Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic
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me; (5) to agree on; réðu þeir þat þá með sér, they settled this among themselves; (6) to fix, decide, resolve, with acc.; ek hefi áðr ráðit brúðlaup mitt, I have fixed my wedding day; réðu þeir þá þat at fara ofan til Rangár, then they resolved to ride down to Rang river; r. e-t til staðar, to settle, fix definitively,= staðráða e-t (vil ek finna konung áðr en ek ráða þetta til staðar); (7) to hire, take into service (r. skipverja, r. sér hjón); bóndi sagði húsfreyju, at hann hafði Hrapp ráðit með sér, that he had taken H. into his company; (8) to rule, govern, with dat. (r. landi, ríki; Einarr jarl ráð þá Orkneyjum); (9) to rule, command, have one's way, prevail, decide, settle (skal hón sjálf r. hvárt hón vill hann eða eigi); skal r. afl með þeim, the majority shall decide; Ólafr bað móður sína. eina r., to settle the matter alone; landfall ræðr fyrir sunnan, makes the boundary towards the south; with dat., hvárt ræðr þú því, er, is it your doing that..?; r. engu, to have no authority, be of no avail (orðheill þín skal engu r.); r. landamerkjum, to make the boundary (Hafslœkr réð þar landamerkjum); r. búi sínu, to conduct, manage one's estate; hann réð sér sjálfr, he was independent; ertu nökkurs ráðandi hér, have you any authority here? (10) to have, possess, be master of, enjoy; r. fé ok fjörvi, to enjoy wealth and life; (11) to explain, read; r. gátu, to read a riddle; r. draum, to interpret a dream; r. e-t at líkindum, to judge from probabilities (engar munu fríðari en þínar dœtr, ef at líkindum skal r.); (12) to read and understand (r. rúnar, stafi, rit); réð ek þær rúnar, er reist þín systir, I have read the runes thy sister engraved; (13) to punish, chastise, with dat. (fóstri hans var harðr við hann ok réð honum mjök); (14) to undertake; ráða stórt, to aim high, undertake great things; (15) periphrastically with an infin., to do; ráðumk ganga, we (I) do go; hón réð vakna (= hón vaknaði), she awoke; þau lög, er hann réð upp at segja, the laws which he pronounced; (16) with preps., r. e-t af, to resolve, make up one's mind (réð hann þat af at sigla súðr til Danmerkr); to discontinue, put a stop to (ek hygg, at Þóroddr ætli nú at af r. hingatkvámur þínar); to do away with (þú verðr nú þetta vandræði af at r.); r. e-n af e-u, to make one leave off (af hefir þú mik ráðit brekvísi við þik); r. e-u af (e-u), to get off; Þ. bað menn taka forka ok r. af skipinu, to get the ship off, set her afloat; r. e-n af = r. e-n af lífi, af dögum, to put out of the way, put to death (hann kvazt mundu af r. illmenni þessi); r. at e-m, to attack (njósnarmenn hlupu upp ok réðu at þeim); r. á e-t, to set about a thing (þeir réðu á íshöggit); r. á e-n, to attack one (þorðu aldri úvinir hans á hann at r.); r. bót (bœtr) á e-u, to remedy, make good (þóttust menn eigi kunna bœtr á þessu r.); r. eptir e-m, to pursue one; r. e-n frá e-u, to deprive one of, exclude one from (r. e-n frá landi, ríki); r. fyrir e-u, to command, have authority over, be master of (r. fyrir skipi, hofi, fé, eldi); r. í e-t, to guess at, find out (Gormr konungr réð ekki í þetta); r. móti, í móti e-m, to attack one (í móti Kára réð Mörðr); r. e-n ofan, to overthrow; r. ór e-u, to find an expedient, solve a difficulty (er nú vant ór at r.); r. til e-s, to rush in upon, attack (hann reiddi upp øxina ok réð til þórvarðs); to take to (set about) a thing, try, make an attempt; S. kom fótum undir sik, ok réð til í annat sinn, and tried again the second time; ok er nú til at r., ef þér vilit, now is the time for action, if you are willing; skal r. til árinnar eða eigi, shall we try to pass the river or not?; r.til orrostu, to go to battle; r. til uppgöngu, to make an ascent; r. til ferðar, to start on a journey; r. skipi til hlunns, to draw a ship on to land; r. um e-t, to dispose of (megum vér eigi r. um hennar gjaforð); to deliberate on (konungr gaf jarli orlof at r. um þetta við menn sina); r. um at gora e-t, to be about to do a thing (hann tók um strenginn ok
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