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mar-mennill, m. 'sea-mannikin', merman.
marr (gen. marar), m. sea; sígr fold í mar, the earth sinks into the sea.
marr (gen. mars, pl. marir and marar), m. horse, steed (hann kvað hest mar heita).
mat, n. estimate, taxing.
mata, f. provender, mess (rare).
matar-, gen. from 'matr';
-afli, m. fare, provisions;
-bur, n. pantry;
-fýst, f. appetite;
-fling, n. pl. = mat-föng;
-gørð , f. dairy work, cooking;
-illr, a. stingy of food;
-lauss, a. without food;
-verðr, m. meal;
-vætt, f. a certain weight or quantity of victuals.
matast (að), v. refl. To take food, take a meal; hvi hann mataðist svá seint, why he was eating so slowly.
mat-björg, f. provisions from hand to mouth;
-borð, n. a dressed table (sitja yfir -borði);
-bræði, f. greediness;
-búa (see búa), v. to dress food, cook (var hjörtrinn matbúinn).
matbúðar-máðr, m. cook.
mat-búnaðr, m. cooking, dressing of food;
-búr, n. pantry;
-fátt, a. n. short of provisions (hafa -fátt);
-fæð, f. lack of food;
-föng, n. pl. stores of food;
-gerð, f. cooking.
matgerðar-maðr, m. cook.
mat-gjafl, m. food-giver;
-gjöf, f. gift in food;
-góðr, a. liberal as to food;
-gœðingr, m. = -góðr maðr;
-heill, a. of a good digestion;
-kaup, n. purchase of victuals;
-ketill, m. meat-kettle;
-krákr, m. 'meal-crow', glutton, a nickname;
-land, n., gott (illt) -land, a productive (unproductive) district;
-langr, a., -löng stund, such a time as it takes to eat a meal;
-lauss, a. without food;
-leiði, m. loathing of food;
-leysi, n. lack of food;
-lífi, n. board, fare;
-lystr, a. having a good appetite;
-mál, n. mealtime, meal;
-níðingr, m. one who starves his people.
matr (gen. matar, pl. matir), m. food, meat; hafa sér e-t at mat, to feed on (morgin-döggvar þan sér at mat hafa); pl. stores of food, provisions.
mat-ráð, n. pl. the husbandry of food;
-reiða, f. dressing of food, housekeeping;
-seld, f. distribution of food at meals;
-selja, f. housekeeper;
-sínkr, a. stingy of food;
-skál, f. food bowl;
-skortr, m. lack of food;
-skreið, f. dried fish for food;
-sparr, a. sparing of food;
-sveinn, m. cook;
-svin, n. beggar's scrip;
-sæll, a. 'meat-lucky';
-víss, a. greedy;
-væli, n. pl. means of subsistence, stores of food;
-vænn, a. good for food.
maurr (-s, -ar), m. ant, emmet.
má (má, máða, máðr), v. (1) to blot or rub out, efface (mást þeir of lífs bók); (2) to wear, make blunt (var ljár hans máðr upp í smiðreim).
mág-kona, f. sister-, mother-, or daughter-in-law.
mágr (-s, -ar), m. brother-, father-, or son-in-law (vill Hrútr gørast m. þinn ok kaupa dóttur þína).
mál, n. (1) speech, faculty of speech (þrøngdi svá sóttarfari konungs, at hann misti málsins); þau hafa ekki mál, they are dumb; (2) language, tongue; norrønt m., the Norse tongue; (3) speech, speaking (hvárt er Flosi svá nær, at hann megi heyra m. mitt) (4) colloquy, talk, speech; koma á. m. (or at máli) við e-n, to come to talk with, speak to; finna (hitta) e-n at máli, to obtain speech with; krefia e-n mils, to ask an interview with^-; leita mills við e-n (spyrja e-n máls, mæla m. of e-m), to broach a subject to one; bera m. á e-t, hafa e-t á (or at) máli, to speak (talk) of (allir menn höfðu á máli, hversu frí r maðr harm var); lúka sínu máli, to end one's speech; þat er m. manna, at, people say that; (5) tale, story; nú er þar til máls at taka, now it must be told; (6) saw, saying; fornt (fornkveðit) m. er, at, it is an old saw that; (7) diction, construction of sentences; (8) sentence; tvau mál, two sentences; fullt m., a full period; (9) suit, action, cause; hefja m. á hendr e-m, to bring an action against one; búa m., to prepare a suit; sœkja m., to prosecute; (10) stipulation, agreement (ek vil halda mil við hann þan, sem mælt

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