent and foolish, xi. 54; djarfastr ( boldest) ok bezt hugaðr, Edda 16; víg-djarfr, sókn-djarfr, hug-djarfr, valiant; u-djarfr, shy. -
3 þirfingr
m. [þjarfr], an’unleavened’ fellow, a word of abuse, Edda i. 530.
См. также в других словарях:
Unleavened — Un*leav ened, a. Not leavened; containing no leaven; as, unleavened bread. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unleavened — (adj.) 1520s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of LEAVEN (Cf. leaven) … Etymology dictionary
unleavened — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ made without yeast or other raising agent … English terms dictionary
unleavened — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unleavened — adjective without any yeast or other raising agent They were eating unleavened bread. Syn: leavenless … Wiktionary
unleavened — adj. Unleavened is used with these nouns: ↑bread … Collocations dictionary
unleavened — un|leav|ened [ʌnˈlevənd] adj unleavened bread is flat because it is not made with ↑yeast … Dictionary of contemporary English
unleavened — un|leav|ened [ ʌn levnd ] adjective 1. ) unleavened bread is flat or heavy because it contains no YEAST 2. ) LITERARY not made less difficult or less unpleasant by anything … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unleavened — [[t]ʌ̱nle̱v(ə)nd[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Unleavened bread or dough is made without any yeast … English dictionary
unleavened — adjective unleavened bread is flat because it is not made with yeast … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unleavened — UK [ʌnˈlev(ə)nd] / US adjective 1) unleavened bread is flat or heavy because it contains no yeast 2) literary not made less difficult or less unpleasant by anything … English dictionary
