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absol. or with double dat., s. e-m e-u (því mun ek s. þér um þetta, er satt er); (2) to answer (in a suit); s. máli fyrir e-n, to answer for one in a suit; (3) s. fyrir e-n or e-t, to answer (be answerable, responsible) for (ek skal þar fyrir s.); s. skilum fyrir, to render account for.
svara-bróðir, m. = svaribróðir.
svar-dagi, m. oath, promise upon oath (binda e-t -dögum).
svarð-fastr, a. covered with sward (-fast land);
-lauss, a. without greensward;
-lykkja, f. a loop of walrus-rope;
-reiði, m. tackle of walrus-hides;
-reip, n. a rope of walrus-hide (reip þau er svarðreip heita);
-svipa, f. a whip of walrus-hide.
svarf, n. (1) file-dust; (2) a hard fray, broil, tumult (hann ríðr at í þessu svarfi); (3) robbery, extortion (með ránum ok svörfum).
svarfa (að), v. to upset (Þorgils svarfaöi taflinu); refl., svarfast, to be turned upside down (taflit svarfaðist); s. um, to cause a great tumult, make havoc (H. svarfaðist þar um).
svarfan, f. a wild fray, uproar.
svarf-samr, a. turbulent.
svari-bróðir, m. a sworn brother, confederate; cf.' svarabróðir'.
svarka (að), v. see 'svárka'.
svarkr, m. a haughty woman.
svarning, f. conspiracy.
svarri, m. a haughty woman.
svar-stuttr, a. giving short replies.
svartaðr, pp. dyed black.
svarta-svipr, m. deep gloom, grief.
svart-álfar, m. pl. black elves;
-bakr, m. black-backed gull;
-blesóttr, a. black-headed with a white stripe, of a horse;
-brúnn, a. dark-brown;
-eygðr, -eygt, a. black-eyed;
-flekkóttr, a. black-flecked;
-fygli, n. black-gulls;
-jarpr, a. dark-brown; -klæddr, pp. clad in black;
-kollr, m. black-pate, a nickname;
-leggja, f. an axe with a black handle;
-leitr, a. swarthy.
svartmunka-klaustr, n., -lifnaðr, m., -lífl, n. Dominican convent.
svart-munkr, m. black friar, Dominican.
svartr, a. (1) black (s. sem hrafn; s. hestr); (2) fig. baneful, disastrous (þat svarta hallærit mun koma).
svart-skeggjaðr, a. black-bearded.
svá, adv. (1) so, thus; ertu Íslenzkr maðr ?—hann sagði, at s. var, he said it was so; svá er sagt, at, it is told that; (2) joined with another particle, svá ... ok, both .. . and; s. starf ok torveldi, both toil and trouble; s. ráns-maðrinn ok okrkarlinn, the robber as well as the usurer; ok svá, and also, as also; sumarit ok s. um vetrinn, the summer, as also the winter; fögr augu ok s. snarlig, fair eyes and also sharp; (3) so, denoting degree (œrit mun hann stórvirkr, en eigi veit ek, hvárt hann er s. góðvirkr); Gunnarr spyrr, hví Njáli þœtti þetta s. úráðligt, why he thought this so unwise; ekki meirr en s., not more than so, so and no more; (4) followed by an adjective and 'at', s. ríkr, góðr, mikill, margir, fáir ... at, so mighty, good, great, many, few ... that; s. at, so that; kaldr (sjúkr) svá, at, so cold (sick) that; contracted 'svát', svát ek muna, that (so far as) I remember; with a gen., Hallfreðr er svá manna, at ek skil sfzt, H. is such a man as I never can make out; hón er s. -kvenna (= hón er s. af konum), at mér er mest um at eiga, she is just such a woman as 1 most want; (5) svá.. . sem, as ... as; hárit var s. fagrt sem silki, as fair (soft) as silk; s. vel sem þér ferr, well as thou behavest; (6) so, then (gengu þeir norðr yfir hálsinn ok s. fram á Rastarkálf); (7) joined to an adj. or adv., about, pretty much; slíkar s. fortölur, somewhat such persuasion; þat mun þó s. nær fara.,yet it will be just on the verge of that; nakkvat s., somewhat so; fegnir nakkvat (nökkut) s., rather glad; mjök s., almost, very nearly, all but (mjök s. kominn at bana).
svá-gi, adv. not so, nor yet (vildi eigi, at þeir léti eignir sínar, svági konur eða börn); -gort, -gurt, see 'sogörr'; svana, adv. thus.
svárka (að), v. to speak heavily; to complain, grumble.

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