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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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rið, n. (1) a winding staircase, steps; (2) sway, swing; ok verðr svá mikit r. at, and it comes to such a pitch, that; (3) weight, importance, moment (munu þar stœrri r. í vera).
riða (), v. to tremble, move unsteadily (riðuðu augu).
riða, f. shivering fever, ague.
riddara-búnaðr, m. a horseman's outfit or attire;
-dómr, m. knighthood;
-herr, m. cavalry;
-íþrótt, f. chivalry;
-lið, n. = -herr;
-ligr, a. chivalrous;
-skapr, m. knighthood, chivalry;
-sveinn, m. an knight's page.
riddari, m. (1) rider, horseman; (2) knight; also in chess.
riðlast (), v. refl. (1) to break rank, fall into disorder (riðlaðist fylkingin ok losnaði öll); riðluðust þá förunautar hans frá honum, his followers slunk away; (2) to cluster; með riðluðum vínviðum af vínberjum ok allskyns aldini, vines clustered with grapes and all kinds of fruit.
riðr, m. shock, shaking.
riðull (dat. riðli, pl. riðlar), m. (1) a small detachment of men (konungr hafði riðul einn manna hjá þeirra her); (2) cluster (of flowers or fruit).
riðu-sjúkr, a. sick of ague;
-sótt, f. shivering fever, ague.
rið-vaxinn, pp. square-built (lágr á vöxt ok mjök -vaxinn).
rið-völr, m. a short round stick, mesh-pin.
rif (gen. pl. rifja), n. (1) rib (hljóp þá sverðið á síðuna ok í milli rifjanna); (2) fig. cause, reason (þá skildi hann af hverjum rifjum vera myndi).
rif, n. reef in the sea (út í hólmann lá eitt rif mjótt ok langt).
rif, n. reef in a sail (sigla við eitt r.).
rif, n. (1) tearing asunder; (2) plundering (með ráni ok rifi).
rifa, f. rent, rift, chink, fissure.
rifa (), v. to sew up loosely (Styrr var rifaðr í hóð).
rif-blautr, a. lean-ribbed (of a horse);
-hrís, n. brush-wood, faggots.
rifja (), v. (1) to turn over (r. hey); (2) to expound, explain, go into (mikil skynsemi er at r. vandliga þat).
rifna (), v. to be rent, to split (seglin rifnuðu); r. aptr or upp, to open up again (of wounds).
rifr (gen. rifjar), m. warp-beam.
rifs, n. plunder (fara með rán ok r.).
rifsa (), v. to plunder.
riga (), v. to lift heavily or with difficulty, with dat. (fengu þeir hvergi rigat honum).
rigna (-di, -dr), v. to rain upon, wet with rain (var hann með engu móti rigndr eða vátr); impers., rignir, it rains; with dat., þar með rigndi á þá blóði vellanda, it also rained boiling blood on them.
riklingr, m. dried strips of halibut.
rim (pl. -ar), f. rail (in a paling).
rima-naust, n. a boat-shed made of rails (-naust, er ferja var í).
rimi, m. elevated strip of land.
rimma, f. tumult, fray.
rindill (dat. rindli, pl. rindlar), m. wren (as a nickname).
rinna, v. = renna (rann).
rippa (), v., r. e-t upp, to rip up, go into, a matter.
ript, f. linen, linen clothes.
ripta (-pta, -ptr), v. (1) to make void, invalidate (r. kaup); (2) to regain, recover, an estate (Kolskeggr ætlar mál fram at hafa ok r. fjórðung í Móeiðar-hváli).
ripti, n. linen = ript (hana Sigurðr sveipr í ripti).
ripting, f. withdrawal, making void (of a bargain).
risa-barn, n. giant-child;
-fólk, n. giant-folk;
-kyn, n. gian-kind;
-ligr, a. gigantic, giant-like (-ligt hjarta);
-vöxtr, giant's size.
risi, m. giant (risar ok troll).
ris-mál, n. pl. the hour for rising, about 6 o'clock a.m.; milli rismála ok dagmála, about 7.30 a.m.
risna, f. hospitality, munificence.
risnu-maðr, n. hospitable man.
rispa (), v. to scratch.
rispa, f. a slight scratch.
rist (pl. ristr), f. the instep of the foot (fœtrnir ok ristrnar).
rista (-sta, -str), v. to cut, = rísta.
rista, f. scratch, slash.
ristar-bein, n. instep-bone;
-liðr, m. ankle-joint.
ristill, m. (1) ploughshare; (2)



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