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kvennváðir um kné falla, they let women's dress fall about his knees; (6) to fall, calm down (of the wind); féll veðrit (the storm fell) ok gerði logn; (7) to fail, be foiled; sá eiðr fellr honum til útlegðar, if he fails in taking the oath, he shall be liable to outlawry; f. á verkum sínum, to have been caught red-handed, to be justly slain; f. or fallast at máli, sókn, to fail in one's suit; f. frá máli, to give it up; fallinn at frændum, bereft of kinsmen; dœmi ek fyrir dráp hans fallnar yðrar eignir, I sentence your estates to be forfeited for his slaughter; refl., ef gerðarmenn láta fallast, if the umpires fail to do their duty; þá fallust öllum Ásum orðtök ok svá hendr, then voice and hands alike failed the Gods; féllust þeim allar kvéðjur, their greetings died on their lips; vill sá eigi falust láta andsvör, he will not fail or falter in replying, (8) to fall out, happen; mér féll svá gæfusamliga (it befell me so quickly), at; stundum kann svá at f., at, sometimes it may so happen that; (9) to be had or produced (þat járn fellr í firði þeim; þar fellr hveiti ok vin); (10) with adv., e-m fellr e-t þungt, létt, a thing falls heavily, lightly upon one (þetta mun yðr þungt f.); féll þá keisaranum þyngra bardaginn, the battle turned against the emperor; e-m fellr e-t nær, it falls nigh to one, touches one nearly; henni féll meinit svá nær, at, the illness fell on her so sore, that; mér fellr eigi firr en honum, it touches me no less than him; hörmuliga felir oss nú, at, it falls out sadly for us, that; (11) to please, suit; kvað sér, þat vel f. til attekta, said that it suited him well for drawing revenue from; honum féll vel í eyru lofsorð konungs, the king's praise, was pleasant in his ears; jarli féllst þat vel í eyru, the earl was well pleased to hear it; mun mér illa f., ef, it will displease me, if; féll vel á með þeim, they were on good terms; refl., honum féllst þat vel í skap, it suited his mind well, he was pleased with it; féllst hvárt öðru vel í geð, they loved each other; (12) with preps. and advs., f. af, to fall, abate (féll af vindr, byrr); f. á e-n, to befall one; þær féllu lyktir í, at, the end was, that; f. í e-t, to fall into, f. í brot, to fall in a fit; f. í óvit, to faint, swoon; f. í villu, to fall into heresy; f. í vald e-s, to fall into one's power; féll veðrit í logn, the storm calmed down; f. niðr, to fall, drop; mitt kvæði mun skjótt niðr f., my poem will soon be forgotten; féll svá niðr þeirra tal, their conversation dropped, they left off talking; f. saman, to fill in with, agree; þó at eigi félli alit saman með þeim, though they did not agree in everything; f. til, to occur, happen, fall out; ef auðna felir til, if luck will have it so litlu síðar féll til fagrt leiði, fair wind came on; öll þingviti, er til falla; all the fines that may fall in, be due; nema þörf falli til, unless need be; sem sakir falla til, as the case falls; f. undir e-n, to fall to one's lot (of inheritance, obligation); arfr fellr undir e-n, devolves upon one; f. út, to recede, of the tide (þá er út féll sjórinn); f.viðárar, to fall to at the oars.
fallerast (að), v. refl., (1) to be mistaken; (2) to prove false; (3) to fall (with a woman).
fall-hætt, a. n., e-m vetði, -hætt, one staggers, is in great danger of falling.
falligr, a. pretty, handsome (f. litr).
fallinn, pp. (I) svá f., such-like, so made or constituted (hví man hinn sami maðr svá f.); svá f. órskurðr, a decision as follows; (2) vel, illa f., well, ill-disposed (hann var vænn maðr ok vel f.); fitted, worthy (bezt til konungs f.); at hann væri betr til f. at deyja fyrir þá sök en faðir hans, that he more deserved to die than his father did; (3) neut., fallit, fit; ok hætti þá er honum þótti f., stopped when he thought fit; kallaði vel til f., said it was quite right; (4) suited to one (e-m); eigi þykki mér þér sú ferð vel fallin, I think this journey will not do for thee.
fall-jaki, m. ice-berg;
fall-jökull, m. ice-berg;

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