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slœgðar-bragð, n. cunning trick;
-maðr, m. sly fellow.
slœgja (-ða, -ðr), v. (1) to cheat, entice, ensnare (s. hug e-s ok hjarta); (2) impers., e-n slœgir til e-s, one has a mind to, desires; eigi slœgir mik hér til langvista í Norvegi, I am not tempted to linger here in Norway; (3) refl., slœgjast til e-s, to seek for a thing, of gain; hér er til lítils at ., but little profit to be had; Þórðr unni henni lítit, hafði hann mjök slœgzt til fjár, Th. loved her but little, and had married her for her money's sake.
slœgja, f. gain, = slœgr.
slœg-leikr, m. = slœgð;
-liga, adv. cunningly;
-ligr, a. sly, cunning (slœgligt ráð)
-pungr, m. a purse to hold one's gain.
slœgr, m. gain, profit; vil ek sjá hann ok virða fyrir mér, hverr s. mér þykkir í vera, and consider what I think he is worth; þykki mér þó meiri s. til hans, I think there is more good in him.
slœgr (acc. -jan), a. sly, cunning, crafty (s. í skaplyndi).
slœg-vitr, a. crafty, = slœgr.
slœma (-da, -dr), v. to make a side blow at one (hann slœmir til hans øxinni); with acc., s. undan e-m fœtrna, to cut off one's feet.
slœmr, m. the third and last division of a poem (drápa).
sløkkva (-ta, -tr), v. (1) to extinguish, put out (heimamenn sløktu eldinn); (2) to slake, quench (s. hungr, þorsta).
sløngva (-ða), v. to throw with a sling, fling, hurl; with dat. (sløngvir hann þá stokkinum út af þekjunni).
sløngva, f. sling (tók D. sér sløngu í hönd); cf. 'val-sløngva.'
smala-ferð, -för, f. tending sheep in the pastures;
-gangr, m. sheep-walk;
-hestr, m. shepherd's horse;
-maðr, m. shepherd;
-nyt, f. sheep's milk;
-sveinn, m. = -maðr;
-þúfa, f. shepherd's mound; sitja á smalaþúfu, to tend sheep.
smali, m. (1) small cattle, esp. sheep; (2) cattle.
smaragðr, m. emerald.
smá (smáða, smáðr), v. to scorn, slight, revile (s. e-n í orðum).
smá-barn, n. little child, baby;
-bátr, m. little boat;
-borinn, pp. of low birth;
-bóndi, búandi, m. small farmer;
-djöflar, m. pl. petty devils, imps;
-dýr, n. pl. -dýri, n. small animals;
-ey, f. little island;
-ferja, f. small ferry;
-fiski, f. catching small fish (róa at -fiski);
-fiskar, m. pl. small fishes;
-fuglar, m. pl. small birds;
-geislar, m. pl. faint beams;
-greinir, f. pl. small matters;
-grjót, n. small stones, pebbles;
-hlutir, m. pl. trifles;
-hringar, m. pl. small circles, rings;
-hundar, m. pl. small dogs, curs;
-hús, n. pl. small houses;
-kjörr, n. pl. scrub, brushwood;
-konungar, m. pl. kinglets;
-koppar, m. pl. small cups, slight hollows;
-kornóttr, a. small-grained;
-kvistir, m. pl. small twigs;
-kvæmr, a. narrow-minded;
-látr, a. content with little;
-leikr, m. trifling game;
-leitr, a. small-featured;
-ligr, a. trifling;
-lærisveinar, m. pl. little disciples;
-læti, stinginess, opp. to 'stórlæti';
-lœkir, m. pl. small brooks;
-lönd, n. pl. small lands, islands;
-mannligr, a. mannikin-like;
-menn, m. pl. insignificant persons;
-menni, n. insignificant person;
-munir, m. pl. trifles;
-mæltr, pp. lisping.
smán, f. shame, disgrace (þessi s. ok svívirðing, er þú gørir mér).
smánar-ferð, f. disgraceful journey;
-lauss, a. not disgraceful.
smá-neyti, n. small cattle, calves;
-piltr, m. lad.
smár (smá, smátt), a. (1) small, little (mörg skip ok smá); (2) neut., hann seldi smátt varninginn, he sold by retail; höggva smátt, to strike small blows; hann kvaðst eigi mundu smátt á sjá, he said he would deal liberally in the matter; smátt ok smátt, bit by bit, by degrees; (3) smám, bit by bit, slowly (fara smám).
smá-rakki, m. little dog;
-ráðr, a. aiming at small things;
-regn, n. drizzle;
-ríki, n. petty kingdom;
-róar, m. pl. small relief;
-sakar, f.

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