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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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of many things; gæta tungu í báða góma, to keep guard on the tongue, speak warily; (2) finger-tip hendi heitir fingr, nagl, gómr).
góm-sparri, m. gag.
góz, n. goods, property.
grað-fé, n. entire cattle.
graðr, a. entire, not castrated.
graðungr (-s, -ar), m. bull.
grafa (gref, gróf, grófum.; grafinn), v. (1) to dig (g. gröf); g. torf, to dig peat; fig. to seek out the sense of (g. vísu); (2) to earth, bury (g. lík); (3) to carve, engrave (døkkr steinn í ok grafit á innsigli); (4) to inlay; fagr á liti, sem þá er fílsbein er grafit í eik, as when ivory is set in oak; (5) impers. to suppurate (lærit tók at g. bæði uppi ok niðri); (6) with preps., g. at e-u, eptir e-u, to inquire into, try to flnd out; also refl., grafast eptir e-u; g. niðr, to dig down; svá kyrr sem hann væri grafinn niðr, as if he had been rooted in the ground; g. til e-s, to dig for (g. til vatns); g. um e-t = g. eptir e-u; gróf hann svá undir þeim, at, he sounded them so that; g. e-t upp, to find out.
graf-alr, m. burin, graver.
grafar-bakki, m. verge of a grave;
-gørð, f. digging of a grave;
-lœkr, m. a brook which has dug itself a deep bed.
graf-silfr, n. hidden treasure;
-tól, n. pl. digging tools.
gramendr, m. pl. the angry gods.
gramr, a. wroth, angry (g. e-m).
gramir, m. pl., gröm. (viz. goð), n. pl. used as subst., fiends, demons; (gramir munu taka þik); deili gröm við þik, the fiends bandy words with thee.
gramr (-s, -ir), m. king, warrior.
grana-hár, n. whiskers (cf. 'grön').
grand, n. hurt, injury (gera, vinna, e-m grand).
granda (), v. to injure, do harm (engi grandaði öðrum).
grand-lauss, a. guileless;
-ligr, a. dangerous, injurious;
-varr, a. guileless;
-veri, f. guilelessness.
granna, f. neighbour.
granni, m. neighbour.
grann-leikr, m. slenderness;
-leitr, a. thin-faced;
-ligr, a. slim, slender of build (ungr ok grannligr á vöxt).
grannr, a. thin, slender.
grann-vaxinn, pp. slender, slim of figure (hár á vöxt ok g.).
gran-rauðr, a. red-bearded;
-selr, m. bearded seal;
-síðr, a. long bearded;
-stœði, n. the bearded part of the face, the upper lip.
graptar-dagr, m. burial-day;
-kirkja, f. a church with a burying ground;
-reitr, m. burial-place;
-staðr, m. burial-place.
gras, n. grass, herbage, herb.
grasaðr, pp. prepared with herbs.
gras-dalr, m. grassy dale;
-garðr, m. garden;
-geilar, f. pl. grassy lanes;
-gott, a. n. with good crop of grass;
-grœnn, a. grass-green;
-lauss, a. grassless;
-leysa, f. failure of grass;
-leysi, n. failure of grass;
-loðinn, a. thick with grass;
-loðna, f. grassy spot;
-lægr, a. lying in the grass;
-mikill, a. rich in grass;
-rœtr, f. pl. roots of herbs or grass;
-sótt, f. grass-fever;
-tó, f. grassy spot among cliffs;
-völlr, m. grassy field;
-vöxtr, m. growth of grass.
grautar-díli, m. porridge-spot (on the body);
-ketill, m. porridge-pot;
-sótt, f. 'porridge-fever';
-trog, n. porriage-trough;
-trygill, m. porriage-trough;
-þvara, f. porriage-stick.
grautr (gen. -ar), m. porriage.
grá-bildóttr, a. with grey-spotted cheeks, of a sheep;
-björn,
m. grey bear, opp. to 'hvítabjörn';
-blár, a. grey-blue.
gráða, f. step; fig. degree.
gráði, m. gentle breeze.
gráði, m. step, degree = gráða.
gráðr, m. greed, hunger.
gráðugr, a. greedy (g. ormr).
grá-eygr, a. grey-eyed;
-gás, f. wild goose;
-klæddr, pp. grey-clad;
-kollóttr, a. grey and without horns;
-kufl, m. grey cowl;
-leikr, m. malice;
-leitr, a. pale-looking;
-liga, adv. with malice;
-ligr, a. malicious;
-lyndr, a. spiteful,malicious;
-munkr, m. grey friar.
grána (), v. to become grey, fig. to grow rough (tekr at g. gamanit).
grán-stóð, n. stud of grey horses;
-variðr, pp. grey-coated (úlfar-varðir).
grár (grá, grátt), a. (1) grey (í grám kyrtli); g. fyrir hærum, grey-haired;



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