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ár-brot, n. inundation of a river;
-brú, f.bridge over a river.
ár-búinn, a. early ready.
ár-býll, a. dwelling in abundance,
ár-dagar, m. pl., í -daga, in days of yore;
-degis, adv. early in the day.
ár-djúp n. pool in a river.
á-reið, f. charge of cavalry, invasion of horsemen;
á-reitingr, m. inducement.
á-rennilgr, a. easy to face,
á-reyðr, f. a kind of salmon.
ár-eyrr, f. bar, sandbank at the mouth of a river;
-farvegr, m. course of a river,
ár-ferð, f. (1) season (góð árferð) (2) good luck.
ár-flótr, a. fast, swift (of a rowing vessel).
ár-gali, m. 'the early singer', the cock, chanticleer,
árgalla-lauss, a. free from failure of crop, fertile,
ár-galli, m. failure of crop.
ár-gangr, m. a year's course, year.
ár-gljúfr, n. pl. steep cliff's over-hanging a river.
ár-guð, m. god of plenty (the god Frey) ;
-gœzka, f. good season.
ár-hlutr, m. one's portion of a river (as regards fishing rights).
á-riða, f. smearing, rubbing (cf. ríða á').
árla, adv. (1) early; with gen., árla dags ; (2) in times of yore.
ár-langt, adv., -lengis, adv. for a year, during a whole year;
-liga, adv. (1) = árla; (2) yearly ;
-ligr, a. (1) annual, yearly; (2) early.
ár-maðr, m. steward, esp. of a king's or bishop's estates.
ár-megn, n. main stream or current of a river.
ár-menning, f. stewardship.
árna (að), v. (1) to earn, gain, get (á. e-t) ; (2) á. e-m e-s, to procure a thing for one; á. e-m góðs, to pray for good to one ; á. e-m ills, to imprecate evil upon, to curse; á. e-m lífs, to intercede for one's life; á. e-s við guð, to pray to God for a thing.
árna (að), v. to go forward, to wander (á. úrgar brautir).
árnaðar-maðr, m. intercessor (esp, of Christ and the saints);
-orð n. intercession (of the saints),
árnaðr, m. intercession.
árnan, f. = árnaðr,
árnandi (pl. -endr), m. intercessor, = árnaðarmaðr,
ár-oss, m. mouth of a river,
árr (pl, ærir and árar, acc. áru and ára), m. (1) messenger, servant; (2) pl. angels (ærir ok höfuðærir),
árr, a. early (at árum degi).
ár-risull, a. given to rising early.
ár-sali, -salr, m. precious hangings of a bed (kult ok blæjur ok ársall).
ár-samr, a. fertile (ársamr vetr),
ár-sáinn, pp. early sown.
ár-skyld, f. yearly rent.
ár-straumr, m. current in a river; .
-strönd, f. bank of a river.
ár-sæli, f. the fact of having prosperous seasons (during one's reign) ;
-sæll, a. happy in having good seasons.
ár-tal, n. reckoning by years;
-tekja, f. yearly rent
-víð, f. anniversary of a man's death.
ártiðar-dagr, m.= ártíð;
-skrá, f. obituary.
á-runi, m. attack,= árás.
ár-vað, n. ford of a river.
ár-vakr, a. early awake, early rising (árvakr ok ósvefnugr).
ár-vegr, m.= árfarvegr.
ár-vænligr, -vænn, a. promising a good season.
ár-vöxtr, m. the rising or swelling of a river.
áræða-mikill, a. daring, enterprising (cf. áræðis-mikill).
á-ræði, n. (1) attack; veita e-m á., to talk ; (2) courage, daring, pluck.
á-ræðiligr, a. (1) likely, probable; (2) daring, dangerous; (3) ekki áræðiligt, not easy to face.
á-ræðinn. a. daring, enterprising.
áræðis-fullr, a. = áræðinn ;
-lítill, a. of small courage;
-mikill, a. daring;
-raun, f. test of courage, daring deed;
-skortr, m. want of courage;
-snarr, a. of great courage, plucky.
á-saka (að), v. to accuse, reproach

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