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maðka (að), v. to become maggoty.
maðka-haf, n. -sjór, = maðksjór.
maðk-fullr, a. full of maggots.
maðkr (-s, -ar), m. maggot, grub, worm;maðka fœzla, food for worms.
maðk-sjór, m. a sea full of worms;
-smoginn, pp. worm-eaten (of a ship).
maðr (gen. manns, pl. menn, with the art. menninir), m. (1) man (irrespective of sex), human being (guð skapaði síðarst menn tvá, er ættir eru frá komnar); sýndi m. manni, one showed it to another, it went from from hand to hand; fjöldi manns, a great number of people; múgrmanns, crowd of people; (2) degree in kinship; vera at þriðja, frórða, fimta manni, to be related in the third, fourth, fifth degree; hann var manni firr en systrungr Bárðar, he was the son of a cousin of B.; (3) man, opp. to 'kona' (síðan fór hann til manna sinna).
mag-áll, m. flesh of the belly;
-fyllr, f. belly-full.
magi, m. stomach, belly, = kviðr.
magn, n. strength, power; eptir öllu magni, to the best of one's power.
magna (að), v. (1) to charm, make strong by spell (hann magnaði með miklum blótskap líkneski Þórs); m. fjölkyngi, seið, to work a spell; (2) refl., magnast, to increase in power, grow strong (Glámr tók at magnast af nýju); eldrinn magnaðist, the fire increased in strength.
magns-munr, m. difference in strength or power.
magr (mögr, magrt), a. lean.
magr-ligr, a. lean-looking, pinched.
maka (pl. mökur), f. female mate.
maki, m. match (m. e-s).
makindi, n. pl. friendly intercourse.
mak-liga, adv. fitly, properly.
maklig-leikr, m. desert; at -leik, eptir -leikum, deservedly; hafa -leika til e-s, to deserve.
mak-ligr, a. (1) meet, proper, becoming (er þat makligt, at); (2) deserving (makligr e-s or til e-s).
makr, a. (1) easy to deal with (þaðan frá var Eindriði hinn makasti); (2) only in compar., more suitable, becoming, convenient (H. kvað honum makara at sitja við elda en vera í sjóförum).
mak-ráðr, a. pleasant, agreeable.
makt, f. might, power.
mala (mel; mól, mólum; malinn), v. to grind (m. valbygg).
malar-, gen. from 'möl';
-grjót, n. beach-pebbles;
-kambr, m. pebbleridge along the beach.
malir, f. pl. croup of cattle.
malr (-s, -ir), m. knapsack.
malt, n. malt (for brewing);
-hlaða, f. malt barn;
-klyfjar, f. pl. malt packs (carried by horses).
man, n. (1) household, house-folk; bondslaves; (2) bondwoman, female slave; þær 'ro máttkar meyjar at mani hafðar, these mighty maids are held in bondage; (3) woman, esp. young woman, maid; líki leyfa hins ljósa mans, to praise the fair maid's form.
mana (að), v. to challenge.
mang, n. barter, peddling.
manga (að), v. to barter, chaffer.
mangari, m. monger, higgler.
mangi, pron., see 'manngi'.
man-kynni, n. pl. choice of maidens.
manna-, gen. pl. from 'maðr';
-bein, n. pl. human bones;
-bygð, f. inhabited district.
mannaðr, pp. (1) manned, furnished with men, of a ship (vel, illa m.); (2) (well) brought up; var móðir mín vel mönnuð, well bred; skaltu vita, at hann er vel m., that he is an accomplished man; mannaðir at hófi, fairly well-bred men.
manna-dreyri, m. human blood.
mann-afli, m. strength in men.
manna-forráð, -forræði, n. rule, dominion, authority;
-för, n. pl. men's footprints;
-för, f. = mannferð;
-grein, f. distinction of men;
-hold, n. human flesh;
-hús, n. pl. men's houses;
-kjöt, m. = -hold;
-lát, n. loss of men, loss of life, death;
-mál, n. human voices, human speech;
-missir,

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