Ö/Ø

ömbuna (að), v. to reward, make a return for (ö. e-m e-t).
ömbunari, m. rewarder.
ömstr, m. stack, rick, = amstr.
ömurligr, a. detestable, disgusting.
önd, f. porch, = anddyri.
önd (gen. andar, pl. endr and andir), f. duck (fundu þeir þar andir margar; endr ok elptr).
önd (gen. andar, dat. önd and öndu; pl. andir), f. (1) breath; draga öndina, to draw breath; verpa, varpa öndu, to draw a sigh; (2) breath, life; týna öndu, to lose breath, die; fara öndu e-s, to put to death; (3) soul; fela guði ö. sína á hendi, to give over one's soul into God's hands.
önd- = and-, before v and u.
öndóttr, a. fiery, awful, of the eyes.
öndugi, n. the high-seat, = öndvegi.
öndurðr, a. = öndverðr.
öndurr, m. = andri.
önd-vegi, n. high-seat (sitja í -vegi).
öndvegis-höldr, -maðr, m. the man sitting in the high-seat (öndvegi) opposite to the lord of the house, the king's first man; -súla, f. high-seat post or pillar.
önd-verða, f. beginning (fyrir -verðu heims þessa); -verðliga, adv. early, at the outset; -verðr and -urðr, a. (1) standing face to face (-urðir skulu ernir klóast); (2) lying in front; í -urðri fylkingu, in the front of the battalion; (3) of time, coming first, earlier, former (part of a period); á -verðum vetri, in the beginning of the winter; bæði -verðar nætr ok ofan-verðar, both in the beginning and end of the night; af -verðu, from the beginning; fyrir -verðu, at the outset.
øngd, f. strait, affliction.
öng-, øng-leiki, m. straitness, narrowness; -liga, adv. in straits (-liga staddr).
øngr (acc. -van), pron. none, = engi.
öngr and øngr, a. narrow, strait.
öngull (pl. önglar), m. fish-hook.
øngva (ða, - ðr), v. to straiten, oppress (ø. e-m).
öngva (að), , v. to press (ö. saman).
öngvar, f. pl. straits; aka ór öngum, to get out of a strait.
øngving, f. distress, affliction.
öng-vit, n. fainting-fit, swoon, = úvit (falla í -vit); -værr, a. in anguish, distressed; -þveiti, n. straits; koma í -þveiti, to get into a strait.
önn (gen. annar, pl. annir), f. (1) work, business, trouble; harin var í mikilli ö., very busy; fá e-m ö., to give one trouble; (2) pl. annir, working season, esp. the hay-making season, (en þetta var of annir).
önn, f. for 'önd' = anddyri (?)
önn-kostr, m., in the phrase, fyrir -kost, intentionally, purposely; sigla skipi á sker fyrir -kost, to run a ship ashore purposely.
önnugr, a. busy (ö. í e-u).
önnungr, m. labourer, toiler.
önnungs-verk, n. hard work.
ör (gen. -var, pl. -var), f. arrow; skjóta öru, to shoot an arrow; frequently used as a token sent round to summon a meeting (skera ör, skera ör upp); cf.'herör'.
ør-, a prefixed particle, prop. = ór; also spelt eyr-, er- (eyrendi, erendi).
ør-bjarga, a. indecl. helpless.
örð (gen. arðar), f. crop, produce.
örðga or örga (að), v. to raise, lift (ö. augum); örðgast upp sem leo, to rise to one's feet like a lion.
örðigr, a. (1) erect, upright, rising on end; ríss hestrinn ö. undir honum, the horse rears under him; (2) fig. difficult, arduous (en hitt mun mér örðigra þykkja at lúta til Selþóris); (3) harsh, hard (sumt þykkir heldr örðigt í orðum konungs).
ör-drag, n. arrow-shot, used to express distance (Sveinki mun eigi flýja eitt -drag).
ør-eigð, f. utter poverty, destitution;
-eigi, m. indigent (destitute) person; a. indecl. destitute, poor;
-eign, f. = eigð (öreignarinnar eldr).
ør-endi (from 'ør' and 'önd'), n. (1) breath; e-n þrýtr -endit, one's breath fails, one loses breath; Þórr þreytir á drykkjuna, sem honum vannst til -endi, Thor drank hard while his breath lasted; (2) strophe, stanza (of a poem); cf. 'erendi, eyrendi, eyrindi';
-endr, a. having breathed one's last,

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