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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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landi); o. á or o., down upon (leggr Refr á hann o. aptr klæðin, ok þar leggst Álfdís o. á klæðin); besides (á þetta o. allt gerði hann suðr at oss þrettán skútur); þola hverja skömm á aðra o., to bear one disgrace after another; o. á or á o., to boot, into the bargain, = þar á o.; o. eptir, down along (reið hann þá o. eptir dal); o. frá, below (var verkr í enni hœgri kinn o. frá auganu); o. fyrir, down over (hann féll dauðr o. fyrir klettinn); fyrir ofan, above (arfasáta, er hér stendr fyrir o. húsin); steinveggr var fyrir o., above, higher up.
ofan-fall, n. (1) downfall; (2) downpour of rain (var veðrátta ill ok-föll);
-för, -ganga, f. descending, descent;
-högg, n. cutting down;
-reið, f. riding downwards.
ofar-la, -liga, adv. (1) high up, in the upper part (-liga í dalnum); þeim mun í brún bregða ok -liga klæja, they will make a wry face and their pates will tingle; fig., bíta e-m -la, to bite one sharply; (2) of time, towards the end of a certain period; -liga á dögum Ólafs konungs, in the later part of the reign of King Olaf (= á ofanverðum dögum).
ofarr, adv. compar. (1) higher up (annat augat mun o. en annat); fig., lát eigi o. koma þessa fólsku, let not this nonsense go farther; (2) later, move advanced in time; (3) o. meirr = ofarr;
ofarst, adv. superl. highest, uppermost.
of-át,n. over-eating, gluttony;
-beldi, n. violence, overbearing;
-bræði, f. passion, rashness;
-dirfð, f. foolhardiness, impudence.
ofdirfðar-fullr, -samr, a. foolhardy, impudent.
of-dramb, n. arrogance, conceit.
ofdrambs-fullr, a. arrogant.
of-drykkja, f. indulgence in drink.
ofdrykkju-maðr, m. drunkard.
of-dul, f. too great conceit;
-dulinn, a. self-conceited;
-dyri, n. 'over-door', lintel;
-fari, a. having gone too far; verða offari við e-n, to transgress against one;
-fors, n. presumption.
offr, n. offering (fórnir eða offr; offr hins heilaga Ólafs).
offra (), v. (1) to make an offering, sacrifice (o. e-m e-t); (2) to make a gift, to present; o. e-m e-u (hann offraði miklu fé til grafar drottins).
of-framsœkni, f. over-temptation;
-fylli, f. surfeit, gluttony;
-gangr, m. excess; ganga ofgangi (-göngum) yfir e-n, to tyrannize;
-gangsi, a. over-prevailing;
-gœðakostr, m. great advantage;
-harmr, m. excessive grief;
-hiti, m. excessive heat;
-hlátr, m. immoderate laughter;
-jarl, m. 'over-earl', over-match (verða mér sumir ofjarlar hér í heraðinu);
-kapp, n. stubbornness;
-kátr, a. overbearing, wanton;
-kerski, f. excessive petulance;
-kvæni, n. domineering of a wife;
-kæti, f. wantonness;
-láti, m. a vain, showy person;
-látligr, a. showy;
-léttliga, adv. promptly;
-léttr, a. prompt, easy, ready;
-leyfingi, m. a person made too much of;
-lið, n. = ofrlið;
-ljótr, a. hideous;
-læti, n. arrogance;
-maðr, m. over-match; vera e-m ofmaðr, to be more than a match for;
-magn, n. = oflið; bera e-n ofmagni, to overpower.
ofmetnaðar-fullr, a. full of pride;
-maðr, m. overproud man;
-samligr, a. arrogant (-samlig orð).
of-metnaðr, m. pride, arrogance;
-metnast (), v. to pride oneself;
-munúð, f. sensuality;
-mælgi, f. excessive loquacity;
-mæli, n. exaggeration (er þat ok ekki ofmæli, at).
ofn (-s, -ar), m. oven, furnace.
of-neyzla, f. intemperance.
ofn-grjót, n. oven-stones;
-reykr, m. smoke from an oven.
ofra (), v. (1) to brandish, wave in the air, with dat. (o. vápnum sínum);



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