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veð (gen. pl. veðja), n. pledge, surety; setja e-t í v., at veði, to pledge, give in pledge; hann bauð at veði alla eign sína, he offered all his property as a pledge; leysa (út) v., to redeem a pledge; hafa e-t í veði, to have at stake; vera í veði, to be at stake (líf mitt er í veði).
veð-bróðir, m. a plighted brother, confederate;
-fé, n. a bet or wager; dœmdu þeir, at dvergrinn ætti -féit, that the dwarf had won the wager.
veðja (að), v. to stake in a wager, with dat.; þú veðjaði Loki höfði sinu við þann dverg, then L. wagered his head with that dwarf; v. um við e-n, to lay a wager with one (búinn em ek at v. um við þik, at ek mun finna. ljótara fót).
veðjan, f. wagering, betting.
veð-máli, m. pledge, mortgage;;
-mæla (-ta, -tr), v. to demand as, bind by a pledge.
veðr, n. (1) weather (gott, illt) (2) wind (tók at lægja veðrit); sigla (stýra) í v. e-m, to get to the wind-ward of one, take the wind out of his sail; (3) quarter, tack; veifði hann rœði annars veðrs til, he steered round with his oar on the other tack; (4) the lower air (þetta smiði var svá mikit vorðit, at þat tók upp ór veðrum); v. rauf upp, the air cleared up; (5) wind, scent; bersi hafði v. af manninum, the bear had wind of the man, scented him; komast við veðri, to be scented, rumoured; láta koma v. á e-n um e-t, to let one get scent of, throw out hints to one about a thing; staðarmenn mæltu mjök á. v., hinted broadly.
veðr (gen. -rs and -rar, pl. -rar), m. (1) wether; (2) battering-ram.
veðra-bálkr, m. continuous stormy weather,
-bati, m. an improvement in the weather (heita til -bata).
veðrar-horn, n. a wether's horn.
veðrátta, f. (state of the) weather.
veðr-belgr, m. weather-bag;
-blaka, f. breath of wind;
-dagr, m., einn tima er -dagr var góðr, one fine day;
-eygr, a. weather-wise;
-fall, n. condition (set) of the wind;
-fastr, a. weather-bound;
-gnýr, m. gust of wind;
-góðr, a. with a mild climate (land -gott);
-harðr, a. marked by hard weather (haust -hart);
-himinn, m. atmosphere;
-kœnn, a. skilful in forecasting the weather, weather-wise;
-leikr, m. = veðrátta;
-lítill, a. calm, light, of wind;
-sjúkr, a. anxious about the weather;
-spár, a. weatherwise;
-stáða, f direction of the wind;
-sæll, a. blessed with good weather;
-vana, a. inded. lacking favourable wind;
-vandr, a. nice as to weather;
-viti, m. vane.
veð-setja, v. (1) to pawn. mortgage (-setja jarðir sínar); (2) to hazard, stake (-setja sik ok fé sitt); -setja sik í þetta mál, to pleage oneself to (take part in) this case.
vefa (vef; vaf, váfum, vófam, ófum; ofinn, vofinn), v. (1) to weave (v. vef, dúk); (2) to plait, twist (v. vandlaup).
vé-fang, n. division or disagreement in court;
-fengja (-da, -dr), v. to bring about a véfang, divide the court in a suit (þeir munu ok ætla at -fengja brennumálit).
vefja (vef; vafða; vafiðr, vafðr, vafinn), v. (1) to wrap, fold; v. e-u um höfuð sér, at höfdi e-m, to wrap it round one's head; hann tók vaðmál ok vafði at sér, and wrapped it round himself; v. e-t saman, to fold or wrap it together (vóru þar margir tötrar saman vafðir); v. e-t e-u (í e-u, með e-u), to wrap it up in a thing (barnit var vafit í dúki); meðal-kafli gulli vafiðr, a sword-haft wound with gold; (2) to entangle, embroil (þú lætr Egil v. öll mál fyrir þér); (3) refl., vefjast, to be wrapped (v. um fœtr e-m) to straggle (hrossin höfðu vafizt í einu lœkjarfari); to be entangled (vefjast í áhyggjum).
veðjar-möttull, m. a costly woven mantle, cloak;
-skikkja, f. a costly woven mantle, cloak;
-stofa, f. weaving-room.
vefnaðr (gen. -ar), m. weaving, woven stuff.
vef-nistingar, f.pl. sails (poet.).
vefr (-jar, -ir), m. (1) a web in the loom; (2) woven cloth (dýrir vefir).

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