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hváll (-s, -ar), m. hill, hillock, knoll (dalr var í hválinum).
hváptr (-s, -ar), m. mouth, chops.
hvárgi (neut. hvárki and hvártki), indef. pron. neither (of two); h. þeirra, neither of them; neut. 'hvárki' as adv., hvárki . . . né, neither ... nor (hefir h. heyrt til hans styn né hósta).
hvárgin-ligr, a. neuter (-Iigt kyn).
hvárlgr or hvárugr, indef. pron. neither, = hvárgi.
hvárr, pron. (1) which (of the two) in pl. of two parties, hvárir sigrast, which of both (hosts) will gain the day; (2) each (of the two); h. við annan, each to the other; sinn veg h., each his own way; (3) at hváru, yet, nevertheless, however.
hvárrgi, pron. = hvárgi.
hvárr-tveggi,
-tveggja, pron. each of the two, either, both; (1) as adj., ór hvárritveggju hlustinni, out of both ears; (2) as subst. with gen., -tveggi þeirra, both of them; with a possess., -tveggi okkarr, both of us; (3) the neut. hvárttveggja, used as adv., both (hvárttveggja karlar ok konur).
hvárt, neut. from 'hvárr', as interr. adv., whether, direct and indirect; h. grætr þú ? whether dost thou weep (or not)? h. skal ek fara eðr eigi? whether shall I go or not? hann vildi vita, h. hann var í brynju, he wanted to know whether he wore a coat of mail; with the rel. part. er (es or sem), h. er . . . eða, whether ... or (h. er þeir töluðu hér til fleira eða færra).
hvárz = hvárts = hvárt es (= er).
hvé, adv. (1) how, in what manner (hvé fór með þeim?); h. heitir þú? how art thou named?; (2) qualifying an adj. or adv., how, to what extent; h. gamall maðr hann væri, how old he was; þeir vissu eigi, h. fram var, they did not know the time of day; h. nær? when?
(hvé nær mun hann heim koma?)
hvégi, adv. howsoever, always with a following particle, er (es) or sem (h.
lengi sem, h. viða sem).
hveim, dat. from the obsolete pron. 'hvar' = hverr; (1) to whom? (h. eru bekkir baugum sánir?) (2) to any
manni h., or manna h.) h. er (es), to whomsoever (orðstírr deyr aldregi hveim, er sér góðan getr).
hveiti, n. wheat;
-akr, m. wheatfield;
-mjöl. n. wheat meal, flour.
hvel, n. wheel; á hverfanda hveli, on it whirling wheel.
hvelfa (-da, -dr), v. to upset, overturn, with dat. (hann hvelfdi nökkvanum undir sér); impers., skipinu hvelfdi, the ship capsized.
hvell-mæltr, a. clear-voiced.
hvellr, a. shrill, sharp in tone (h lúðr); hvell rödd, a clear voice; mæla. (tala) hátt ok hvellt, to speak loud and clearly.
hvelpr (-s, -ar), m. whelp
hvenar, adv. when? (= hvé nær).
hverfa (hverf; hvarf, hurfum; horfinn); v. (1) to have a circular or rotatory motion, turn round (himinn hverfr); with acc. of the place, himin h. þau skulu hverjan dag, they shall wheel round the heaven every day, of the sun and moon; (2) to be lost to sight (h. at sýn); to disappear, vanish (hverfa af himni heiðar stjörnur); e-m hverfr e-t, one loses a thing (Mávi hurfu sauðir nökkurir); siðan hvarf hann þeim, he vanished out of their sight; (3) with preps. and advs., h. af at gera e-t, to leave off doing a thihg; h. aptr, to turn back, return; aptr hverfr lygi, þá er sönnu mœtir, a lie recoils before the truth; h. at e-m, to throng around one (þá hurfu þegar at honum allir ok fögnuðu honum); h. at e-u, to turn to, to adopt (h. at e-u ráði); h. brott, to disappear; h. eptir e-m, to follow one; h. frá e-u, to turn away from; gørðu-t far festa, áðr þeir frá hyrfi, they did not moor the boat before they turned away; to leave off (nú skal þar til taka, sem fyrr var frá horfit); h. í sundr, to part; h. til e-s, to turn (go) to one, or to a place (hlæjandi Guðrún hvarf til skemmu); esp. to go to one and take leave (Gunnar hverfr til allra manna, er hann er búinn); to fall to one's lot, accrue to one (þótti stór heill til hans horfit hafa); h.um e-t, to encircle, surround (h. um hodd goða); h. undan e-m, to be withdrawn from, lost to one (hvarf

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