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skamm-nøktr, a. shamefully naked.
skammr, a. (1) short (var sú leiðin skemmri); láta e-n h?fði skemmri, to make one shorter by the head, to behead; neut., skammt, a short way, short distance (hann bjó skammt frá Skallagrími); (2) of time, short, brief; skamma hríð, stund, but a short while; eiga skammt úlifat, to have but a short time to live; hann kvað skammt til þess, he said it would be soon; skammt frá þessu, a short while after this; (3) adverbially, skömmu, skemmstu, lately, very lately, recently, very recently, = fyrir sk?mmu, skemmstu; skömmum, not long (sat hann sk?mmum við drykk); skemmrum, for a shorter time (at landit mundi verða skemmrum biskupslaust, ef tveir væri biskuparnir); sem skemmst, as short a while as possible.
skamm-rif, n. pl. the short ribs.
skammrifja-mikill, a. stout.
skammrif-stykki, n. a piece of meat from the short-ribs.
skamm-rækr, a. having a short memory for revenge.
skamm-samliga, adv. shamefully;
-samligr, a. shameful, disgraceful.
skamm-skeptr, pp. short-shafed;
-sýni, f. short-sightedness;
-sýniligr, -sýnn, a. short-sighted, foolish;
-sætr, a. short of stay;
-talaðr, pp. short-spoken;
-vaxinn, pp. short of growth;
-víss, a. = -sýnn;
-æð, f. short duration;
-æligr, a. short-lived, fleeting, brief (-ælig gleði);
-ær, a. short-lived, of short duration.
skamtaðar-erendi, n. = skapnaðarerendi (at hann hefir –erindi).
skamtr, m. share, portion.
skap, n. (1) state, condition; at því skapi, in the same proportion; hélt þat vel skapi, meðan hón lifði, it kept a good state whilst she lived; (2) condition of mind, temper, mood; þat er ekki mitt s., it is not my turn of mind; vera (með) illu skapi, to be in an angry mood; bregða skapi við e-t, renna e-m í s., to take to heart, be much affected by (rann honum mjök í s. sá atburðr); koma skapi við e-n, to agree with, get on with (engi kann við mik skapi koma); koma skapi (eiga s.) saman, to have minds alike (þit eigit meirr s. saman); hafa ekki s. til e-s, to have no mind to do a thing; hógværr í skapi, mild of temper; lítill í skapi, of small mind, faint-hearted; gera sér e-t í s., to take into one's head; vera e-m (vel) at skapi, vera nær skapi e-s, to be to one's mind; e-t fellr e-m vel í s., one likes, is pleased with; gera e-t til skaps e-m, to do a thing to please one.
skapa (að; pret. also skóp), v. (1) to shape, form, mould, make (ór Ymis holdi var jörð sköpuð); to create (guð, er mik skóp); s. skegg, to trim the beard; s. skeið, to take a run (þetta dýr skapaði skeið at oss); s. ok skera e-t, or um e-t, to decide, settle (ek skal einn skera ok s. okkar á milli); (2) to assign as one's fate or destiny (ek skapa honum þat, at hann skal eigi lifa lengr en kerti þat brenner); s. e-m aldr, to fashion one's future life; syni þínum verðr-a sæla sköpuð, bliss is not fated to thy son; (3) to fix, appoint (haf þá eina fémuni, er ek skapa þér); s. e-m víti, to impose a fine or penalty; at sk?puðu, in the order of nature, according to the course of nature (væri þat at sk?puðu fyrir aldrs sakir, at þú lifðir lengr okkar); láta skeika at sk?puðu, to let things go their own course (according to fate); láta skapat skera, to let fate decide; (4) refl., skapast, to take shape; freista, hvé þá skapist, try how things will go then; Ámundi kvað jarl úáhlýðinn ok mun lítt at s., A. said the earl was self-willed, and little will come of it.
skapa-dœgr, n. one's fated day (hón kvað engan komast yfir –dœgr sitt).
skapan, f. (1) shape, form (fríðr at allri s.); (2) creation.
skap-arfi, m. a right or lawful heir.
skapari, m. the Maker, Creator.
skap-bráðr, a. hot-tempered; e-m verðr –brátt, one loses his temper.
skap-bœtendr, m. pl. persons legally bound to pay weregild.
skap-bœtir, m. improver of one's disposition (þat var mælt, at hann væri engi –bœtir Hallgerði).

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