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became deaf; (2) to make blunt (d. egg, sverð, vápn); (3) to soothe, allay (d. kvalar, sakar).
deyfð, f., deyfi, f. deafness.
deyja (dey; dó, dóum; dáinn), v. to die (deyr fé, deyja frændr); hann dó af eitri, ór sárum, he died of poison, from wounds; á deyjanda degi, on one's dying day, on one's deathbed; of a limb (dó fótleggrinn allr); of inanimate things, dáinn arfr, an inheritance left to the heir.
deyna (-da, -t), v. to stink.
deyning, f. stink, stench.
digla (að), v. to drip (diglaði niðr úr kyrtlinum).
digna (að), v. (1) to lose temper (of steel); (2) to lose heart.
digr (acc. digran), a. (1) big, stout, opp. to 'grannr'; d. sem naut, big as an ox; d. fótr, a big leg; hon gekk d. með tveim, she was big with twins; (2) thick,= þjokkr, opp. to 'þunnr'; digrt belti, a thick belt; nautssíða feit ok d., a fat and thick side of beef; (3) of sound, deep (þat hlióð er digrara); (4) big, haughty; digr orð, big words, threats; gera sik digran, to puff oneself up.
digrast (að), v. refl. (1) to grow big, of a pregnant woman; (2) to make oneself big, become haughty (eigi digrast hann eða drambar).
digr-barkliga, adv. haughtily, boastfully (láta, mæla, -barkliga).
digr-beinn. a. big-legged.
digrð, f. bigness, thickness.
digr-hálsaðr, a. big-necked, = hálsdigr;
-leikr, m. (1) bigness; (2) of sound, deepness, lowness of pitch;
-liga, adv. haughtily (láta -liga);
-ligr, a. big, haughty (-lig orð, andsvör);
-nefjaðr, a. big-nosed, = nefdigr;
-yrði, n. pl. big words.
digull (pl. diglar), m. (1) a hanging drop, drip; (2) crucible, melting-pot.
dik, n. run, leap; taka d., to take to running.
dikt, n. a composition in Latin.
dikta (að) v. (1) to compose in Latin (d. ok skrifa bréf á Látínu)
(2) to bring about, make; (3) to invent, devise, think out (hann gerir á sömu leið sem fjandinn fyrir honum diktar).
diktan, f. composition in Latin.
diktr, m. = dikt (rare).
dilk-fé, n. ewes together with their lambs (dilkfjáreign).
dilkr, m. a sucking-lamb, kid, calf, pig (þótt kýr leiði dilka).
dilks-höfuð, n. lamb's head.
dilk-ær, f. a ewe with a lamb.
dimma (að), v. to make dark, darken; impers., um kveldit, er d. tók , when it begin to grow dark; tekr at d. af nótt, the night comes on; refl., dimmast, to grow dark (er nótt dimmaðist).
dimma, f. darkness (d. nætrinnar); dimmu dregr á e-t, it begins to look gloomy, threatening,.
dimm-hljóðr, a.= dimmraddaðr.
dimmar, a. dim, dark, gloomy; døkkt ok dimmt ský , a dim and dark cloud; e-m verðr dimmt fyrir augum, one sees dimly.
dimm-raddaðr, a. deep-voiced.
dirfa (-ða, -t), v. to make bold; esp. d. sik or dirfast, to dare; dirfast til e-s or at e-u, to have courage for a thing; bœndr dirfðust mjök við Birkibeina, became bold, impudent; dirfast at gera e-t, to dare to do a thing,
dirfð, f. boldness courage.
dirokkr, m. drudge.
diskorda (að), v. to disagree with (við e-n).
diskr (-s, -ar), m. plate, dish.
disputa (að), disputera (að), v. to dispute.
díar, m. pl. gods or priests.
díki, m. dike, ditch.
díli, m. spot, mark.
dís (pl. dísir), f. (1) sister (heitir ok systir d.); (2) a female guardian angel, goddess; (3) maid.
dísa-blót, n. a sacrifice to the disir;
-salr, m. hall (temple) of the disir.
dívisera (að), v. to distribute.
djarf-leikr, m. boldness, courage;
-liga, adv. (1) boldy; (2) certainly (þat væri -liga minn dauði);
-ligr, a. bold, daring;
-mannligr, a. boldlooking;
-mæltr, a. bold of speech.

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