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eisa (að), v. (1) to rush on; ganga eisanda, to go dashing through the waves (of a ship); eisandi úðr, foaming wave; (2) eisa eldum, to shower down embers.
eiskald, n., eisköld, f. poet. heart.
eiskra (að), v. to roar, rage.
eiskran, f. roaring, raging.
eista (gen. pl. eistna), m. testicle, stone (eistun þrútnuðu).
Eistland, n. Esthonia.
eistriestir, a. Esthonian.
Eistr , Eistrir, m. pl. the Esthonians.
eitla (að), v., only in the phrase., e. aúgum, to look stern.
eitr, n. poison (kasta eitri í drylk); fig. bitterness, malice.
eitra, (að), v. to poison (eitra smyrsl);
eitraðr, poisonous (eitrat hatr).
eitr-a, f. poisonous stream;
-blandinn, pp. impregnated, tainted with poison, poisoned, envenomed;
-blásinn, pp. swollen up with poison:
-blástr, m. (1) inflammation from poison; (2) poisonous breath;
-bólginn, pp. = eitir-blásinn;
-dalr, m. 'venom dale';
-drep, n. deadly poison, poisoning;
-drepinn, pp. killed by poison, poisoned;
-dropi, m. drop of poison;
-drykkr, m. poisoned drink;
-eggjaðr, pp. having a poisoned edge;
-fár, a. venomous (eitr-fár ormr);
-fluga, f. venomous insect;
-fullr, a. kind of poison;
-herðr, pp. tempered in poison (sverðit var -hert í);
-kaldr, a. deadly cold;
-kveisa, f. venomous sore, a nickname;
-kvikja, f. venomous yeast;
-kvikvendi, n. venomous creature;
-ligr, a. poisonous;
-maðkr, m. venomous maggot;
-naðra, f. poisonous adder;
-ormr, m. poisonous serpent;
-padda, f. venomous toad.
eitrs-fullr, a. full of venom.
eitr-tandraðr, pp. glittering, with poison, = eitr-fár.
ei-vesandi, pr. p. everlasting, eternal;
-vist, f. = eilífi.
ek, pers. pron. I; in poetry and old prose a pronominal k is suffixed to the verb, emk = em ek, vask = vas ek, sák = sá ek; mundak = munda ek; even if preceded by ek : ek sék, ek sitk; a preceding g becomes by assimilation k hykk = hygg ek : the pronominal k is inserted between the suffixed negative, -a or -at, and the verb; sáka = sá ek-a, I saw not; veitka = veit ek-a, I know not.
ekja, f. carting, carrying in a cart (sumir tóku til ekju).
ekju-vegr, m. cart-road.
ekka-lauss, a. griefless.
ekki, m. heavy, sobbing, sorrow, grief, (angr ok ekki)
ekkja, nom. and acc. neut. sing. of 'engi ', nothing, nought; also used as adv., not, = eigi.
ekkja, f. widow (var Þat lítit, at bera ekkju nafn); poet. woman.
ekkju-búnaðr, m. widow's weeds;
-dómr, m. widowhood;
-lífi, n. widowed life;
-sonr, m. widow's son.
ekla, f. dearth's, want.
ekra, f. corn field, acre.
él, n. (1) shower of rain, snow or hail; (2) fig. a hot fight.
elda (elda, eldr), v. (1) to light, kindle a fire (hann eldir undir katlinum); with dat. of the fuel (e. viði) (2) to kindle, light, set fire to, with acc.; e. vita, to kindle a beacon : fig., e. hug e-s, to kindle one's mind; ek skal yðra húð e. knáliga með klungrum, I shall make you smart; (3) to heat, warm (e. hús, e. ofn til brauðs) to smelt; fig, e. grátt silfr, to be bad friends; (4) impers., eldi hér lengi af með þeim brœðrum, the spark of resentment was long felt among the brothers; (5) it clears up; eldi nokkut élit (acc.), the shower cleared up a little; nótt (acc.) eldir, the night brightens, the day dawns.
eldast (d), v. refl. to grow, old; hann tekr nú at eldast mjök, he is beginninl to age fast.
elda-hús, n. -skáli, m. = eldhús
eld-bakaðr, pp. baked on embers;
-beri, m. fire-pan, brasier;
-brandr, m. firebrand;
-bruni, m. (1) fire, conflagration; (2) cauterization (at grœða með -bruna);
-böllr, m. fireball;
-fimr, a. inflammable, easily combustible;
-fœri, n. pl, an apparatus for striking fire, tinder-box;
-gróf,

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