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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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drekka f., to drink hard; leita f. eptir, to urge, press hard; ryðjast um f., to make a hard onslaught; leggja f. at, to close with one (in a sea-fight); telja f. á e-n, to give one a severe lesson.
fasta (), v. to fast, abstain from food; f. þurt, to fast on dryfood.
fasta, f. (1) fast, fasting; (2) season appointed for fasting (níu vikna f.).
fasta-eign, f. real property, opp. to 'lausafé', 'lauss eyrir';
-far, n., only in dat., (í) fastafari, eagerly, constantly;
-góz, n. = fasta-eign.
fast-eygðr, -eygr, a. firm-eyed;
-garðr, m. fastness, stronghold; fastgarðr er fyrir, there are great obstacles in the way;
-haldr, a. (1) tenacious, saving; (2) steadfast, constant (fasthaldr á sinni fyrirætlan);
-heitinn, a. true to one's word;
-heldi, f. (1) closeness, parsimony; (2) tenacity constancy;
-hendr, a. close-fisted.
fasti, m. poet. fire; fœra e-n í fasta, to bring one into a strait.
fastla, adv. = fastliga.
fast-liga, adv. firmly, strongly; trúa -liga, to believe firmly; e-t horfir -liga, it looks hard, difficult; vera -liga kominn, to be set fast;
-ligr, a. fast, firm, strong;
-lyndr, a. firm, strong-minded;
-máll, a. trusty;
-mæli n. pl. fast engagement (binda e-t fastmælum).
fastna (), v. (1) to pledge, promise solemnly (f. e-m lögbót); (2) to betroth (fastnaði Mörðr Hrúti dóttur sína); f. sér konu, to engage a wife; refl. fastnast, to be betrothed.
fastnaðar-mál, n. = festarmál;
-öl, n. = festaröl.
fastnaðr (-ar), m. betrothal.
fastnandi (pl. -endr), m. betrother.
fast-næmr, a. (1) close-fisted; (2) firm, trusty (-næmr við vini sína).
fast-orðr, a. true to one's word.
fastr, a. (1) fast, firm, sticking fast to the spot; hrútr f. (held fast, entangled) á meðal viða; f. á velli, standing fast (in battle); standa f. fyrir, to stand fast (firm); (2) close, close-fisted; f. ok fégjarn, close and covetous; f. af e-u, sparing of (f. af drykk); (3) of a meeting: þá er sóknarþing er fast, during the session; (4) firm, faithful (fast heit, loforð, föst trú); fullr ok f., definitive, permanent (þessi grið skulu vera full ok föst); (5) strong, hard (f. bardagi); fast atkvæði, hard syllable (ending in a double consonant); (6) til fasta, fast, firmly; ráða, mæla, heita til fasta, to make a firm agreement.
fast-ráðinn, pp. determined (-ráðinn f e-u); hafa e-t ráðit, to have made up one's mind (about);
-riki, n. strong rule, tyranny;
-settr, pp. fast-rooted (-sett villa);
-tekinn. pp. determined, resolved (hafa e-t fast-tekit með sér, -tekinn í e-u);
-tœkr, a. headstrong, stubborn;
-úðigr, a. staunch, firm of mind;
-úðliga, adv. firmly;
-úðligr, adv. = -úðigr;
-vingr, a. steadfast as friend, = vinfastr;
-yrðr, a. = -orðr.
fat, n. (1) vat, vessel, pail (kona vildi bera vatn en hafði ekki f.); eitt fat (basket) með vínberjum; (2) luggage, baggage (bera föt sín á skip, bera föt á land); (3) article of clothing, garment, pl. (föt), clothes, dress (hann hafði föt sín í fangi sér, en sjálfr var hann naktr).
fata, f. pail, bucket.
fata (), v. to step, = feta.
fata-búningr, m. apparel;
-búr, n. wardrobe;
-gørvi, n. luggage, gear;
-hestr, m. pack-horse;
-hirzla, f. wardrobe;
-hrúga, f. heap of clothes;
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kista, f. clothes-chest.
fatlaðr, pp. impeded; fjötri fatlaðr, fettered.
fat-lauss, a. (1) without clothes, = klæðlauss; (2) without luggage.
fatl-byrðr, f. a burden fastened with straps (cf. 'fetill').
fatnaðr (gen. -ar), m. clothing.
fat-prúðr, a. dressy, finely dressed;
-prýði, f. dressiness.
fatr, n. impediment, delay.
fatrast (), v. refl. to be entangled or impeded in a thing (fatrast mjök fyrir honum).
fats-töturr m. tatters.
fattir, a. (easily) bowed backwards.



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