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journey or voyage; -fox, n. cheating;
-friðr, m. security for trade;
-för, f. = -ferð, esp. in pl. (hafa skip í -förum, fara -forum);
-gegn, a. good at trading;
-gjald, n. wages, pay;
-hús, n. shop;
-lag, n. tax, price;
-laust, a. n. (1)without charge, gratuitously; (2) without bargain or profit;
-ligr, a. mercantile; mér verðr
-ligt, I come to a bargain;
-maðr, m. trader, merchant;
-manga (að), v. to bargain (-manga við e-n).
kaupmanna-gørfi, n. merchant's attire;
-lög, n. pl. league of merchants (vera í -lögum = vera kaupmaðr).
kaupmann-liga, adv. in a merchant-like manner;
-ligr, a. merchant-like.
kaup-máli, m. bargain, contract;
-rof, n. breach of bargain;
-sáttr, a. agreed as to a bargain;
-skapr, m. stores of merchandise, wares;
-skip, n.merchant ship;
-slaga (að), v. to bargain;
-staðr, m. market town;
-stefna, f. fair, market;
-sveinn, m. = -drengr;
-tún, n. market town.
kaupu-nautr, m. customer.
kaup-varningr, m. merchant wares;
-váttr, m., -vitni, n. witness to a bargain;
-þorp, n. = -tún.
ká (kái, káða, káðr), v. to harass; refl., kást í e-u, to meddle in a thing.
káklast (að), v. refl. to receive a beating, meet with blows.
kál, n. cabbage, kale.
kálfi, m. the calf of the leg.
kálfr (-s, -ar), m. calf; fig. small island (beside a large one).
kálfs-belgr, m. calf's skin.
kálf-skinn, n. calf-skin.
kápa, f. cloak made with a cowl or hood (hann var í blárri kápu).
kápu-ermr, f. the sleeve of a kápa;
-hattr, -höttr, m. the hood of a kápa;
-skaut, n. the lap of a kápa.
kár-höfðaðr, a. curled.
kárína, f., see 'karma'.
kárr, m. curl in the hair.
kát-liga, adv. in a merry manner;
-ligr, a. merry, cheerful (lig orð).
kátr, a. merry, cheerful.
ká-vísi, f. meddlesomeness;
-vísligr, a., -víss, a. quarrelsome, meddlesome.
kefja (kef, kafða, kafðr), v. to dip, put under water; impers. to be swamped, sink, of a ship (skipit kafði undir þeim); refl., kefjast, to dip oneself, duck, dive.
kefla (-da, -dr), v. to gag (a lamb).
kefli, n. cylinder (of wood), stick.
kefling, f. gagging (of lambs).
kefli-völr, m. cane, stick, = kefli.
keikja (-ta, -tr), v. to bend backwards (E. keikti hann aptr á bak).
keikr, a. bent backwards (bjúgr ílendum en keikr í hálsi).
keila, f. a sea-fish allied to the cod; torsk or tusk.
keipr (-s, -ar), m. rowlock.
keipull, m. a kind of boat, coble.
keisa (-ta, -tr), v. to bend.
keisara-dòmr, m., -dœmi, n. empire;
-höll, f. imperial castle;
-ligr, a. imperial;
-ríki, n.= -dœmi;
-stóll, m. imperial throne.
keisari, m. emperor. kektunar-maðr, = klektunar-maðr.
kelda, f. (1)well, spring; (2) bog, quagmire (lá hestr hans í keldu).
kelfa (-di, -t), v. to calve.
kelpa, f. trap (for otters).
kelta, f. = kjalta.
kemba (-da, -dr), v. (1) to comb (k. hár sitt); (2) to card (k. ull).
kempa, f. champion, bold warrior (bardagamaðr mikill ok kempa).
kengr, m. (1) a horseshoe-formed crook; (2) bend, bight; köttrinn beygði kenginn, arched its back.
kenna (-da, -dr), v. (1) to know, recognize (Flosi kenndi Kára, er hann kom í stofuna); (2) to know as one's own, claim (k. sér land); (3) to assign or attribute to one (þá var ok ár um öll lönd, kenndu Svíar þat Frey); k. e-m barn, to father a child upon one; (4) k. e-m e-t, to lay to one's charge, impute (ef hann væri sannr verks þessa, er honum var kennt); k. e-m um e-t, to charge one with a thing (Þorgeirr vildi ekki, at brœðrurn hans rnætti um k.); (5) to taste food or drink (k. e-t or e-s); (6) to feel, perceive, with acc. and gen. (ek kennda þín eigi, er þúhvíldir á brjósti mér); k. sætan ilm, to perceive a sweet smell; k. hita (kulda) af e-u, to feel heat (cold) from; k.

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