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(opp. to 'afsaka') ;
á-sakan, f. charge censure.
ásakanar-efni, n. matter for censure;
-orð, n. pl. words of reproach.
á-sakari, m. accuser, adversary,
á-samt, adv. (1) vera á., to be together, esp. of married people; (2) koma á. to agree; þau kómu vel á., they lived happily together,
á-sauðr, m. ewe; coll. ewes.
á-sáld, a. sprinkling, fig., of a snow storm.
á-sáttr, pp. agreed, having come to terms (á. um e-t).
ás-brú, f. bridge of the Gods, the rainbow.
ás-drengr, m. short pillar;
-endi, m. the end of a beam,
á-seta, f. (1) sitting upon; (2) tenure of a farm (áseta á jörð).
á-setning, f. laying on, putting on (á. stólunnar),
ás-garðr, m. the residence of the Gods;
-grindr, f. pl. the gate of ásgarðr.
á-sigling, f. sailing upon.
á-sjá (gen. ásjár), f. (1) help, aid, protection (biðja e-n ásjár) ; (2) superintendence, inspection; (3) appearance, shape.
ásjá-ligr, a. handsome, pretty;
-mál, n. a matter worthy of, or requiring, consideration.
á-sjána, f. older form for 'ásjóna'
ásjón, f. superintendence, inspection = ásýn.
á-sjóna, f. (1) countenance, look; kvenna vænst baæði at ásjónu (appearance) ok vitsmunum ; greppligr í ásjónu, ugly-looking, ; (2) form, shape (andi drottins í dófu ásjónu).
á-skelling, f. chiding, severe reproof (cf. 'skella á.').
á-skeyti, n. attack.
á-skilnaðr, m. (1) disagreement, difference ; (2) separation ; í tvennum áskilnaði, in two different ways.
á-skoran, f. a pressing request; a challenge.
á-skot, n. shooting at; svá mikil á., at, so hard shooting, that.
ás-kunnigr, -kunnr, a. akin or related to the gods.
á-skurðr, m. carving in wood or stone (áskurðr ok trésmíði),
á-skynja, a, indecl, á e-rar íþróttar, experienced, expert in an art; also with dat.;
á-skynjandi, pr. p.= askynja,
á-slátta, f. injury inficted by some one (á-djöfuls),
ás-liðar, m. pl. champions of the Gods;
-mogin, n. the divine strength of the Gods, esp. used of Thor;
-megir, m. pl. the sons of the Gods;
-móðr, m. divine wrath (sá hann þá þór í ásmóði).
á-sókn, f. (1) attack, assault; (2) indictment, accusation;
ásóknar-maðr, m. accuser,
áss (gen. áss and ásar; pl. æsir, acc. æsi and ásu), m. one of the old heathen gods in general, or esp. one of the older branch, in opp. to the younger ones (the Vanir),
áss (gen. áss, pl. ásar), m. (1) a thick pole, main beam (in a house); (2) in a ship, yard of a sail (beitiáss); (3) rocky ridge.
ás-stubbi, m. stump of a beam.
ást, f. (1) love, affection ; hafa á. á e-m, to feel a love for; fella á. til e-s or við e-n, to take a fancy to or for one; (2) pl. ástir, love between man and woman, esp. affection between man and wife (vel er um ástir okkrar, sagði hón)
á-staða, f. (1) assertion, contention; (2) pl. disagreement, discord.
ásta-lauss, a. loveless.
ástar-andi, m. spirit of love ;
-angr, n. grief from love ;
-auga. n. loving eye, tender look (líta, renna -augum til e-s)
-band, n. tie or bind of love;
-boðorð, n. commandment of love;
-bragð, n. token of love;
-brimi, -bruni, m. fire of love, ardent love;
-drykkr, m. love-potion ;
-eldr, m. -brími: -fullr, a. (1) loving; (2) enamoured;
-fundr, m. affectionate meeting;
-gjöf, f. gift of grace;
-grein, f. kind of affection ;
-gyðja, f. goddess of love;
-gørningr, m. act of charity;
-harmr, m. grief from love;
-hirting, f. chastisement of love;
-hiti, m. warmth of love;

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