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hlutr, a share allotted to one; d. dögurð, mat á málum, to deal out portions of' food in a household; d. víg með verum, to deal victory fairly among men; (3) to distinguish, discern, = greina; eptir þat sá sól ok mátti þá d. ættir, they could then discern the quarters of heaven; d. liti, to discern colours; eigi deilir litr kosti (acc. pl.), colour is no sure test of the quality; (4) to busy or occupy oneself with, deal with (engi maðr á önnur mál at d. í kirkju, nema biðja fyrir sér); hann við Ríg rúnar deildi, he capped runes (spells) with R.; d. orðspeki við e-n, to contend in learning with one; þótt hringbrotar heiptir deili, though men hate one another; d. kníf ok kjötstykki, to share knife and meat, (5) d. við e-n, to quarrel with one (d. við heimska hali); deili gröm við þik, may the fiends bandy words with thee; d. um e-t, to quarrel, contest about; þeir deildu um (they have a lawsuit about) jarðir; d. á e-n, to contend against one; d. illyrðum, illdeildum, to chide, abuse one another; d. afli, ofríki, við e-n, to deal harshly and overbearingly with one; impers., ef í þat deilir, if there be dissent on that point; ef í deilir með þeim, if they disagree; (6) to be master of, possess (d. bauga, fé); hug skáltu d., thou shalt control thy mind, (feelings); þar er munuð deilir, when love is concerned, in a matter of love; (7) refl., deilást, to spread, branch off (svá viða sem kristni deilist um heim); meðan mér deilist lífit til, as long, as life is granted me; d. at e-u, to disagree about a thing.
deila, f. disagreement, contest; eiga, halda, deilu við e-n, to quarrel or contend with one.
deild, f. dole, share; fara at deildum, to be parcelled out; fá illt ór deildum, to get a bad share, be worsted; í nökkuri d., partly; í aðra d., í þriðju d., secondly, thirdly; (2) quarrel, contest, litigation; leggja mál í d., to make a matter the subject of a lawsuit.
deildar-arfr, m. inheritance in shares;
-lið, n. strong body of men that can be divided into detachments.
deili, n. pl. distinctive features; kunna, vita öll (engi) d. á e-u, to know all (nothing) about a thing; sá þó öll d. á. honum, all his features were visible.
deilir, m. one who deals out, distributor; bauga d., giver of rings; sverða d., warrior, hero (poet.).
deilis-steinn, m. boundary stone.
deilii-efni, n. matter of dispute;
-gjarn, a. quarrelsome, contentious;
-mál, n. quarrel;
-vænligr, a. likely to lead to a quarrel.
dekan (pl. -ar), m. deacon, = djákn.
dekreta (að), v. to decree (rare).
dekreta, f. decree (rare).
dengð, f., denging, f. the sharpening, of a scythe by hammering (cf. 'lédenging').
dengir, m. one who hammers or sharpens, a nickname.
dengja (-da, -dr), v. (1) to beat, to hammer; (2) to sharpen (a scythe) by hammering; (3) to egg on.
depill (dat. depli), m. spot, dot.
des (-jar, -jar), f. hay-rick.
detta (dett; datt, dutturn; dottinn), n,. to drop, fall; d. niðr dauðr, to drop down dead; duttu þær ofan, they tumbled down; sauðfénaðr datt niðr unnvörpum dropped down, died suddenly, in heaps) í megrð; spjót dettr ór hendi e-m, the spear drops out of one's hand; dauðinn dettr á, comes on suddenly; datt norðanveðrit í logn, the north wind fell altogether; láta, e-t d. niðr, to let a matter drop.
dett-hendr, a. a kind of metre.
detti-yrði, n. scoff, sneers.
dettr, m. thump (heyrðu þeir brest ok dett sem nakkvat félli).
dett-yrði, n. = detti-yrði.
deyða (-dda, -ddr), v. (1) to kill, put to death; (2) to make null and void (d. dóm); d. líkamliga löstu, girndir holdsins, d. sik, to mortify the lusts of the flesh.
deyðr, a. deserving of, liable to, death (dræpr ok d.).
deyfa (-ða, -ðr), v. (1) to make deaf (daufr); impers., hann deyfi, he

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