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ef þú vill, thou canst see her, if thou wilt; hann mátti ekki mæla, he could say nothing; (4) to be permitted, allowed (hann mátti aldri tala til Kjartans, svá at Þorkell var hjá); nú man eigi m. sitjanda hlut í eiga, one must not remain sitting, be inactive; (5) ellipt., the verb being understood (lemja man ek bogann, ef ek má); ferr þat sem má, go that as it may; má, at, it is possible that; þeir spurðu hversu þat mætti, how that could be.
megandi, pr. p. availing, mighty, strong; fylldi hann þat heit, er hann var m. maðr, as soon as he grew to be man of might; lítt m., feeble, weak; ekki m., powerless, helpless.
megin (gen. -s, dat. magni or megni), n. (1) might, power, strenght (svá sem á leið sóttina minkaði storum m. hans); (2) the main, chief part of a thing; allt m. landsins, the main part of the land.
megin or megum, adv., prop. dat. pl. from 'vegr'; kvenna m., on the women's side (in a chuch); karla m., on the men's side; Hjarðarholts m., on the H. side (of the river); inum vinstra m., hœgra m., on the left (right) side; einuni m., from one side only (þar mátti einum m. at sœkja); öðrum m., on the other side (herskip liggja öðrum m. undir nesinu); báðum m., on both sides; öllum m., from all sides; þeim m., on that side.
megin-, in compds., main;
-afl, n. main strength;
-á, f. main river;
-borg, f. the main castle;
-bygð, f. main district;
-dómar, m. pl. great events;
-fjall, n. great mountain;
-flótti, m. (1) general flight; (2) the main body of the flying host;
-gjörð, f. the main girdle, girdle of power; pl. -gjarðar, the girdle of Thor;
-góðr, a. mighty good;
-haf, n. the main, ocean;
-herr, main army;
-herað, n. main district;
-hyggja, f. wisdom;
-höfn, f. main harbour;
-land, n. mainland, continent;
-lauss, a. without strength;
-leysi, n. weakness;
-lið, n. main body of an army;
-ligr, a. important (mál -lig);
-lítill, a. of little might, weak;
-merki, n. chief standard;
-mörk, f. the main forest;
-rás, f. main course;
-rúnar, f. pl. mighty, powerful runes (charms);
-stormr, m. mighty gale;
-tírr, m. great fame;
-trygðir, f. pl. a firm truce;
-vel, adv. mighty well;
-verk, n. mighty feat;
-þörf, f. great need.
megn, n. strength, = megin, máttr (hann hafði fjogurra manna m.); um m. e-m, beyond one's strength; þetta mál er nökkut þér um m. með at fara, is rather too much for you.
megn, a. strong, mighty (megnt mannfall); með megnu hugskoti, with a strong mind.
megna (að), v. to be able, have strength to do a thing (þó at ek megni minna en einhverr yðar); refl., megnast, to gain strength; en er synir þeirra tóku at m., when their sons began to grow up.
megn-lauss, a. feeble, weak;
-lítill, a. faint, exhausted.
megra (-ða), v. to make lean; refl., megrast, to become lean.
megrð, f. leanness.
megum, adv. = megin; öllum m., from all sides.
meiða (-dda, -ddr), v. (1) to hurt, esp. to maim, injure seriously (hina rak hann ór landi, meiddi eðr drap); (2) of things, to damage (finna þeir at skipit var meitt neðan); to spoil, destroy (þá tók hann at m. hof ok hörga); (3) refl. to take hurt.
meiðing (pl. -ar), f. bodily injury, maiming, damaging (í manndrápum ok meiðingum).
meiðingar-laust, adv. unmaimed, unhurt (halda lífi -laust).
meiðmar, f. pl. treasures (poet.).
meiðr (gen. -s or -ar), m. (1) longitudinal beam; sledge-runner (þá reif hann meiðinn undan sleðanum); fig., standa á önderverðan meið með e-m, to stand in the forefront as a champion, to support one; mjök þótti mönnum á einn meið hallast með heim, it went all on one side with them; (2) pole, log; telgja meið til rifjar, to cut a log into a loom-beam; (3) tree (hrafn sat á hám meiði); (4) gallows-tree (veit ek, at ek hekk vindga meiði á).

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