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becomes cold, severe; á vetri, í vetri, last winter; (2) year (sextán vetra gamall); tíu vetrum síðarr, ten years later.
vetra (að), v. to become winter; líðr fram haustinu ok tekr at v., the winter began to set in, it became wintry.
vetrar-braut, f. winter- road
-dagr, m. winter-day; á -dag, in the winter;
-far, n. the course (character) of winter (sagði hón mönnum forlög sin ok -far ok aðra hluti);
-langt, adv. during winter, throughout the winter;
-megn, n. the severest part (the depth) of winter;
-nauð, f. severe winter;
-ríki, n. = vetrar-nauð (-riki var mikit);
-tíð, f. winter-tide;
-timi, m. winter-time.
vetra-tal, n. number of winters, years (fyrr rosknir at afli en -tali).
vetr-beit, f. winter pasture;
-björg, f. winter provender;
-gamall, a. a year old (-gamalt lamb);
-gata, f. winter-road;
-gemlingr, m. a sheep a winter old;
-gestr, m. winter guest;
-grið, n. winter-stay, winter-quarters (bjóða e-m -grið);
-hagi, m. winter pasture;
-hringr, m. the milky way;
-hús, n. pl. winter houses, opp. to 'sel';
-langt, adv. = vetrarlangt;
-líti, m. one who has passed a winter, 'winter-old' bear;
-ligr, a. wintry;
-lægr, a. lying up in harbour for the winter.
vetrnátta-helgr, f. the first Sunday in the winter-season;
-skeið, n. the season when winter sets in.
vetr-nætr, f. pl. the winter nights (the three days which begin the winter season);
-seta, f. winter quarters;
-taka, f. taking a winter-guest.vetrtaks-maðr, m. winter-guest.ð
vetrtöku-maðr, m. winter-guest.
vetrungr (-s, -ar), m. an animal one winter old, yearling, esp. a calf
vetr-veðr, n. winter weather;
-vist, f. winter abode, winter quarter.
vett, n. lid of a chest, see 'vætt'.
veit-fangr, -rim, -vangr, see vætt-, etc.; vettugi, see vættugi.
véurr, m. holy warder.
vexa (-ta, -tr), v. to rub with wax.
við or viðr, prep. with dat. and acc.; I. with dat. (1) against; hann sló honum niðr v. steininum, he dashed his head against the stone; hús liggja v. velli, the houses lie in ruins; kasta sér niðr v. velli, to cast oneself down on the ground; er inn efri kjöptr v.         himni, en inn neðri við jörðu, the upper jaw touches the heaven, the lower the earth; hann hjó hann upp v. garðinum, he smote him close by the fence; skera af sér strenginn við øxinni, to cut the string, asunder against the axe; (2) against, towards,         of direction; horfa, v. e-m, to look towards, face; (3) along with (hann hafði marga smiðu v. sér); (4) with,         of an instrument (jarl hljóp upp v. sverði); (5) among; gengu síðan í sæti sin v. öðrum mönnum, among other men; (6) denoting barter, exchange, against, for (geta gull v. grjóti); (7) denoting remedy, against (hjálpa e-m v. e-u); (8) against, denoting contest, warding off (hafa liðsafla v. e-m); hafa (viz. afl) v. e-m, to be one's match; (9) ellipt. usages;         stinga v. fótum, to stop; hrífa v., to catch hold; búast v., to make oneself ready; risa v., to withstand; hvatz hann fiðr v., whatsoever he may object; II. with acc. (1) by, at, close to (sniða skeggit við hökuna); skjöldr við skjöld, shield to shield; v. Sandhóla        ferju, at Sandholferry; v. veginn, by the wayside; v. Ana, by the river; draga segl v. hún, to hoist the sail to         the top; festa e-n v. meið, tré, to fasten to a pole, tree; binda v. fót e-s, to bind up a broken leg; dró upp flóka v. austr, in the east; (2) of time,         towards, at; v. solar-setr, at sunset; v. sól, with the sun, (it sunrise; v. aptan, towards evening; vera v. aldr,         to be stricken in years; (3) at, by (vera heima v. bú sitt); Hrútr var v. skip um sumarit, H. stayed by his ship         during the summer; sitja v. stýri, to sit at the rudder; styðja sik v. e-t, to lean on; ganga v. staf, to walk with a staff; vera v. e-t, to be present at;         sitja v. drykk, to sit at drink; (4) denoting direction; í sýn v. bœinn, within sight of the town; (5) denoting

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