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1 HROSS
n.1) horse;2) mare.* * *m., spelt hors, Stj. 178: [A. S. hors; Engl. horse; O. H. G. hros; Germ. ross]:— a horse, Hm. 70, Grág. i. 194, 432, 433, 599, Nj. 69, Sturl. iii. 227, Gþl. 190, Eb. 106, Fb. ii. 184, 313; stóð-h., a stud-horse, steed; mer-h., a mare; áburðar-h., a hackney.2. spec. a mare, opp. to hestr, a stallion; litföróttr hestr með ljósum hrossum, Gullþ. 14, Hrafn. 6; hestr eða h., N. G. L. ii. 68; ef maðr á hest ( a stallion), þá skal hann annathvárt kaupa hross ( a mare) til, eða fá at láni, 125.COMPDS:I. hrossa-bein, n. horse bone, horse flesh, Sturl. i. 184. hrossa-beit, f. bite or grazing for horses, Jm. 20, Pm. 38. hrossa-brestr, m. a rattle. hrossa-fellir, m. loss of horses, from hunger or disease, Ann. 1313. hrossa-fúlga, u, f. fodder or pay given to keep a horse, Grág. i. 432. hrossa-fætr, m. pl. horses’ hoofs, Rb. 348; troðin undir hrossa fótum, Fas. i. 227. hrossa-gaukr, see gaukr. hrossa-geymsla, u, f. horse keeping, Grett. 91. hrossa-hús, n. a stable, Fms. i. 108, xi. 407, Grett. 91, Orkn. 218, Bs. i. 285. hrossa-höfn, f. horse-keep, horse pasture, Íb. 6. hrossa-kjöt, n. horse flesh, horse meat, Fms. i. 36. hrossa-kyn, n. horse flesh, Fas. iii. 132. hrossa-letr, n. ‘horse-letters,’ a large coarse hand-writing. hrossa-maðr, m. a groom, Þorst. Stang. 48; Kjartan kvaðsk engi vera h. ok vildi eigi þiggja, Ld. 194. hrossa-móða, u, f. the dirt and loose hairs which come off the coat of an ungroomed horse. hrossa-móðugr, adj. covered with h. hrossa-reið, f. a horse-race, horse-riding, Grág. i. 432, 438. hrossa-skella, u, f. = hrossabrestr. hrossa-slátr, n. horse meat, Nj. 164, Hkr. i. 143, Fms. x. 300. hrossa-sótt, f. horse fever, a kind of horse’s disease. hrossa-stuldr, m. horse stealing, Fms. iii. 147. hrossa-taka, u, f. id., Eb. 56. hrossa-vöndr, m. a horse-whip, Art. hrossa-þjófr, m. a horse-stealer, Hbl. 8. hrossa-þöngull, m. a kind of seaweed, fucus digitatus. hross-bak, n. horse-back, Sturl. i. 146, ii. 219, Jb. 262. hross-bein, n. a horse’s bone, Sturl. i. 184. hross-eigandi, a, m. part. a horse owner, Grág. i. 437. hross-fellir, n. = hrossafellir. hross-fjöldi, a, m. a drove of horses, Glúm. 316. hross-fóðr, m. horse-fodder, N. G. L. i. 240. hross-gjöf, f. the gift of a horse, Sturl. i. 155. hross-görsemi, f. a ‘treasure of a horse,’ a valuable horse, Bs. i. 633. hross-hali, a, m. a horse’s tail, Fms. ix. 18. hross-hauss, m. a horse’s head, Fas. ii. 300: as a term of abuse, afgamall h. hross-hár, n. horse-hair. Hrosshárs-grani, a, m. one of the names of Odin, prob. from wearing a frock or hekla of horse-hair, hross-hófr, m. a horse’s hoof, Al. 156. hross-hvalr, m. [A. S. horshwæl = horse-whale; the Germ. form being wall-ross; Engl. wal-rus], a walrus, Edda (Gl.), Sks. 30 new Ed., Korm. 164, K. Þ. K. 138: ropes of walrus skin (svörðr) were used of old for rigging ships, see king Alfred’s Orosius. hross-höfuð, n. = hrosshauss, Eg. 389. hross-íss, m. (= hrossheldr íss), horse-ice, i. e. ice safe to ride on, Sturl. iii. 21. hross-klyf, f. a horse pack, Karl. 382. hross-lifr, f. a horse’s liver, Hkr. i. 144. hross-nautn, f. using a horse, Grág. i. 432, 441. hross-reið, f. horse-riding, a horse-race, Grág. i. 432, 433, 442. hross-rófa, u, f. a horse’s tail, Fas. iii. 473. hross-síða, u, f. a horse’s side, Orkn. 12. hross-spell, n. the damaging a horse, N. G. L. i. 176. hross-tagl, n. a horse’s tail, Art. hross-tönn, f. a horse’s tooth. hross-verð, n. the worth of a horse, Grág. i. 434, Jb. 273. hross-þjófr, m. a horse-stealer: name of a giant, Hdl. hross-æta, u, f. an eater of horse flesh, which by the old eccl. law might not be eaten.II. in pr. names, Hross-kell, Hross-björn, Landn.: local name, Hross-ey, in the Orkneys. -
