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betr, adv. compar., (1) better; b. þœtti mér, I would rather; vánu b., better than expected; hafa b., to get the better of it; (2) more; leggit fram b. hit mikla skipit, bring further forward; þrjú hundruð ok þrír tigir ok sex b., to boot; ef hann orkar (or má) b., if he can do more; ekki máttu sumir inenn b. en fá staðizt, they, were just able to keep up against him; svá hár, at engi annarra tók b. en í öxl honum, reached higher than to his shoulder.
betra (að), v. to better, improve (b. líf sitt); refl. to become better; impers., þeir sögðu, at konungi betraðist mjök, that the king felt, much better.
betran, f. bettering, improvement.
betranligr, a. improvable.
betr-feðrungr, m. a man better than his father, = feðr-betrungr.
betri, a. compar., beztr, superl. better, best; þeim þótti betra at, they thought it better to; beztr bóndi, an excellent farmer; er mér hefir beztr verit, best (kindest) towards me; with gen., meðan bezt er sumars, during the best part of the summer.
beygja (-ða, -ðr), v. to bend, bow (b. hálsinn fyrir e-m); b. e-m krók, to make it awkward for one.
beyglast (að). v. refl. to become bent (spjótit beyglaðist).
beysta (-sta, -str), v. to beat; b. korn, to thresh; b. bakföllum, to pull hard at the oars.
beysti, n. ham, gammon of bacon.
beytill, m. fescue-grass (?), cf. 'góibeytill '.
bezt (older 'bazt'), adv., superl. to 'vel', best; b. búinn, best equipted; b. allra manna, best of all men.
beztr (older 'baztr'), a. superl., see betri
biblia, f. the Bible; also 'biflia'.
bið, n. pl. waiting, delay; góðr í bíðum, patient.
biða (að). v. to wait; b. e-s, to wait for (þeir biðuðu þeirra).
biða, f. awaiting (rare).
biðan, f. delay, biding.
bið-angr, m. = biðan, biðvangr.
biðill (pl. biðlar), m. wooer, suitor.
biðja (bið; bað, báðum; beðinn), v. (1) to ask, beg a thing of one (b. e-n e-s); with infin., to beg one to do a thing; inn bið þú hann ganga, ask him to step in; with the infin. sign 'at', to beg leave; biðr hann at fara norðr á Hálogaland, asked for furlough to go to H.; with 'at' and a subj. (biðja viljum vér, at þú sér í liðsbóninni með oss); b. e-s, to beg for a thing (b. miskunnar, matar); b. e-m e-s, to beg for a thing on behalf of one; b. e-m lífs, griða, to beg for one's life, to sue for quarter for another; b. sér ölmusu, to ask for alms; b. (sér) konu, to ask in marriage; b. fyrir e-m, to intercede (pray) for one; (2) to pray to God (b. til guðs); b. bœn sína (bœnar sinnar, bœn sinni), to say one's prayer; (3) refl., biðjast fyrir, to say one's prayers; b. undan, to excuse oneself (from doing a thing).
bið-leika (að), v. to wait, stay, tarry (= 'biða').
bið-lund, f. forbearance, patience.
biðlundar-góðr, a. patient;
-mál, n. a matter that can wait.
bið-lyndi, n., -stóll, m. (rare), = bið-lund.
bið-stund, f. time passed in waiting delay, respite.
biðstundar-tími, m. = biðstund.
bið-vangr, m. = biðangr.
bifast (-ð and að), v. refl. (1) to shake, tremble (allr Ása salr undir bifðist); (2) to be moved; vagninn bifast hvergi, cannot be moved.
bif-röst, f. poet., mythical name of the rainbow.
bik, n. pitch (svartr sem b.; biki svartari);
bika (að), v. to pitch.
bikarr, m. large drinking cup, beaker (cf. 'sáttar-bikarr').
bikkja, f. bitch (= grey, tik).
bikkja (-ta, -tr), v. to plunge into water; hann bikkti sér út af borðinu, hann bikkti í sjóinn, he plunged overboard.
bikkju-hvelpr, m. bitch's whelp;
-sonr, m. son of a bitch;
-stakkr, m. skin of a bitch.
bil, n. (1) an open space left (b. er

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