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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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hregg-viðri, n. tempest.
hreiðr, n. bird's nest.
hrorast (), v. refl. to nestle.
hreiðr-böllr, m. 'nest-ball', egg.
hreifi, m. (1) wrist,= úlflir; (2) the hand and fingers;(3) seal's fin, flipper.
hreimr, m. scream, cry.
hreina, (-da, -dr), v. to make (swine) squeal (ef svín eru hreind).
hrein-bjálfi, m. reindeer's skin;
-dýri, n. reindeer.
hrein-ferði, n. purity;
-ferðugr, a. pure, chaste.
hrein-gálkn, n. poet. wolf (?).
hrein-hjartaðr, a. pure of heart;
-látr, a. clean, chaste;
-leikr, m. (1) cleanliness; (2) chastity;
-lifnaðr, m. = -lífi;
-liga, adv. (1) cleanly; (2) with purity;
-ligr, a. (1) clean, cleanly; (2) pure;
-lifi
, n. Pure life chastity;
-lífr, a. Pure of life;
-lyndr: a. Pure of heart, upright;
-læti, n. cleanness, chastity;
-mannligr, a. of noble or manly bearing.
hreinn, a. (1) clean (hrein klæði); (2) bright (hreinir kyndlar, hrein vápn); (3) clear (hrein r6dd); (4) Pure, sincere.
hreinn (-s, -ar), m. reindeer.
hreinsa (), v. (1) to make clean, cleanse; (2) to purge, clear (h. land af víkingum).
hreinsan, f. cleansing.
hreinsanar-eldr, m. purgalory.
hrein-staka, f. reindeer skin.
hreistr, n. scales (of fish).
hrekja (hrek; hrakta, hröktum; hrakiðr, hraktr), v. (1) to drive away, chase off (h. e-n af máli); (2) to annoy, vex, ill-treat (Sigmundr sagðist heldr vilja h. þá sem mest); h. e-n í orðum, to scold and abuse one; (3) to damage, spoil (h. mál fyrir e-m); absol., h. fyrir e-m, to do damage to one; (4) to abuse ( = h. e-n í orðum).
hrekkr (pl. -ir), m. trick, Piece of mischief (hrekkir ok slœgðir).
hrekk-vísi, f. trickiness;
-víss, a. tricky, mischievous.
hrella, (-da. -dr), v. to distress, annoy, trouble (h. e-n).
hrelling, f. anguish, affliction.
hremma (-da, -dr), v. to clutch.
hremsa (), v. = hremma.
hremsa, f. (1) clutch; (2) poet. shaft
hreppa (-ta, -tr), v. to catch, obtain; en er hann hreppti áverkann, when he received the wound.
hreppa-skil, n. pl, Poor-law matters.
hreppr (-s, -ar), m. poor-law district (in Iceland).
hrer, n. corpse, = hrør.
hress, a. hale, hearty, in good spirits.
hreass (-ta, -tr), v. (1) to refresh, cheer; hann bað hann h. sik, he bade him cheer up; refl., hressast, to recover strength, be refreshed; (2) to restore (b. staðinn).
hress-leikr, m. good health.
hret, n. storm, = hregg.
hreyfa (-ða, -ðr), v. to move, stir, with acc.; refl., hreyfast, to put oneself in motion, stir.
hreysar, f. pl. heap of stones.
hreysi, n. (1) = hreysar; (2) Cave, den (skríða í hreysi).
hreysi-köttr, m. ermine, weasel.
hreysta (-sta, -str), v. to encourage make valiant; h. sik, to cheer up, take heart or courage.
hreysti, f. valour, prowess.
hreysti-bragð, n. feat of prowess
-liga, adv. stoutly, boldly;
-ligr, a, stout, bold;
-maðir, m. valiant man;
-mannligr, a. gallant, bold;
-orð, n, word of prowess;
-raun, f. trial of valour;
-verk, n. deed of prowess.
hreyta (-tta, -tt), v. to cast, scatter, throw about, with dat. (h. mold-inni, hringum).
hreyting, f. spreading, scattering.
hreyti-speldi, n. top (a child's toy).
hriflinga-björg, f. hand-to-mouth life (er slíkt kallat -björg).
hrifs, n. robbery, pillaging.
hrifsa (), v. to rob, pillage.
hrifsan, f., = hrifs
hrifsing, f., = hrifs.
hriki m., huge fellow.
hrikja (-þa). v. to creak (rare).
hrinda (hrind; hratt, hrandum; hrundinn), v. (1) to push, thrust, with dat. (hann hratt hestinum í vök eina); var þá hrundit hátnum, the ship's boat was put out; h. hurð (upp), to push the door open; h. e-m í myrkvastofu, to cast into prison; h.



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