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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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kalla-lauss, a. unmolested;
-yrði, n. pl. gibes, taunts.
kamarr (-s, pl. kamrar), m. privy.
kambari, m. comb-maker.
kambr (-s, -ar), m. (1) comb; (2) carding-comb; (3) crest, comb; (4) ridge (of hills).
kampr (-s, -ar), m. (1) beard on the lips, moustache; (2) the whiskers (of a seal); (3) front wall. Also 'kanpr'.
kangin-yrði, n. pl. jeering- words.
kanna (gen. könnu), f. can, tankard.
kanna (), v. (1) to search, explore (þeir könnuðu landit fyrir austan ána); k. lið, to review, muster troops; k. val, to search the field for slain; k. e-t af, to find out, make out (ferr Brandr biskup norðr á Völlu ok kannar þat af, at); k. til k. af (kannaðist svá til, at); (2) refl., kannast við e-t, to recognize, know again (kannaðist hón við hann ok kynferði hans); to make one's acquaintance (Þórólfr hitti þar marga frændr sina þá, er hann hafði eigi áðr við kannazt); to acknowledge (könnuðust þeir við, at þat var sannmæli); to recognize as one's own (með því at engi kannast við svein þenna); recipr., to recognize one another (síðan könnuðust þau við).
kanóki, m. canon (of a church).
kantara-kápa, f., -sloppr, m. a priest's or bishop's gown.
kapal-hestr, m., -hross, n.=kapall.
kapall (-s, pl. kaplar), m. pack-horse, hack (naut ok kaplar).
kapella, f. chapel (k. konungs).
kapellu-prestr, m. priest of a chapel.
kapituli, m. (1) chapter; (2) meetingroom in a cloister or convent.
kapp, n. contest, zeal, eagerness, ardour; deila kappi við e-n, brjóta kapp (halda til kapps) við e-n, to contend, contest, with one; með kappi, with ardour; meirr af kappi en forsjá, with more obstinacy than prudence; berjast af miklu kappi, with great ardour; renna í köpp við e-n, to run a race with.
kappa-, gen. pl. from 'kappi';
-lið, n. troop of champions;
-tala, f. roll of champions (taka e-n í kappatölu);
-val, n. choice of chamnpions.
kapp-drykkja, f. drinking-match;
-drœgt, a. n. strongly contested; varð þeim -drœgt í leiknurn, it was a hard contest; kvað þeim þetta mundu
-drœgt, it would be a hard task;
-fúss,
a. = -gjarn; -girni, f. eagerness, energy;
-gjarn, a. full of energy and desire to excel.
kappi, m. hero, champion, man of valour (k. mikill, kappar konungs).
kapp-kosta (), v. to strive, endeavour;
-leikr, m. fighting-match;
-mæli, n. pl. dispute;
-nógr, a. plentiful;
-orðr, a. contentious, wrangling;
-róðr, m. rowing-match;
-samliga. adv. (1) impetuously, with energy; (2) abundantly, plentifully;
-samliga alinn, very well fed;
-samligr, a. (1) vehemnent; (2) rich, liberal (-samlig veizla);
-samr, a. vehemnent, impetuous;
-semd, -semi, f. energy, headstrong character.
kapps-fullr, a. contentious, eager to excel, vehement (harðr ok k.).
kapp-sigling, f. sailing-match.
kapps-maðr, m. man of energy.
kapp-sund, n. swimming-match;
-svinnr, a. vehement, passionate;
-yrði, n. pl. overbearing language;
-œrinn, a. fully sufficient, abundant.
karar-, gen. from 'kör';
-kerling, -kona, f., -maðr, m. bedridden old woman, man.
karbunkuli-steinn, m. carbuncle.
kardináli, m. cardinal.
karfa-fótr, m. an unsteady leg.
karfi, m. swift-going ship, galley.
karfi, m. red-fish, red sea-perch.
karína, f. a fast of forty days (imposed as a penance).
karl (-s, -ar), m. (1) man, opp. to woman (brigðr er karla hugr konum); (2) a man of the common people, a carle; (3) old man.
karla-fólk, n. male folk;
-föt, n. pl. men's attire;
-sæti, n. seat for men.
karl-dyrr, f. pl. the men's door;
-fátt, a. n. wanting in men-folk (þar var -fátt heima);
-fjöldi, m. multitude of male persons;
-föt, n. pl. men's attire;
-gildr, a. as good as a man (var hón ok -gild at afli);
-höfði, m. a carved man's head, figure-head;



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