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accomplishments; (2) b. .. enda, both .. and also, and indeed.
bægi-fótr, m. 'lame-foot', a nickname of one who was 'haltr'.
bæging, f. thwarting.
bæginn, a. cross-grained.
bægja (-ða, -t), v. (1) to make one give way, to fish, with dat.; b. skipi ór lægi, to push the ship from her moorings; b. heraðsvist, to remove from the district; honum bægði veðr ok bar hann til eyja þeirra er Syllingar heita, the weather drove him out of his course and he was carried to the Scilly Islands; (2) to hinder (ef eigi bægja nauðsyniar þeirra); (3) refl., bægjast við e-n, to quarrel or strive with one (þá vill hann eigi við þá bægjast).
beala (-da, -dr), v. to consume by fire (brenna ok b.).
bæra (-ði, -t), v. impers., gekk áin undir þat þá er meirr bærði, when the waves (bárur) rose higher.
bæri-ligr, a. (1) able to be carried (-ligr á herðum); (2) fit, seemly.
bærr, a. entitled to; b. er hverr at ráða sínu, every one has a right to dispose of his own property,
bæsa (-ta, -tra), v. to drive cattle into the stall (= bása).
bæsingr, m. (one, born in a báss) a child of an outlawed mother.
bœjar-biskup, m. town bishop.
-bruni, m. burning of a town or farm-house;
-bygð, f. town-district;
-fölk, n.= -menn;
-gjald, n. town-rate;
-lýdr, = -menn;
-lögmaðr, m. town-justice;
-maðr, m. (1) inhabitant of a town; -menn, townsfolk, townsmen; (2) citizen;
-seta, f. dwelling (stay) in town;
-starf, n., -sýsla, f. town office.
bœki-skógr, m. beech-wood (svín er ganga í bœkiskógi).
bœklingr, m. little book, booklet.
bœli, n. (1) den, lair; (2) farm, dwelling.
bœn (pl. -ir), f. request, prayer; er sú b. allra vár, at, we all beg, that; skaltu veita mér b. þá (grant me the request), er ek mun biðja þik; fella b. at e-m, til e-s, to entreat one; gera e-t at bœn e-s, at his entreaty or prayer; vera (liggja) í bœnum, to be at prayers; biðja b. sinni, bœnar sinnar til guðs, to pray to God; góðr boena, ready or willing to grant a request (konungr var góðr bœna).
bœna (-da, -dr), v. to request, entreat, pray (b. e-n).
bœna-fullting, n. the support of prayers;
-gørð, f. = -hald, n. (saying) prayers (H. gekk hverja nótt til kirkju til -halds).
bœnahalds-maðr, m. one who prays, religious man (-maðr mikill).
bœna-hús, n. = bœnhús;
-kall, n. calling upon (God) in prayer;
-kraptr, m. power of prayer.
bœnar-bref, n. petition;
-orð, n. pl. (1) entreaty, prayer; (2) wooing courtship;
-staðr, m. (1) place of worship; (2) request, entreaty (þat er -staðr minn til allrar alþýðu, at);
-tími, m. hour of prayers.
bœna-staðr, m. (1) = bœna-staðr I.; (2) = bœnarstaðr 2.; á því er mér -staðr, at, I beg, that; gera e-t fyrir -stað e-s, to do a thing at one's intercession;
-traust, n. confidence in one's prayer or intercession (fela sik undir -traust e-s).
bœn-bifast (að), v. refl. to be moved by prayers;
-heyrðr, pp. willing to hear one's prayers; (gørast -heyrðr við e-n);
-hús, n. house of prayer, chapel;
-rœkinn, a. diligent in prayer.
bœr (gen. bœjar, pl. -ir, dat. -jum) m. (1) farmhouse, farmstead; reisa, gøra, setja bœ, efna til bœjar, to build a farmstead; (2) farm, landed estate (nú búa tveir menn á einum bœ eða fleiri); (3) town; í bœ ok í heraði = í kaupangri ok í heraði; borgir ok bœir, castles and towns.
bœta (-tta, -ttr), v. (1) to better, improve (ár þær, sem mikit bœta landit); b. rád sitt (to better one's condition) ok biðja konu; b. aptr, to restore; b. t e-u, to repair; b. upp borg, to repair it; (2) to make up for, compensate; ef þér vilit eigi b. (make up for) þat er þér hafit brotit; b. glœp sinn syndir sínar, to atone for

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