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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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ant, authority; (2) the hero of a tale;
-sögn, f. tradition.
sög-vísi, f. tattling propensity.
sök (gen. sakar, pl. sakar or sakir), f. (1) charge, the offence charged; sönn s., a true charge; gera sakar á hendr sér, to incur charges; gera sakir við e-n, to do offence or harm to one; sannr at s., proved (found) guilty; gefa e-m (upp) sakir, to remit a charge; gefa e-m s. (sakar) á e-u, gefa e-m e-t at s., to make a charge against one; fœrast undan sökum, to plead not guilty; vera (bundinn) í sökum við e-n, to have done offence to one (konungr tók stór gjöld af bóndum þeim, er honum þóttu í sökum við sik); (2) suit, action, in court; eiga s. á e-u, to have a ground for complaint; ek á sjálfr s. á því, that is my own affair; sækja e-n sökum, to prosecute one; svæfa allar sakar, to settle all causes; fara með sökina, to conduct the suit; segja fram sök sína, to declare ones suit; (3) effect; hafa ekki at s., to effect nothing; tók Þóroddr þá at vanda um kvámur hans, ok hafði ekki at s., but to no effect; (4) cause, reason (þótti konungi sakir til, þótt hann hefði eigi komit); fyrir hverja s., for the sake of what, why ? fyrir þá (þessa) s.,for that reason, therefore; af þeim sökum, from that cause (svá lauk þessu, at húsfreyja lézt af þeim sökum); fyrir e-s sakir or sökum, for the sake of, because of; fyrir ástar sakir, for love's sake; with respect to (skyldi boðit verða sem vegligast, bæði fyrir tilfanga sakir ok fjölmennis); fyrir mínum sökum, for my sake, for my part; um sakar þínar, for thy sake; of time, um nokkurra nátta sakir,for a few nights; of (um) stundar sakir,/ør a -while; um sinns sakir, for this once; um nætr sakir, for one night; sakir e-s, sökum e-s = fyrir sakir e-s, fyrir sökum e-s.
søkkva (søkk; sökk, sukkum; sokkinn), v. to sink (skútan sökk niðr með öllum farminum).
søkkva (-ta, -t), v. to sink, make to sink, with dat. (reru þeir menn út á fjörð ok søktu þar niðr kistunni); refl., søkkvast, to sink down (ormrinn søktist í sæinn).
sökótt, a. n., in the phrase, eiga s. við e-n, to have many quarrels with (á ek s. við fólkit).
söknuðr, m. = saknaðr.
sök-tal, n. = saktal.
söku-dólgr, -nautr, m. a person with whom one is at variance, enemy, adversary.
sök-vörn, f. defence in a suit.
söl (gen. sölva), n. pl. an edible seaweed, dulse.
sölu-, gen. from 'sala';
-váð, f. a piece of common stuff, wadmal.
söluváðar-brœkr, f. pl., -kufl, m., -kyrtill, m. breeks, cowl, kirtle made of ordinary stuff (söluváð).
sölva-fjara, f. beach where dulse is gathered, dulse-gathering (vera í -fjöru);
-kaup, n. purchase of dulse.
söndugr, a. sandy, = sendinn.
söng-bók, f. song-book, chant-book;
-færi, n. musical instrument;
-hljóð, n. pl. singing, music;
-hljómi, m. sound of music;
-hús, n. choir;
-íþrótt, f. = -list.
söngla (), v. to make a jingling or ringing sound (spratt járnit á gólfit, svá at sönglaði við).
song-list, f. art of music;
-maðr, m. singer;
-mær, f. (1) singing maid; (2) a kind of bell;
-nám, n. instruction in music.
söngr (-s, -var), m. (1) singing, music (heyra fagran söng); (2) song, lay (upphaf sönganna).
söng-raust, -rödd, f. singing-voice;
-tól, n. pl. = -fœri.
söngvinn, a. given to singing.
sørvi, n. necklace (steina-sørvi).



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