V

viðsmjörs-horn, a horn, vessel, of oil;
-ker, n., a horn, vessel, of oil;
-ketill, m. a horn, vessel, of oil;
-kvistr, m. olive branch;
-tré, n. olive free.
við-spell, -spjall, n. conversation;
-staða, f. resistance (fekk hann enga -stöðu);
-sýnd, f. =viðrsýn, viðrsjön;
-sœmandi, pr. p. beseeming;
-sœming, f. respects, homage (veita e-m -sœming); hœgr -sœmingar, easy to get on with;
-taka, f. (1) reception, receiving hann fekk þar enga -tóku, he was rejected; veita konungi -töku, to receive the thing; (2) pl., esp. hospitalily; vera góðr -takna, to be a good host; fá góðar -tökur, to be well received; (3) resistance, = viðrtaka (var þar lítil -taka.);
-takandi, m. receiver;
-tal, n. conversation, = viðrtal;
-tekja, f, reception (fá góðar -tekjur);
-tekt, f. = viðrtekt;
-tœkiligr, a. agreeable.
viðtöku-maðr, m. receiver.
við-varan, f. warning;
-varnam, f. abstinence from (-varnan fœzlu);
-vindill, m. woodbine;
-væri, n. =viðrværi;
-vörun, f. = -varan.
vigg, n. poet. horse, steed.
vigr (pl. vigrar), f. poet. spear.
vika, (gen. pl. vikna), f. (1) week; nú lífa sumarit til átta vikna, till it was eight weeks to winter; hin helga v., Holy-week (after Whitsun); efsta v., the last week of Lent, Passion-week; (2) sea-mile, = vika sjóvar, v. sævar (Ólafseyjar liggja út á firðinum hálfa aðra viku undan Reykjanesi).
vikna (að), v. to give way (v. fyrir, v. við); of ranks in battle, in wrestling (gekk L. svá fast fram, at þeir viknuðu fyrir Skotarnir).
vikóttr, a. bald on the forehead above the temples (bleikr á hár ok v. snemma).
vikr, f. pumice-stone (fló v. mikil á bœinn í Næfrholt).
vil (gen. vilia), n. pl. entrails.
vil, n. (1) desire, lust (dul ok v.); (2) í v. e-m, at one's will, to one's liking (ráða drauma í v. e-m).
vil-björg, f, good help.
vild, f. (1) will, liking (eptir várri v.); (2) favour (fyrir vildar sakir við lýðinn).
vildar-fólk, n. the chosen people;
-klæði, n. pl. the best clothes, state robes;
-lið, n. the best men, favourites;
-maðr, m. a distinquished man, favourite (konungr ok mart -manna);
-mær, f. favourite maid, maid of honour.
vildis-lýðr. m. the best men, = vildarlið;
-maðr, m. = vildarmaðr.
vildr (compar. vildri or vildari, superl. vilztr or vildastr), a. (1) agreeable (era sá vinr öðrum, er vilt eitt segir); (2) good, choice, esp. in compar. and superl. better, best; honum var ekki vildara af ván, he expected nothing better; vildra sverð, better sword.
vil-gali, m. flattery, = fagrgali.
vilgi, adv. (1) very; v. mjök, very much (hann kvíddi engu v. mjök); (2) by no means, not at all (hann vissi þat v. görla).
vilgis, adv. very, = vilgi (v. opt.).
vil-hallr, a. partial; segja -hallt, to give a partial, unfair report (liðsmenn segja opt -hallt, ok segja þat, er þeir vildi at væri).
vili (gen. vilja), m. (1) will, wish, desire (sigrsæll er góðr v.); (2) disposition, mind (vera e-m með góðum vilja); (3) delight, joy; vanr vilja, Joyless.
vili-sess, m. pleasant seat (?).
vilja (vil, vilda, viljat), v. (1) to will, wish, with infin. (nú vil ek spyrja yðr); Austmaðr kvazt vildu (pret. infin.) fyrir hafa land, the Easterling said he wished to have land for (the ship); with the infin. left out or understood; vildi Aðalráðr hann ekki þar, A. wished him not (to be) there; hón vildi hann feigan, she wished him dead; with subj., viltu, at ek fara til eyjanna, wilt thou that I shall go to the islands; (2) with acc. to wish, want (eigi vil ek þessa); hvat vilt þú honum, what dost thou want with him?; v. hverjum manni gott, to wish good to everybody; v. heldr, to prefer (viltu heldr dóminn ?); (3) impers., var sigit inn eptir firðinum svá sem vera vildi, as best might be, at random; þá er vel vildi, when the luck was fair; (4) v. e-m, to favour

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