Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic
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for, dislikes (ef þér er nökkut um hug á kaupum við oss); (12) over, across; detta, falla um e-t, to stumble over (féll bóandinn um hann); (13,) by; draugrinn hafði þokat at Þorsteini um þrjár setur, by three seats; (14) about; þeir sögðu honum, hvat um var at vera, what it was about, how matters stood; hvat sem um þat er, however that may be; eiga e-t um at vera, to be troubled about a thing (lætr sem hann eigi um ekki at vera); var fátt um með þeim, they were not on good terms; (15) ellipt., ef satt skal um tala, if the truth must be told; þannig sem atburðr hefir orðit um, as things have turned out; (16) as adv., gekk um veðrit, veered round, changed; ríða (sigla) um, to ride (sail) by; langt um, far beyond, quite; fljótit var langt um úfœrt (úreitt), quite impassable; um liðinn, passed by, of time; á þeirri viku, er um var liðin, in the past -week; II. with dat. (1)over, esp. poet.; sitja um borðum=sitja yfir borðum; sá es um verði glissir, he that gabbles over a meal; (2) of time, by; um dögum, um nóttum, by day, by night; um sumrum, haustum, vetrum, várum, in the summer, etc.; um vetrum ok sumrum, both winter and summer.
uma-lauss, a. without (disadvantageous) report (cf. ' umi').
um-annan, f. care about a thing (umannan ok forráð staðarins).
umb, prep., see 'um'.
um-band, n. bandage (-band urn sár);
-bera, v. to bear with (má vera at þeir -beri betr við þik);
-bergis, prep, and adv. =-hverfis;
-boð, n. charge, commission (fá e-m -boð sitt).
umboðs-maðr, m. commissary, steward (-maðr biskups, klaustrs).
um-bót, f. (1) mending, bettering; (2) esp. píur. repairs (þurfa -bóta).
umbóta-maðr, m. one who mends matters (vér þurfum -menn).
um-breyta (-tta, -ttr), v. to change, alter (aldri -breytti hann sínum orðum);
-breyting, f. change;
-brot, n. pl. violent struggle, convulsion;
-búð, f. (1) apparatus, equipment; (2) arrangement, preparation (þeir tóku strengina ok veittu þessa -búð alla);
-búnaðr, m. (1) = -búð; (2) burial (gröftr eða -búnaðr); (3) bed; var honum veitir hœgligr -búnaðr, a soft bed;
-búningr, m. = -búnaðr; outfit (var henni veitir -búningr, sem hón þurfti at hafa);
-dýri, n. lintel;
-dœmi, n. adjustment;
-dogg, f. poet.,
-dögg arins, 'hearth's dew', soot;
-fang, n. struggle, bustle.
umfangs-mikill, a. making a great stir, boisterously active.
um-ferð, f. circuit, round journey.
umferðar-piltr, m. itinerant lad.
um-fram, prep, with acc. (1) above, beyond (-fram aðra menn); (2) as adv. besides (tólf menn ok lögsögumaðr -fram); ríða -fram, to ride by; at hvárigir gangi þar -fram, trespass beyond that; (3) -fram um or of, beyond; vera -fram of aðra menn, to excel others.
um-gangr, m. (1) a passage round a building; (2) management, care.
umgangs-maðr, m., mikill -maðr, a great husbandman, good manager.
um-gengi, n. management, care;
-gerð, f. (1) sheath, scabbard; (2) mounting, frame;
-gjörð, f. = -gerð;
-gröptr, m. ' digging round', searching;
-gyrða (-rða, -rðr), v. to encircle, surround;
-horf, n. a looking round; hversu þar var -horfs, how it looked there;
-hugsan, f. reflection;
-hverfis, prep, and adv. (1) with acc. round, all around (settu þeir lið sitt -hverfis borgina); (2) as adv., þar -hverfis, allt -hverfis, there about, all around;
-hverfum, prep, and adv.= -hverfis;
-hyggja, f. care (þeir vilja svipta þik várri -hyggju ok forsjá).
umhyggju-lauss, a. neglected; -laust, adv. carelessly.
umi, m. unfavourable rumour.
um-kast, n. sudden change, convulsion;
-kaup, -keypi, n. exchange, barter;
-kringis, prep, with acc. = -hverfis;
-kringja (-ða, -ðr), v. to surround;
-kvæði, n. term, expression, wording.
umla (að), v. to mutter, mumble (hann umlaði við).
um-leitan, f. a seeking for, negotiation (sætta -leitan);
-les, n. = -lestr.
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