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á-burðr, m. (1) charge; (2) salve, ointment; (3) pomp or bravery in dress (cf. 'berast mikit á').
á-búð, f. (1) tenancy; ef land spillist í ábúð hans, during his tenancy; (2) duties of a tenant.
ábúðar-maðr, m. an inhabitant
-skylda, f. duties of a tenant.
á-búnaðr, m. tenancy (=ábúð).
á-byrgð, f. responsibility; vera í á um e-t, to be responsible for; vera ór á. um e-t, to be exempt from responsibility in a case; hafa mikit í á., have much at stake; e-t er í ábyrgðum við mik, I am responsible for it.
ábyrgðar-fullr, a. full of responsibility, responsible;
-hlutr, m. an object, matter involving risk, a responsibility;
-lauss, a. irresponsible, free from risk;
-lítill, a. involving little risk;
-ráð, n. responisible step.
-samligr, a. momentous, very important.
á-byrgja (-ða, -ðr), v. to make one answerable for, (á e-m e-t or e-t á hendi e-m); refl., ábyrgjast e-t, to answer for, warrant.
á-bœli, n. tenancy, farm,= ábúð.
áðan, adv. (1) before (löngu á.); (2) a little while ago (Kolr fór frá,seli á.).
áðr, adv. (1) already (ek hef áðr ráðit brullaup Mitt); (2) before, heretofore; litlu (löngu) á., a little while (long) before ; (3) = áðr en, previous to the time when, before, ere; þeir höfðu skamma hríð setið á. þar kom Gunnhildr, they had sat but a short while before G. came; dóu margir á. þeir kœmi til fyrirheitsjarðar, before they came to the land of promise . (4) until, till (þat var svipstund ein á. stofan brann) ; (5) sem á., nevertheless, for all that (hón bað hann þat eigi gera, en hann tekr hana sem á.).
áðreifing, f. sprinkling upon.
áðr-nefndr, pp. before mentioned.
á-drykkja, f. the act of drinking to; sitja fyri ádrykkju e-s, to sit over against one as his drinking-mate (regarded as a mark of honor).
á-drykkr, m. a wave dashing over a ship.
á-eggja (að), v. to egg or urge on, to exhort (á e-m).
á-eggjan, f. egging on, instigation.
áeggjanar-fífl, n. a fool or tool egged on by another, (hafa e-n at -fífli);
-grejnir, f. pl. exhortations;
-óp, n. encouraging shout.
á-eggjari, m. instigator (áeggjari glœpa).
áfa, f. disturbance, quarrel, strife.
á-fall, n. (1) heavy sea (dashing over a ship); (2) law term, imposition of a fine (á. sektar) ; (3) = áfelli, calamity, visitation.
áfalls-dómr, m. sentence of condemnation or punishment.
á-fang, n. (1) laying hands upon, rough handling (varð hann fyrir miklu spotti ok ifangi) ; (2) mulct, fine, incurred by illegal seizure of another man's goods; sex aura á., a fine of six ounces.
á-fangi, m. = áfang 2.
á-fangr, m. ; see ái-vangr.
á-fastr, a. fastened to, joined to.
á-fátt, a. n. defective faulty.
á-felli, n. calamity; standa undir áfelli, to be under great hardship; hvert á. jarl hafði veitt honum, what penalties the earl had laid on him.
áfellis-dómr, m. condemnation.
á-fenginn, pp., -fengr, a. intoxicating, (á. mjöðr, drykkr).
á-flog, n. pl. brawl fighting.
á-form, n. arrangement.
á-forma (að), v. to arrange about a thing (um e-t).
á-fram, adv. forwvard, onward; féll hann á., on the face; komst aldri lengra á. fyrir honum um skáldskapinn, he never got any further in his verse making; héldu þeir á leiðina, they held forward on their way.
á-frá, prep. From, = frá (á þeim degi).
á-frýja, v.= frýja á e-n.
á-frýja, f. reproach, rebuke.
á-fýsi, f. gratification, satisfaction (oss er engi á. at.)
á-fœra (-ða, -ðr), v. to reproach.
á-ganga, f.= ágangr (veita e-m ágöngu).
á-gangr, m. molestation, annoyance, assault, aggression.

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