2 rosm-hvalr
m. [Ivar Aasen rosmaal; Engl. wal-rus and A. S. bors-hwæl are prob. corrupt forms of the same word: it is not known how the former part of the compd is to be explained]:—a walrus, Jb. 310, K. Þ. K. 112, Bs. i. 641; and in local names, Rosmhvala-nes, in Icel., whence Rosm-hvelingar, m. pl. the men from R., Sturl. i. 224: rosm-hvalr and rostungr are synonymous, so that in the Jb. some MSS. have the one word, some the other.
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wal|rus — «WL ruhs, WOL », noun, plural rus|es or (collectively for 1) rus, adjective. –n. 1. a large sea animal of arctic regions, related to and resembling the seals, but having two long tusks. Walruses are valuable for their ivory tusks and blubber oil … Useful english dictionary
wal·rus — … Useful english dictionary
wal — agar·wal; box·wal·lah; bret·wal·da; bro·wal·lia; cad·wal·a·der·ite; chuck·wal·la; corn·wal·lis; kot·wal; mu·ta·wal·li; pot·wal·lop·er; ra·wal·pin·di; sa·hi·wal; shaw·wal; ton·ga·wal·la; wal; WAL; wal·chia; wal·den; wal·den·ses; wal·dey·er s;… … English syllables
rus — ableph·a·rus; ac·an·thu·rus; ac·a·rus; ac·o·rus; ae·gag·rus; ae·lu·rus; aeto·sau·rus; ag·ri·o·choe·rus; ai·gi·a·lo·sau·rus; ai·lu·rus; alep·i·sau·rus; alop·e·cu·rus; am·ei·u·rus; am·i·u·rus; anom·a·lu·rus; an·thra·co·sau·rus; ap·a·to·sau·rus;… … English syllables
Baird-Wal — šiaurinis didysis snapuotis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Berardius bairdi angl. Baird’s beaked whale; Baird’s whale; giant bottle nosed whale; North Pacific giant bottle nosed whale; northern four… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
Sowerby’s Wal — atlantinis dvidantis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Mesoplodon bidens angl. North Sea beaked whale; Sowerby’s beaked whale; Sowerby’s whale vok. Sowerby’s Wal; Sowerby’s Zweizahnwal rus.… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
walrus — wal·rus … English syllables
walrus — wal•rus [[t]ˈwɔl rəs, ˈwɒl [/t]] n. pl. rus•es, (esp. collectively) rus. mam a large marine mammal, Odobenus rosmarus, of arctic seas, related to eared seals, having large tusks and a tough, wrinkled hide • Etymology: 1645–55; < D: lit., whale … From formal English to slang
walrus — wal|rus [ˈwo:lrəs US ˈwo:l , ˈwa:l ] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Dutch; Origin: , perhaps from Old Norse hrosshvalr horse whale ] a large sea animal with two long ↑tusks (=things like teeth) coming down from the sides of its mouth →↑seal … Dictionary of contemporary English
walrus — wal|rus [ wɔlrəs ] noun count a large sea animal that has two very long TUSKS that stick down from the upper part of its mouth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
walrus mustache — wal′rus mus′tache n. a thick, shaggy mustache hanging down loosely at both ends … From formal English to slang
