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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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ørtog, f. an old Norse weight, = a third part of an ounce (eyrir).
ør-ugga (), v. to comfort; -ugga sik, to cheer one's heart, take heart.
ørugg-leikr, m. (1) security, confidence; (2) fearlessness;
-liga, adv. unfailingly, without fear, boldly.
ør-uggr, a. (1) out of danger, safe, secure; (2) fearless, undaunted (-uggr í framgöngu); (3) resolved (þeir vóru -uggir í þvi at firrast Nóreg sem mest); (4) trusty, to be relied on (gefið eignir þeim, sem yör eru -uggir); of things, safe (-uggr íss, -uggt fylgsni).
örva (), v. to incite.
örva-drif, n., -drifa, f, shower of arrows;
-flug, n. flight of arrows;
-malr, -melr, -mælir, m. quiver.
örvar-boð, n. a message or summons by an arrow;
-drag, n. = ördrag;
-oddr, m. arrow-point, arrow-head;
-skapt, n. shaft of an arrow;
-skot, n. = örskot;
-skurðr, m. despatching an arrow-message;
-þing, n. an assembly summoned by means of an arrow-message.
ør-vasi, a. decrepit, worn out (gamall ok allnær -vasi at aldri); á -vasa aldri, in one's old age.
ørvendr, a. left-handed (ø. maðr).
ør-verpi, n. decrepitude (?).
ør-vilnan. f. despair, despondency;
-vilnast (), v. refl. to despair (-vilnast e-s);
-viti, a. out of one's senses, frantic, mad; banvænn ok nær -viti, sinking fast and well-nigh senseless;
-vinan, f. vinegar;
-væna, f. anything beyond hope; mér er Sveins á engri stundu -væna, I may expect S. at any time;
-væni, n. 'non-expectation'; vissi engi hans náttstað, ok engi hans -væni, nobody knew when he might not be expected, no one fell safe from him;
-vænliga, adv. feignedly; láta -vænliga, to feign, make believe;
-vænn, a. beyond expectation, past hope; fyrir hann var einskis -vænt, anything might be expected from him; eigi er -vænt, at, it is not unlikely, it is to be looked for, that (eigi er -vænt, at skjótt steypist hans riki);
-vænta (-nta, -nt), v. to despair, with gen.; einskis ills -vænti ek fyrir yðr, there is no wicked thing that may not be expected from you; -vænta sér e-s, to despair of; refl., -væntast e-s = -vænta sér e-s;
-væntan, f. despair, hopelessness;
-vætta, v. = -vænta (Danir orvæntu sér sigrs).
ørþrif-ráða, a. indecl. destitute of expedients, at a loss what to do (Vagn verðr eigi -ráða).
ørþrifs-ráði, a. = ørþrifráða.
ør-œfi, n. an open, harbourless coast-land (fyrir hafnleysis sakir ok -œfis).
öskra (), v. to roar, bellow.
öskran, f. roaring, bellowing.
öskran-ligr, a. horrible, = öskur-ligr (óp mikit ok -ligt).
ösku-, gen. from 'aska';
-bakaðr, pp. baked in ashes;
-dagr, m. Ash Wednesday;
-dreifðr, pp. besprinkled with ashes;
-dyngja, f. heap of ashes;
-fall, n. fall of ashes (from a volcano);
-fölr, a. ash-pale, pale as ashes;
-haugr, m. = -dyngja;
-óðins-dagr. m. = -dagr.
öskur-liga, adv. horribly, hideously (œpa -liga);
-ligr, a. hideous, terrible (belja -ligri röðu).
ösla () v. to wade or splash (hón öslar aptr til meginlands).
ösnu-ligr, a. like a she-ass; -ligr kvern-steinn, the upper mill-stone (mola asinaria).
ösp (gen. aspar, pl. aspir), f. aspen-tree (einstœð sem ö. í holti).
ötu-fœrr, a. able to fight, of a horse.
øx (gen. øxar, exar, dat. and acc. øxi, exi, pl. øxar, exar), f. axe (hann hafði í hendi øxi mikla).
øxa (), v. to cut or shape with an axe (ø. kirkjuvið).
øxar-egg, f. edge of an axe;
-hamarr, m. back of an axe.
øxarhamars-högg, n. a blow with the back of an axe.
øxar-hyrna, f. the hooked point of an axe-blade;
-skapt, n. handle of an axe;
-tálga, f. cutting with an axe (hvárki hamarshögg né -tálga).
øxa-tré, n. a beam on the house-wall for hanging up axes.
öxl (gen. axlar, pl. axlir), f. (1) shoulder-joint, shoulder (hendr blóð-



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