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-dr),v. to fulfil, bring about;
-kvæmd, f. fulfilment, success, prowess.
framkvæmdar-lauss, a. unavailing, useless;
-leysi, n. inaction;
-maðr, m. enterprising man;
-mikill, a., -samr, a. enterprising.
fram-kvæmr, a. efficacious.
fram-lag, n. outlay, contribution;
-laga, f. advancing (with the ships in battle);
-leiðis, adv. further, next;
-leiðsla, f. conduct (-leiðsla hans lífdaga);
-liðinn, pp. departed, deceased;
-ligr, a. excellent;framligr maðr, a fine man;
-lundaðr, a. bold, courageous;
-lútr, a. (1) bending forward; (2) prone (til e-s);
-lyndr, a. = framlundaðr.
frammi, adv. (1) out, away out; þeir Leifr sitja f. í húsum, near the outer door; standa f. fyrir e-m, to stand before one's face; (2) hafa e-t f. or í f., to make use of, employ; hafa kúgan í f.við e-n, to try to browbeat one.
fram-mynntr, a. with a prominent mouth (mjök eygðr ok f.).
framr (compar. framarri, fremri superl. framastr, fremstr), a. (1) forward, prominent; neut., framt, to such an extent; treysta framt á, to put full trust in; compar. the foremost of two; til hins fremra austrrúms, to the fore pumping room; hit fremra, the place nearest the door, the road along the coast (fóru sumir f. tit Seljalandsmúla); (2) fig. fremri e-m, superior to (öllum fremri) superl. foremost, best (fremstr at allri sœmd); furthest back (hvat þú fremst um veizt).
fram-rás, f. course;
-reið, f. riding on;
-reitir, m. pl. the fore-beds' (in a garden); fig., hafa e-t á -reitum, to display, make a show of;
-saga, f. delivery (-saga sakar);
-snoðinn, a. bald on the forehead;
-sókn, f. further prosecution of a case (-sókn sakar);
-stafn, m. stem, prow;
-sýn, f. foresight;
-sýni, f. fore-sightedness;
-sýniligr, a. foreseeing;
-sýnn, a. foreseeing, prophetic;
-sögn, f. statement;
-vegis, adv. further, for the future;
-vísi, f. prophetic spirit;
-víss, a. prophetic, foreseeing.
frauð, n. froth (= froða).
frá, prep. with dat. (1) from (ganga f. lögbergi); skamt f. ánni, a short distance from the river; (2) away from (nökkut f. óðrum. mönnum); (3) of time, alit f. eldingu, all along from daybreak; dag f. degi, one day after another; (4) from among, beyond; gera sik auðkendan f. öðrum mönnum, to make oneself conspicuous; (5) against; frá líkindum, against likelihood; (6) of, about; er mér svá f. sagt konungi, I am told so about the king (7) as adv. away; hverfa f., to turn away; til ok f., to and fro; héðan í f., hence, henceforlh; þar út í frá, secondly, next.
frá-bæriligr, a. surpassing;
-bærr, a. surpassing;
-dráttr, m. diminution;
-fall, n. (1) falling off, receding (fráfall sjófarins); (2) decease, death;
-ferð, f. departure.
frágørða-, gen. pl. from 'frágørðir';
-lið, n. choice troops;
-maðr, m. remarkable man;
-mikill, a. exceeding great (fjöturr f.).
frá-gørðir, f. pl. surpassing feats; var þat at -gørðum, it was extraordinary;
-laga, f. retreat (in a seafight); cf. leggja frá);
-lauss, a. free, clear (from a matter).
frá-leikr, m. swiftness, briskness.
frá-ligr, a. quick, swift.
frán-eygr, a. with flashing eyes.
fránn, a. gleaming, flashing (of serpents and weapons).
frár (frári, frástr), a. swift, lightfooted (frár á fœti).
frá-saga, f. account, narrative.
frásagnar-verðr, a. worth relating.
frá-skila, a. indecl. separated, isolated (-skila e-m);
-skilliga, adv. out of the way, far off;
-skilligr, a. = -skila;
-skilnaðr, m. separation.
frá-sögn, f. (1) the act of relating; (2) = frásaga.
frásögu-ligr, a. worth relating, interesting.
frá-vera, -vist, f. absence.
fregn (pl. -ir), m. news, intelligence information.
fregna (fregn; frá, frágum; fréginn), v. (1) to hear of, be informed of (þrándr frá andlát föður síns); (2)

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