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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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höfundr (-ar, -ar), m. (1) author, originator; (2) judge (rare).
högg (dat. höggvi), n. (1) stroke, blow; ljósta h. á dyrr, to knock at the door; skamma stund verðr hönd höggvi fegin, only a short while is the hand fain of the blow; eigi fellr tré við hit fyrsta h., no tree falls at the first stroke; (2) beheading, execution (leiða e-n til höggs); (3) fig. gap, breach (kom þá fljótt h. í liðit).
högg-fœri, n. the being within sword's reach; standa í -fœri (við e-n), to stand within stroke of sword;
-járn, n. ' hewing iron', chopper;
-ormr, m. viper;
-orrosta, f. close fight;
-, f. clinch on a sword's hilt (cf. 'hugró');
-rúm, n. room to use a sword;
-sax, n. a kind of cutlass;
-spjót, a kind of halberd;
-staðr, m. place for a blow (leita -staðar á e-m);
-stokkr, m. chopping-block.
höggu-nótt, f. = hökunótt.
höggva (høgg; hjó, hjoggum or hjuggum; höggvinn and högginn), v. (1) to strike, smite (with a sharp weapon); høggr sá, er hlífa skyldi, he strikes who ought to shield; h. sverði (or með sverði), to strike with a sword; h. e-n bana-högg, to give one his deathblow; (2) to cut down, destroy (þeir hjoggu drekann mjök); (3) to put to death, behead (suma lét hann hengja eða h.); to kill, slaughter (h. hest, búfé, kýr, naut); (4) to fell trees (hann hefir höggvit í skógi mínum); (5) to strike, bite (of a snake, boar); ormrinn hjó hann til bana, the snake struck him dead; (6) with preps., h. e-t af, to hew or cut off (h. af kampa ok skegg); h. af fé, to kill (slaughter) cattle; h. e-t af sér, to ward of; h. eptir e-m, to cut at one, = h. til e-s (hjá eptir honum með sverði); h. íhöfuð e-m, to give one a blow on the head; h. e-t niðr, to cut down (var merki hans niðr höggvit); to kill, butcher (I. hefir áðr niðr höggvit brœðr sína tvá); h. e-t ór, to cut out; fig. to make even, smooth (láta konung ok erkibisup ór h. slíkar greinir); h. e-t í sundr, to hew asunder; h. til e-s, to strike (cut) at one, = h. eptir e-m; h. upp tré, to cut down a tree; h. upp skip, to break a ship up; (7) refl. to be cut, hacked (hjást skjöldr Helga); þótti honum nú taka mjök um at höggvast, things looked hard; recipr., to exchange blows, fight (þeir hjuggust nökkura stund).
höggvandi, m. (1) hewer, smiter; (2) headsman, executioner.
högg-vápn, n. 'cutting weapon', sword or axe (opp. to 'lagvápn').
höggva-skipti, -viðskipti, n. pl. exchange of blows.
högg-øx, f. 'hewing-axe', hatchet.
högld (pl. hagldir), f. a kind of buckle (shaped like oo), used to run a rope through with which hay is trussed (bregða reipum í hagldir).
höku-, gen. from 'haka';
-bein, n. chin bone (hökubeinit ok hakan);
-langr, a. having a long chin.
hökul-brœkr, f. pl. 'cloak-breeches' (exact meaning doubtful).
hökull (dat. hökli), m. priest's cope chasuble.
hökul-skúaðr, pp. 'cloak-shod' (?).
höku-mikill, a. having a large chin (hálslangr ok h.).
höku-nótt, f. midwinter-night.
höku-skegg, n. beard on the chin.
höld-borinn, pp. born of a 'höldr', enjoying a höld's right, free-born.
höldr, m. (1) a kind of higher yeoman; (2) in poetry, man; hölda synir, sons of men.
hölkn, n. a rough, stony field.
höll (gen. hallar, pl. hallir), f. large house, hall (esp. of a king or earl).
hølzti, adv. helzti.
höm (gen. hamar), f. ham or haunch (of a horse).
hömlu-, gen. from 'hamla';
-band, n. oar-strap, oar-grummet.
hönd (gen. handar, dat. hendi; pl. hendr), f. (1) hand; taka hendi áe-u, to touch with the hand; hafa e-t í hendi, to hold in the hand; drepa hendi við e-u, to refuse; halda hendi yfir e-m, to protect one; taka e-n höndum, to seize, capture; bera hönd fyrir höfuð sér, to defend oneself; eiga hendr sínar at verja, to act in self defence; láta e-t hendi firr, to let go



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