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á braut, to drive away; h. skipi fram or út, to launch a ship; impers., hratt stundurn fyrir, en stundum frá, the clouds were drifting on and off (the Moon); (2) to cast (throw) off (h. harmi, ótta); h. máli, to make a case void, clear oneself of it; h. e-u af e-m, to free one from, rid one of a thing.
hringa (að), v. to furnish with a ring.
hringa-brynja, f. coat of ring-mail.
hring-broti, m. 'breaker of rings,' prince (poet.);
-drifi, m. 'distributor of rings', prince, king (poet.).
hringing (pl. -ar), f. bell-ringing.
hringJa (-da, -t), v. to ring bells.
hringja (-da, -dr), v. to encircle, surround; h. e-u um e-n, to encircle with (cf. kringja um, urnkringja).
hringja, f. buckle.
hring-leginn, pp. coiled up (of a serpent);
-leikr, m. ring-dance;
-ofinn, pp. woven with rings.
hringr (-s, ar), m. (1) ring, circle , slá hring urn e-n, to make a ring around one; í hring, in a circle; hann fór í hring um skipit, he swam in a circle round the ship; með hringum, all around, altogether (brendu upp bœinn Með hringum); (2) ring (on the finger or arm, at the end of a chest, in a door, at the end of the hilt); link (in a chain).
hring-variðr, pp. 'ring-mounted'; málmr -variðr, a sword with rings.
hrinr, m. howling, screaming.
hrip,. m. box of laths, basket.
hripuðr, m. fire (poet.).
hrista (-Sta, -str), v. to shake (h. höfuðit); h. e-t af sér, to shake it off; marir hristust, the horses shook their manes; þeim hristust tennr í höfði, the teeth chattered in their head.
hríð (pl. -ir), f. (1) storm, esp. snowstorm; h. mikla gerði at þeim, laust á fyrir þeim h. mikilli, they were caught by a violent snow-storm; (2) attack, onset, in a battle (hörð, snörp h.); (3) a while; nökkura h., for a while; langa (litla) h. a long (little) while; þessar hríðir allar, all this while; um h., for a while (hann dvaldist þar um h.); um hríðir sakir = um h.; í hríðinni, immediately, at once (hann fór í hríðinni upp til Hofs); hríðum, frequently (stundum í Hvammi, en hríðum at Stað); (4) space, distance (var þó h. löng í millum).
hriðu-drepa, a. incled. killed by a snow-storm;
-fastr, a. detained by a snow-storm.
hriðóttr, a. stormy (b. vetr).
hrið-viðri, n. storm, tempest.
hrífa (hríf; hreif, hrifum; hrifinn). v. (1) to catch, snatch (h. til e-s); h. við, to take hold, to grip (kasta akkerum, ok hrífa þau við, um síðir); impers., hríft við, it takes effect, it turns out well; (2) to scratch (hann Iét h. sér með kömbum).
hrím, n. (1) rime, hoar frost; (2) the black soot on a kettle (ketil-hrím).
hrím-aldl, m. lazy lout.
hrím-drif, n. rime-drift;
-frosinn, pp. rimy;
-kaldr, a. rime-cold;
-kalkr, m. foaming cup;
-steinar, m. pl. rime-covered stones;
-þursar, m. pl, frost-giants.
hrína (hrín; hrein, hrinum; hrinit), v. (1) to squeal (of swine); h. við, to neigh to a horse (of a mare in heat); (2) h. á (or á e-m), to take effect, esp. of imprecations.
hrís, n. (1) brushwood; (2) faggots.
hrís-byrðr, f. load of faggots;
-fleki, m. hurdle of brushwood;
-kjarr, n. brushwood.
hrísla, f. sprig of a branch, twig.
hrísóttr, a. grown with shrubs.
hrís-runnr, m. bush.
hrísungr, m. a kind of bastard.
hrjá (hrjái, hrjáða, hrjáðr), v. to vex, harass (a person).
hrjóða (hrýð; hrauð, hruðum; hroðinn), v. (1) to unload (h. skip sín); (2) to strip, disable, esp. a ship in a sea-fight (hann hrauð öll víkingaskipin); (3) impers., hrýðr e-u, it clears away; mun hroðit myrkvanum, the fog will have cleared away; hrauð upp ór honum miklu vatni, he brought up much water; (4) refl., hrauðsk ór
skikkju, she threw off her mantle.
hrjósa (hrýss, hraus, hrosit), v., only in the phrase, hrýss mér hugr við, I shudder with horror (ávalt hrýss mér
hugr við, er ek sé þik).

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