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seaman;
-segl, n. the sail of a byrðingr.
byrðr (-ar, -ar), f. burden, load.
byr-fall, n. dropping of a breeze.
byrgi, n. enclosure, fence.
byrging, f. (1) closing, shutting up; (2) close, conclusion, end.
byrgis-kona, f. concubine;
-maðr, m. paramour;
-skapr, m. concubinage.
byrgja (-ða, -ðr), v. (1) to close, shut (b. dyrr eða vindaugu); b. sinn munn, to shut the mouth; b. aptr húsit, to close the house; b. e-n inni, to shut one in (í húsum); fig. to outwit one (b. e-n inni fyrir vitsmuna sakir); b. e-t fyrir e-m, to exclude one from; b. e-n úti, to shut one out; b. e-t úti, to prevent, preclude (b. úti váða); (2) b. e-t með skömmu máli, to comprise it within a small compass.
byrja (að), v. (1) to originate (ór himninum byrjast öll gœzka); (2) to begat esp. in pass., byrjast, to be begotten (á þeirri sömu nótt sem hann byrjaðist); (3) to enter upon, begin b. ferð sína, to begin one's journey; (4) b. mál e-s, to plead, (support) ones cause (ek skál b. þitt mál sem ek kann); b. rœdu, to deliver a speech (= flytja rœdu); hefir þú fram byrjat (stated) erendi þitt.
byrja (að), v. impers. with dat. to behove, beseem; sem byrja (as it behoves) hlýðnum syni; sem þeim byrjaði at manntali, in due proportion to their number.
byrja (að), v. impers., e-m byrjar vel (illa), one gets fair (foul) wind (byrjaði þeim vel um haustit).
byrjan-ligr, a. that is to begin.
byrjar-gol, n. gentle breeze.
byrla (að), v. to pour out; byrlar hann í hornin he fills out the cups; with dat., to serve (a cup) to one (Snjófrið byrlaði ker mjaðar fullt konungi).
byrlari, m. cup-bearer.
byr-leiði, n. favourable wind (fá gott -leiði);
-léttr, a, gently blowing;
-leysa, f. lack of a fair wind.
byrli, m. = byrlari.
byr-ligr, a. promising a fair wind (því at ekki er -ligt); ekki -ligr draumr, a bad dream;
-lítill, a. faintly blowing with fair wind.
byrr (-jar, -ir), m. fair wind; e-m gefr vel byri (acc. pl.), one gets a fair wind; bíða byrjar, liggja til byrjar, to wait, lie by, for a fair wind; b. rennr á, a fair breeze begins to blow; b. tekr at vaxa, the wind freshens.
byrsta (-sta, -str), v. (1) to furnish with bristles; (2) to cover as with bristles; borg gulli byrst, with the gable-head mounted with gold; (3) refl., byrstast, to bristle up, to show anger.
byrstr, pp. set with bristles; fig. exasperated.
byrsæll, a. lucky in getting fair wind;
-vænligr, -vænn, a. promising a fair wind.
bysja (busti), v. to gush (busti blóð á brímis eggjar).
bytna (að), v. to come to the bottom.
bytta, f. small tub, pail, bucket.
byttu-austr, m., baling (a ship) with buckets.
byxa (-ta, -t), v., b. sér, to jump (síðan byxti hann sér á sjóinn).
byxing, f. violent tossing.
bý, n. bee;
-fluga, f. = bý;
-flygi, n. = -flugur.
býfur, f. pl. clumsy feet; rétta b., to stretch out the legs.
býr (-jar, -ir), m. = bœr.
býsn, n. and f. wonder, portent (þetta eru stór b.).
býsna (að), v. (1) to bode, portend (þetta býsnar tjón ok sorg); (2) b. skal til batnaðar, things must run to an extreme before they get better.
býsna-veðra, n. portentious weather;
-vetr, m. a winter off portents.
bý-stokkr, m. bee-hive.
býta (-tta, -tt), v. (1) to deal out (býtti Hrafn silfrinu); (2) to exchange (býttum við jörðum okkar).
býti, n. exchange, barter.
bæði (n. dual from 'báðir', used as) conj., (1) b. . . ok, both . . and; b. vitr ok framgjarn, both wise and bold; b. at lærdómi ok vitrleik ok atgervi, both in learning, and wisdom, and

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