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man;
-mikill, a. eager, vigorous; .
-samt, a. n., e-m er -samt, one is concerned (about something) ;
-verðr, a. causing concern, serious.
á-hugi, m. (1) intention, mind; e-m er e-t í áhuga, one intends to do a thing; (2) eagerness (ekki skortir ykkr áhuga) ; (3) mind, opinion (eigi er því at leyna, hverr minn á. er um þetta) ; (4) care, solicitude, áhyggja; (5) devotion; biðja þeir goðin með miklum áhuga, fervently.
á-hyggja, f. care, concern, anxiety bera áhyggju fyrir e-m, to be concerned about; fær þat honum mikillar áhyggju ok reiði, it causes him much concern and anger.
áhyggjast (að), v. refl., á. e-t or um e-t, to be concerned about, take care or thought for.
áhyggju-fenginn, -fullr, a. anxious, concerned;
-lauss, a. unconcerned ;
-mikill, a. very anxious; e-m gerist mikit, one grows very anxious;
-samliga, adv. gravely, anxiously;
-samligr, a. anxious-looking;
-samr, a. anxious, careful;
-svipr, m.-yfirbragð, n. grave, anxious look.
áhöfn, f. (1) freight or loading of a ship ; (2) luggage.
á-högg, n. slaughter of a ewe (ær).
ái, m. great-grandfather.
ái-fangi, ái-fangr, m. resting-place (for horses to rest and graze)
-fóðr, n. fodder for horses at a resting-place;
-vangr, m. = ái-fangr (cf.'æja', to bait, and.'vangr', field).
ákafa-maðr, m. an eager, impetuous man (-maðr um e-t).
ákafast (að), v. refl., to be vehement, eager ; á., á e-t, to busy oneself eagerly with a thing.
ákafi, m. eagerness, vehemence; með ákafa miklum, vehemently; í ákafa , eagerly, impetuously; the gen. 'ákafa' is prefixed to a great many adjectives and to some substantives, in the sense of in a high degree, very ; ákafa fagr, very beautiful; ákafa reiðr, very angry, furious; ákafa drífa, a heavy snow-drift.
ákaf-leikr, m. eagerness, vehemence;
-liga, adv. (1) vehemently, impetuously; fara ákafliga, to rush on; biðja -liga, to pray ferevently; (2) very, exceedingly (-liga reiðr);
-ligr, a. vehement, hot (ákafligr bardagi, -lig reiði);
-lyndi, n. a hot, impetuous temper;
-lyndr, n. hot-tempered, impetuous.
ákafr, a. vehement, fierce (á. bardagi) ; þenna dag var veizlan allra áköfust, at the highest pitch ; neut. as adv., kalla ákaft á Bárð, to pray to B. fervently; ríða sem ákafast, to ride at a furious pace.
á-kall, n. (1) calling upon, invocation (á. á nafn guðs) ; (2) clamour, shouting; (3) claim, demand (á. til e-s, to a thing).
ákalls-lauss, a. free from all claims or demands.
á-kals, n. an inportunate, urgent request (cf. kalls).
á-kast, n. (1) throwing upon, casting at; (2) fig., assault (á. óhreins anda) ; (3) pl. taunts ;
á-kastan, f. casting upion ;
ákasta-samr, a. taunting.
á-kefð, f. = ákati (vægiliga en eigi með ákefð).
á-kefðarorð, n. pl. passionate or violent words.
á-kenning, f. (1) smack, savour (hafa á. e-s or af e-u) ; (2) slight reprimand (gera e-m á.);
á-kenningr, m. = ákenning.
á-keypi, n. right of pre-emption.
á-klagan, f. accusation, charge.
ál-klæði, n. bed-covering, counterpane (sængr með áklæðum).
á-kneiki, n. shame (snúa e-u e-m til ákneikis) ;
-koma, -kváma, f. (1) touch; úfriðar á., visitation of war; (2) hurt, wound.
á-kúfóttr, a. round as a ball.
á-kveðinn, pp. fixed, ,appointed; ákveðin orð, marked, pointed words ; með ákveðnum orðum, in express words.
á-kvæði, n. decision, verdict; með ákvæðum. expressly.
ákvæðis-teigr, m. a piece of field to be mown in a day ;
-verk, n. piecework, (þat er títt á Íslandi at hafa ákvæðisverk).
á-kynnis, adv. on a visit.

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