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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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baka (), v. (1) to bake (b. brauð); (2) to warm and rub the body and limbs, at a large fire (see 'bakeldr'); esp. refl., bakast (við eld); (3) to rub, = strjúka; bakaði Helgi fótinn, he rubbed the (broken) leg.
bakan, n. bacon (rare).
bakara-meistari, m. master-baker;
-ofn, m. baker's oven.
bakari, m. baker.
bak-bit, n. backbiting, slander;
-bítari, m. backbiter, slanderer;
-borði, m. the larboard side of a ship, port, opp. to 'stjórnborði';
-brjóta (see brjóta), v. to violate, = brjóta ábak;
-byrðingar, m. pl. the crew on the larboard side, opp. to the 'stjórnhyrðingar';
-byrðr, f. a burden to carry on the back.
bakelda-gørð, f. the action of making a bakeldr, or the rubbing of the back at a bakeldr.
bak-eldr, m. a fire at which to bake (warm and rub) the body and limbs (sitja við -elda).
bak-fall, n. (1) falling backwards, esp. in pl., róa -föllum, knýja árar með stórum -föllum, to take long pulls with the oars;   (2) attack in the rear, = -slag; veita e-m -fall, to attack in the rear;
-ferð, f. mounting on horseback;
-ferla (), v. to drive back, annul, make void;
-hlutr, m. the hind part backside;
-hold, n. pl. the flesh on the back of cattle;
-hverfast (ð), v. refl., to turn one's back upon (við e-ð) ;
-jarl, m. a foe attacking in the rear.
bakka-kólfr, m. a kimi of blunt-headed arrow;
-stokkar, m. pl. stocks on which a ship is built; setja fram af -stokkum, to launch.
bakki, m. (1) bank (of a river, lake, chasm, &c.); (2) ridge, bank (hann settist undir bakka í hrísrunni); (3) a mound on which the target is set up; setja span í bakka, to set up a target; (4) bank of clouds above the horizon ; (5) back of a knife or other cutting instrument, opp. to 'egg'.
bak-klæði, n. tapestry;
-lengja, f. the back-strip of a hide;
-màll, -málugr, a. backbiting, slanderous;
-mæla (-ta, -t), v. to backbite (-mæla e-m);
-mælgi, f., -mali, n. backbiting, slander.
bakmælis-maðr, m. calumniator.
bak-rauf, f. anus, a nickname;
-sárr, a. having a sore back (of a horse) ;
-setja (see setja), v. to neglect, omit (—setja at gera e-t);
-skyrta, f. the hind part of a shirt;
-slag. n., -sletta, f. attack in the rear, = bakfall (2);
-slettr,
m.= baksletta;
-stakkr,
m. the hind part of a cloak;
-stokkar, m. pl. = bakkastokkar.
bakstr (-rs)
, m. (1) baking; (2) baked bread, esp. communion bread; (3) poultice, fomentation ; (4) warming, rubbing (of the body).
bakstr-brauð,
n. baked bread;
-buðkr, m. a box in which the communion bread was kept;
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eldr, m. (1) = bakeldr; (2) fire for making bread (gera þeir -elda stóra til brauðs)
-hús, n. bakehouse;
-járn, n. an iron plate for baking communion bread;
-kona, f. female baker;
-ofn, m. baking-oven;
-sveinn, m. baker boy.
bak-vana, a. indecl. having a sore back (of horses);
-verkr, m. pain in the back;
-verpast (t), v. (1) to turn away from, disregard (við e-t or  við e-m) ; (2) to flee before one (-verpast við sínum úvinum).
baldikin, n. baldaquin, rich brocade.
baldinn, a. untractable, unruly.
baldrast (að), v. refl., to crowd together in a confused throng.
baldriði, m. = ballriði.
bali, m. grassy bank.
ballr, a. dangerous, dire; böll ráð, fatal schemes; ballir draumar, bad, ill—boding dreams; böll þrà, heavy grief.
ballrast (að), v. refl.,= baldrast.
ball-riði,
m. poet., 'bold rider,' hero (Freyr er beztr allra ballriða).
balsamr, m. balsam.
bana (að), v. to kill, with dat.
bana-blóð, n. blood shed in slaying;
-dagr, m. day of death;
-drykkr, m. baneful draught, poison;
-dœgr, n. = -dagr;
-högg,
n. death-blow (fá-högg; varð þat hans -högg);
-lag,



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