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þykki mér er vér skiljum f., the sooner we part the better; svá sem f. sögðum vér, as we said before; f. en, before (conj.), sooner than; (2) rather.
fyrri, a. compar. former;
fyrstr, a. superl. the first, foremost; hinn fyrra hlut vetrar, in the early part of the winter; hit fyrra sumar, the summer before last; yðrir fyrri frændr, your ancestors; verða fyrri til e-s, at e-u, to be the first to do a thing; eigi fellr tré við hit fyrsta högg, a tree does not fall at the first blow.
fyrri, adv. (= fyrr) before, sooner, rather (fyrri skal ek deyja, en).
fyrr-meirr, adv. formerly, in former times, previously.
fyrrum, adv. formerly, before.
fyrst, adv. superl. (1) first; gekk Hrútr fyrst (foremost) ok kvaddi konunginn; sem f., as soon as possible; f. í stað, directly, at once; (2) conj. (rare) as, since.
fyrsta, f., í fyrstunni, i fyrstu, in the beginning, at first.
fýla, f. (1) foulness, stink; (2) dirty fellow (= mannfýla).
fýsa (-ta, -tr), v. to urge (f. e-n e-s) impers., mik fýsir, I am eager, desire strongly (mik fýsir til Íslands, heim); refl., fýsast, to desire, feel desirous or eager; also ellipt. (hann kvaðst eigi f. til Íslands at svá búnu).
fýsi, f. wish, desire (= fýsn, fýst).
fýsi-liga, adv. willingly, desirably;
-ligr, a. desirable, attractive.
fýsn, fýst, f. = fýsi; e-m er fýst á at gera e-t, one is desirous of doing (or eager to do) a thing.
fæð , f. (1) fewness, scantiness; (2) coldness (in intercourse); f. er með þeim, they are on indifferent terms; taka f., to become melancholy.
fægja (-ða, -ðr), v. (1) to polish; (2) to cleanse (f. sár).
fækka (að), v. (1) to make few, reduce in number; (2) refl., fækkast, to grow cold, unfriendly (heldr tók at f. með þeim).
fæla (-da, -dr), v. to frighten, scare (f. e-n braut); refl., fælast e-t, to be frightened at; hestar fældust, the horses shied.
fæling, f. frightening.
fælinn, a. shy, timid.
fær, f. sheep.
Fær-eyingar, m. pl. the Faroe Islanders;
-eyjar, f. pl. the Faroe Islands.
fær-eyskr, a. Faroese.
fæta, v. to have to do with (f. um e-t).
fætka, fætta (að), v. = fækka.
fœða (-dda, -ddr), v. (1) to feed, give food to; (2) to rear, bring up (= f. upp); (3) to give birth to (fœddi Bergljót sveinbarn); (4) refl., fœðast, to feed, live on a thing (f. við e-t; to be born; to be brought up (= f. upp).
fœða, f. food.
fœði, n. food (= fœzla).
fœðing, f. birth, delivery.
fœðingi (pl. -jar), m. native; vera f. í e-u landi, to be born in a country.
fœra (-ða, -ðr), v. (1) to bring, convey (f. fé til skips); (2) to bring, present (f. e-m e-t); f. e-m höfuð sitt, to surrender to one; f. e-m kvæði, to deliver a poem; (3) to remove (f. kirkju, f. bú sitt); (4) with preps., f. e-t at e-m, to inflict on one; f. skömm at e-m, to sneer at one; refl., fœrast at, to bestir oneself; mega ekki at fœrast, to be unable to do anything; f. á e-n, to mock one; refl., fœrast á fœtr, to grow up; f. e-n fram, to maintain, feed; f. e-t í hljóðmæli, to hush up; f. e-n í kaf, to plunge one under water; f. sik í ætt, to vindicate one's kinship (by a gallant deed); f. e-n niðr = f. e-n í kaf; f. korn (sáð) niðr, to put down corn (seed), to sow; f. e-t sundr, to split asunder; f. e-n til kristni, to convert to Christianity; f. til rétts máls, to turn into prose; refl., fœrast undan e-u, to quit (release) oneself of; f. upp, to put up (f. upp vef); to lift up (f. upp øxina); to take out (f. upp mat ór katli); f. út búðarveggi, to enlarge the walls of a booth.
fœrð, f. condition of the roads.
fœri, n. (1) opportunity; komast í við e-n, to get a chance to attack one; vera í fœrum til e-s or um e-t, to be able to do a thing; (2) what one is able to do (ekki ætla ek þetta mitt f.); (3) fishing-line.
fœri-ligr, a. (1) practicable, easy, (2) fœriligr hestr, a strong horse.

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