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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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-fœrr, a. (1) able to bear arms (M. hafði samnat hverjum manni, er -fœrr var); (2) fit as a weapon;
-föt, n. pl. armour;
-göfigr, a. glorious in arms;
-hanzki, m. warglove;
-hestr, m. war-horse;
-hœfr, a. fit for, manageable, as a weapon;
-lause, a. weaponless, unarmed;
-rokkr, m. coat worn above armour;
-slœgr, a. = -fimr;
-stainn, m. stone used as a weapon;
-sœkja, v. to attack;
-söngr, m. clash of arms;
-vana, a. inded. = -lauss.
Vár, f. one of the goddesses.
vár, n. spring; um várit, á várin, in the spring (á várin, er ísa leysir); í vár, last spring.
vára (að), v. to become spring; impers. (þá er váraði; er vára tók); refl., en er viraðist, gerðist hann hljóðr mjök, when spring came, he grew very silent.
várar, f. pl. solemn vow, oath; Helgi á Sváfa veittust v., H. and S. plighted their faith; armr er vára vargr, wretched is the faith-breaker.
vár-dagar, m. pl. spring days;
-ferill, m. spring-traveller;
-gæra, f. spring-fleece.
vár-kunn, f. (1) what is to be excused; er þat nókkur -kunn, at þú verðir oss eigi at liði, there is some excuse for thee for not helping us; (2) compassion, pity;
-kunna, v. to excuse, pity, = -kynna.
várkunnar-bragt,         n. = -verk
-hugr, m. compassionate mind;
-lauss, a. (1) unmerciful; (2) inexcusable;
-leysi, n. mercilessness;
-verk, n. excusable deed.
várkunnigr, a. merciful, forbearing, compassionate.
várkunn-látr, a. forbearing; vera sér -látr um e-t, to excuse oneself;
-ligr, a. excusable;
-leati, n. forbearance, mercy.
vár-kynd, f. = -kunn; -kynns (-da, A), v. (1) to excuse; (2) to pity.
vár-langr, a. as long as in spring;
-ligr, a. belonging to the spring.
várr, poss. pron. our; sá v., er, the one of us who; skipi hvert várt stýrði each of us steered his own ship; fundir várir (-okkrir) Hákonar, the meeting of H. and myself.
vár-tið, f. spring-tide, spring-time;
-tími, m. spring-tide, spring-time;
-víking, f. freebooting expedition in spring;
-yrkja (-ta, -t), v. to do the spring-work, in a household;
-þing, n. spring;
-önn, f. spring-work.
vás, n. toil, fatigue, from bad weather (þola v. ok erfiði);
-búð, f. = vás (var þar hörð vásbúð);
-ferð, f. wet (rough) journey.
-för, f. wet (rough) journey.
vá-sjaldan, adv. very seldom;
skapaðr, m. mischief-maker;
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skeytr, a. fickle, shifty.
vás-klæði, n. pl. bad-weather clothes;
-kufl, m. rain-cloak;
-kyrtill, m. = -kufl;
-samr, a. wet and toilsome;
-stakkr, m. = -kufl.
vá-stigr, m. woeful path.
vás-verk, n. wet work;
-viðri, n. bad weather.
váta-drífa, f. fall of sleet;
-reykr, m. wet reek, steam.
vát-fœrr, a. wet to pass, of a road;
-lendi, n. wet sail.
vátr, a. wet (þeir vóru vátir mjök).
vátta (að), v. to witness, affirm.
vátta-laust, adv. without witnesses.
vátt-bærr, a. admissible as a witness;
-lauss, a. unwitnessed;
-nefna, f. calling witnesses;
-næmdr, pp. attested by witnesses;
-orð, n. evidence, testimony.
váttr (-s, -ar), m. witness (hafa vátta við, nefna vátta).
vátt-visi, f. testimony.
vátviðra-samr, a. wet (sumar þetta var illt ok -samt).
vát-viðri, n. wet weather (þá gerir á skúr mikla ok -viðri).
vá-veifi, n. fearful suddenness;
-veifis, ad v. all of a sudden.
váveif-liga, adv. suddenly;
-ligr, a. sudden (-ligr hlutir).
, n. (1) mansion, house; byggja vé goða, to dwell in the homes of the gods; (2) temple, sanctuary (vega víg í véum).
, n. pl. standard (poet.).
vear, m. pl. the gods (poet.).
vé-bönd, n. pl. the ropes fastened to stakes (heslistengr) by which the court was surrounded.



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