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afr, a. strong (a. í tvau áss brotnaði).
al-vítr, f. fairy maid, Valkyrie.
atrið, n. movement; hann hafði allt eitt atriðit, he did both things at once.
beiti, n. heather (beiti tekr við bitsóttum).
bekk-sœmr, a. adorning the bench.
bjöð, f. flat land; áðr Börs synir bjöðum of yptu, ere the sons of B. raised the ground.
bót-leysi, n. 'bootlessness'; lemja e-n til -leysis, past reparation.
braukun or brökun, f. ? violent behaviour (b. berserkja).
bölva-fullr, a. hapless, cursed.
eld-skíða, f. = eldskíð, eldiskíð.
(feigr, a.); add, dead (fyllist fjörvi feigra manna).
fé-skylmt, a. n. = féskylft.
fjöl-nýtr, a. useful in many ways.
fjör-lok, n. pl. end of life, death.
flaugun, f. flying, flight.
fólk-djarfr, a. brave in battle;
-liðendr, m. pl. wayfarers;
-ræði, n. rule over people;
-vítr, f. 'battle wight', Valkyrie.
frið-drjúgr, a. peaceful.
felt, adv. fearfully, in fearful mood (fóra f. þeygi).
geir-mímir, m. poet. warrior.
geir-njörðr, m. poet. warrior.
genginn, pp. gone, dead.
geymiliga, adv. = gætiliga.
gífr, a. poet. bloodthirsty, savage.
glugga-þykkn, f. dense clouds with openings in them.
Grettis-haf, -tak, n. Grettir's lift.
(grunr, m.); add, um grun, by guile (sem þetta væri eigi um grun gört).
gylfi, m. prince, king (poet.).
gøróttr, a. poisonous (g. er drykkrinn, ái!).
hags-munir, m. pl. profit, advantage.
hald-kvæmast (d), v. refl. to avail, be of use to (-kvæmast e-m).
há, f. hide (hangir með hám).
hála, f. giantess; hálu skær, wolf (poet.).
hálf-neytr, a. 'half-good'; þótti Birni eigi verr en -neytt, þó at, B. was out half-loath, though.
(heil-ráðr, a.); add, taking wholesome counsel.
heljast, v. refl. to work hard (hann heljast á skálasmíð).
hjálm-vítr, f. 'helm-wight', Valkyrie.
hlaut-viðr, m. rod immersed in sacrificial blood, divination rod.
hléðr, a. famous, renowned (?).
hnit-broðir, m. 'near brother'.
hrøðast, v. refl. to grow old and decrepit.
hröðuðr, m. 'the swift one', poet. name of fire.
hrørast, v. refl. = hrøðast.
hugat, adv. frankly, sincerely (mæla hugat).
(hverr, m.); add, holtriða h., 'rock-cauldron', cave.
hvörfun, f. vacillation; á h., wavering (var á h. hugr minn of þat).
hvötun, f. instigation, egging; ganga at h. e-s, to follow one's egging.
hý-róg, n. servants' slander (quarrelling).
(hættr, a.); add, (5) doubtful, uncertain.
(höfn, f.); add, (5) crew, = skipshöfn.
igða, f. a kind of small bird.
inn-fjálgr, a. hot, burning (tár innfjálgt).
ísarn-borg, f. iron plating of a ship

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