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(5) to keep, hold; e. fund, þing, samkvámu, stefnu, to hold a meeting; e. kaupstefnu, to hold a market; e. orrustu við e-n, to fight a battle with one; e. högg við e-n, to exchange blows with one; e. illt við e-n, to quarrel with; e. tal (or mál) við e-n, to speak, converse with one; (6) as an auxiliary with pp. = hafa (þat er við áttum mælt); e. skilit, to have stipulated; (7) to have to (skal Þ. eigi at þvi e. at spotta); e. hendr sínar it verja, to have to act in self-defence; e. um vandræði at halda, to be in a strait; (8) e. e-m e-t, to owe to one (mun æ, hvat þú átt þeim er veitir); (9) to be the person denoted by a thing; þat muntu ætla, at ek mun e. hinn bleika uxann, that the fawn-coloured ox means me; (10) with preps., e. e-t at e-m, to have something due from one, to expect from one (þat vil ek e. at þér, at þú segir mér frá ferð þinni); to deserve from one (ok á ek annat at þér); þeir er mikit þóttust at sér e., had much in their power; e. e-t eptir, to have to do yet, to have left undone (þat áttu eptir, er erfiðast er, en þat er at deyja); to leave behind one (andaðist ok átti eptir tvá sonu vaxna); e. e-t saman, to own in common; e. skap saman, to agree well, be of one mind; eigi veit ek, hvárt við eigum heill saman, whether we shall live happy together; e. saman, to quarrel, = e. deild saman; e. um við e-n, to have to deal with (við brögðótta áttu nú um); þar sem við vini mína er um at e., where my friends are concerned; e. e-t undir e-m, to have in another's hands; Njáll átti mikit fé undir Starkaði ok í Sandgili, N. had much money out at interest with St. and at Sandgil, er sá eigi vel staddr, er líf sitt á undir þinum trúnaði, whose life depends on thy good faith; e. mikit (lítit) undir sér, to have much (little) in one's power; far þú við marga menn, svá at þú eigir allt undir þér, that the whole matter rests in thy own hands; hann sá, at hann átti ekki undir sér, that he had no influence; e. við e-n, to have to do with, fight with (brátt fundu þeir, at þeir áttu þar ekki við sinn maka); ekki á ek þetta við þik, this is no business between thee and me; e. gott (illt) við e-n, to be on good (bad) terms with one; e. við konu, to have intercourse with, = e. lag (samræði) við konu; recipr., eigast við, to deal with one another; fight, quarrel; e. við deildir, to be engaged in strife; áttust þeir höggvaskipti við, they exchanged blows with one another.
eiga, f. (1) possession; kasta sinni eigu, leggja sína eigu, í e-t, to take possession of; (2) property.
eigandi (pl. eigendr), m. owner, possessor.
eigi, adv. not; eigi ... ok, nor (e. vil ek ok þat mitt ráð kalla).
eigin, n. (1) one's own, one's property; (2) new sprout of corn.
eigin, a. indecl. own, = eiginn (var jarðaðr í sinni e. borg) this 'eigin' may also be considered as the first part of a compound;
-borg, f. one's own town;
-bóndi, m. husband;
-brœðr, m. pl. one's own brothers;
-dóttir, f. one's own daughter;
-giptast (see gipta), v. refl., to marry, be married to (of a woman);
-girnd, -girni, f. selfishness;
-gjarnligr, a. selfish;
-húsfrú, -kona, -kván, f. wife;
-kvángaðr, -kvæntr, pp. lawfully married (of a man);
-kyn, n. peculiarity;
-lauss, a. having no property, poor;
-leikr, m. quality, peculiarity;
-liga, adv. properly, strictly;
-ligr, a. one's own, personal, particular; sjá -ligum augum, with one's own eyes; -ligt nafn, proper name;
-maðr, m. husband.
eiginn, a. own, proper (með samþykt eiginnar konu).
eigin-nafn, n. proper name;
-orð, n. (1) possession; fá e-t at -orði, to get possession of, opp. to 'fá e-t at láni'; (2) wedding, marriage (bjóða e-m konu til -orðs);
-raun, f. one's own experience;
-tunga, f. one's own native tongue.
eign, f. (1) property, possession; kasta sinni e., leggja e. sína, á e-t, to

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