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so, very; h. fjarri, ever so far, very far Off (ek ligg einn í húsi ok kerling mín, en h. fjarri öðrum mönnum); víðara h., ever so much farther (um allt Hálogaland ok þó víðara h.); h. meiri, ever more, much more (ek skal þó h. meiri stund á leggja).
hvarf, n. disappearance (h. Iðunnar); rann hann þeim þar h., he ran out of their sight.
hvarfa (að), v. (1) to be turned round; lét hann sér í hendi h. ker gullit, he rolled the gold cup round in his hand; (2) stroll about (fílamir hvarfa um skóginn); e-m hvarfar hugr, one's mind wavers; (3) h. i milli, to
stand between (in the way).
hvar-fúss, a. fickle (poet.).
hvargi, adv. in each (every) place, everywhere; h. er (or sem), wheresoever (h. er þú tekr land).
hvar-leiðr, a. loathsome to all men.
hvarmr (-s, -ar). m. eyelid.
hvars, adv. = hvar es, wheresoever.
hvar-vetna, adv. everywhere.
hvass, a. (1) sharp, keen (h. knífr, hvössøxi, hvasst vápn); pointed, tapering (h. hjálmr); (2) fig., of the intellect, keen (hvasst næmi); of the eyes or sight (hvöss augu, hvöss sjón); (3) sharp, acute; hvasst hljód, a sharp sound; (4) of wind, sharp, fresh (h. byrr, hvasst veðr, andviðri).
hvass-eggjaðr,a. keen-edged;
-eygr, a. keen-eyed;
-leikr, m. sharpness;
-leitr, a. sharp-looking;
-liga, adv. sharply;
-nefiaðr, a. sharp-nebbed;
-tenntr, a. sharp-toothed;
-viðri, n. sharp gale, = hvasst veðr.
hvat (old gen. hvess, dat. hví), neut. pron. I. interrog. (1) what (h. sýnist þér ráð?); h. er þér, Hjálmar? what is the matter with thee, H.?; expressing wonder, what sort of ? (h. Øgmundr ertu?); with gen., h. er þat fira, flagða, drauma, fiska? what sort of men. witches, dreams, fishes? h. manna ertu ? what sort of a man art thou?; with dat., hann spurði, h. mönnum þeir væri, what kind of men they were; (2) implying an answer in the negative, to what end? of what use? (h. skal rögum manni langt vápn?) (3) how, = hve, hversu; fréttir hann nú, h. liði bónorðs-málum, how the was going on; II. indef. pron. (1) each, every; h. at öðru, 'each with the other', everything; þat lið, er honum fylgdi, flýr sér hvat, scattered in all directions; h. bíðr sinnar stundar, there is a time for everything; (2) = hvatki, with the relat. part. 'er (es)' or 'sem'; h. sem or h. es, whatsoever; (3) with compar., ever so much; hann var til hans h. betr en til sinna barna, he was ever so much kinder to him than to his own children.
hvata (að), v. (1) to hasten, with dat., h. för sinni, h. ferðinni, to hasten one's journey; h. göngunni, to quicken one's pace; h. báli, to hurry on the bonfire; (2) absol., to hasten, speed (h. til skipa, h. heim).
hvata-, gen. pl. from 'hvöt'
hvata-buss, m. busybody
-maðr, m. prompter.
hvatan, acc. from 'hvatr', at a quick pace (ríða h.).
hvati, m. hurry, haste.
hvatki, indef. pron. (1) each thing, everything for itself (munu þér þá vita til hvers h. kemr); (2) with 'er'; h. er (es), whatsoever (heill Atla, h. es þik dreymir).
hvat-látr, a. quick;
-leikr, m. alacrity, activity (-Ieikr í orrostum)
-liga, adv. quickly (riða -liga)
-ligr a. quick, brisk; -ligt lið, active troops.
hvatr, a. active, brisk, vigorous (h. Maðr, h. hugr); neut. 'hvatt' as adv. quickly (riða hvatt, sem hvatast).
hvat-ræði, n. quick action;
-skeyti, n. precipitancy;
-skeytiligr, a. rash, headlong.
hvat-vetna (gen. hvers-, dat. hví-vetna), pron. n. anything whatever;
vex þér hvatvetna í augu, everything grows big in thy eyes; var Hrafin fyrir þeim í hvívetna, H. was superior in
every respect.
hvat-vísi, f. temerity;
-vísliga, adv. rashly;
-viss, a. rash, headlong, reckless (maðr hvatvíss ok óvitr).
hválf, n. (1) vault; (2) concavity (of a shield).
hválfa (-da, -t), v. = hólfa.

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