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to be the cause of a thing;
-vega, adv. out of the right way, astray;
-vegaðr, pp. led astray, misled;
-vegar, -vegis, adv. = -vega; -velta, a. indecl. fallen on the back and unable to rise;
-vensla, f. expenses, outlay;
-vik, n. creek, recess;
-vinna, f. = afvensla.
af-virða (-rða, -rðr), v. (1) to disgrace, dishonour (afvirða náunga sinn); afvirða fyrir e-m, to throw a slur on one; (2) to detest, abhor (afvirða ódáðirnar); refl., afvirðast, to think it unworthy of oneself, with infin.
afvirðiligr, a. detestable, mean.
af-virðing, f. disparagement, depreciation;
-vænn, a. unexpected, = úvænn;
-vöxtr, m. decrease, loss, opp. to 'ávöxtr'.
af-þokka (að), v. to disparage, discredit, to bring into discredit (afþokka fyrir e-m); refl., afpokkast e-m, to displease;
-þokkan, f. (1) disparagement; (2) displeasure, dislike;
-þvattr, m. washing off, ablution;
-þýða (-dda, -ddr), v. = afvirða, afþokka;
-æta, f. a great bully.
aga, v. impers., nú agir við, now there is a great uproar.
aga-lauss, a. (1) free from disturbances (var nú allit kyrt ok agalaust) (2) undiminished;
-samligr, a. unruly
-samr, a. turbulent; agasamt mun þá verða í heraðinu, ef, there will be uproar in the district, if.
agi, m. (1) awe, terror (þá skelfr jörð öll í aga miklum); (2) uproar, turbulence (a. ok úfriðr); (3) discipline, constraint.
agn, n. bait; ganga á agnit, to nibble the bait;
-sax, n. a knife for cutting bait;
-ör, f. barb of a fish hook.
aka (ek, ók, ókum, ekinn), v. (1) to drive (a vehicle or animal drawing a vehicle), with dat.; gott er heilum vagni heim at a., it is good to get home safe and sound; a. þrennum eykjum, with three yoke of horses; (2) to carry or convey in a vehicle, to cart, with dat. or acc. (hann ók heyjum sínum á yxnum; hann ók skarni á hóla); a. saman hey, to cart hay; líkin váru ekin í sleða, carried in a sledge; (3) with the prep. í or á; Freyr ók í kerru með gelti; ríðr Þ. hesti þeim, er hann hafði ekit á; (4) absol., to drive in a vehicle (fóru þeir í sleðann ok óku alla nóttina); with acc. of the road (óku úrgar brautir); (5) naut., to trim the sail (a. seglum at endilöngum skipum); (6) to remove, with dat.; ók hann af sér fjötrinum, worked it off by rubbing; ók Oddr sér þar at, worked himself thither (of a fettered prisoner); a. e-m á bug, or, a. bug á e-n, to make one give way, repel; intrans. = akast, to move slowly; hvárrgi ók (gave way) fyrir oðrum; a. undan, to retire, retreat; (7) impers., hart ekr at e-m, one is in great straits; ekr nú mjók at, I am hard pressed; e-m verðr nær ekit, one gets into straits, is hard pressed; refl., e-m ekst e-t í tauma, one is thwarted in a thing.
akarn, n. acorn.
ak-braut, f. carriage-road;
-fœri, n. driving gear, carriage and harness.
akkeri, n. anchor; liggja um akkeri, to lie at anchor; leggjast um a., to cast anchor; heimta upp a., to weigh anchor; a. hrífr við, the anchor holds.
akkeris-fleinn, m. fluke of an anchor;
-lauss, a. without anchor;
-leggr, m. shank of an anchor;
-lægi, n. anchorage;
-sát, f. = -lægi;
-stokkr, m. anchor-stock;
-strengr, m. anchor-rope, cable;
-sæti, n. = -sát.
akr (gen. akrs, pl. akrar), m. (1) field, corn-field (bleikir akrar en slegin tún) : (2) crop (þeir höfðu niðrbrotit akra hans alla).
akra-ávöxtr, m. produce of the fields;
-gerði, n. enclosure of arable land;
-merkil, n. field-boundary;
-skipti, n. parcelling out of fields;
-spillir, m. destroyer of fields.
akr-dái, m. a kind of weed (galeopsis);
-deili, n. patch of arable land;
-for, f. plough-forrow;
-gerð, f. agriculture.
akrgerðar-maðr, m. husbandman.
akr-gerði, n. enclosure of arable land;
-hæna, f. quail;
-karl, m. ploughman, reaper;
-kill, n. potherbs;

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