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vildu visir verða; þann einn son, er (dat.) hann ann lítit; (2) with a prep. placed at the end of the sentence; land, er hann kom frá, the land he came from; jötunn, er ór steini var hófuðit á (viz. honum), whose head was of stone; (3) ellipt:, the prep. being understood; ór þeim ættum, er mér þóttu fuglarnir fljúga (viz. ór), from the quarter that I thought the birds flew from; þeir hafa nú látit líf sitt, er mér þykkir eigi vert at lifa (viz. eptir), whom I think it is not worth while to outlive; (4) a personal or demonstr. pron. may be added to the rel. part., er þú, er þik; er hann, er hón, er hana, er hans, er hennar, er þeim, er þeiri, er þeira, etc.; œrr ertu, Loki, er þú (who) ydra telr ljóta leiðstafi; sá maðr, er hann vill, that man who wishes; nema ein Goðrún, er hón æva grét, who never wept; ekkja heitir sú, er búandi hennar (whose husband) varð sóttdauðr; þann konung, er undir honum eru skatt-konungar, that king under whom are tributary kings; (5) in the fourteenth century added to the interrog. pron., hverr; þat herbergi, í hverju er hann (in which = er hann í því) hefir sitt ráð ok ræðr; II. as a conj. and adv. (1) local, er, þar er, there where; hann sá á eldinum fölskann, er netit hafði brunnit, where the net had been burnt; Ó. gekk þar til, er H. lá, to the spot where H. lay; (2) of time, er, þá er, when; ok er, and when; en er, but when; þar til er, until; í því er, just when; eptir (þat) er, when; þegar er, as soon as (þegar er lýsti, stóð konungr upp); síðan er, since; meðan er, while; næst er vér kómum, next when we came; þá lét í hamrinum, sem er reið gengr, as when it thunders; (3) = at, that; ok fannst þat á öllu, er hón þóttist vargefin, that she thought she was thrown away; ek em þess sæll, er okkart félag sleit, I am happy that; skyldi fara fyrst leyniliga, en þó kom þar, er allir vissu, but it came to this, that every one knew of it.
er, nom. pl. to 'þú', ye, = þér.
erði, n. a heavy beam (Grettir þreif e. tvau, er lágu í skipinu).
erenda-lok, n. pl. the result (issue) of one's errand;
-maðr, m. errand-man, messenger.
erendi, eyrendi, orendi (also erindi, etc.), n. (1) errand, message, mission, business; eiga e. við e-n, hafa e. til e-s, to have business with one; reka e., to do an errand; þess erendis, to that purpose; (2) the result of one's errand or mission (þótti mönnum hans e. lítit orðit); ef erendit eyðist, if the errand turns to nought; hefik erfiði ok e., I have had toil but also gained my quest; (3) ganga erenda (eyrna, ørna) sinna, to go to ease oneself; (4) speech; tala langt e. ok snjallt, to make a long and eloquent speech.
erendi (from 'ør' and 'önd'), n. see 'ørendi'
erendis-lauss, a. without effect, vain; fara at -lausu, to go on a fool's errand;
-leysa, f. failure of one's errand.
erend-laust, adv. in vain, to no purpose (fara -laust);
-leysa, f. erendisleysa;
-reki, m. messenger.
erfa (-ða, -ðr), v. (1) to honour with a funeral feast (síðan lét Egill e. sonu sina eptir fornum sið); (2) to inherit (erfir hón allt þat eptir börn sín).
erfð. f. inheritance; taka e., to take possession of an inheritance; taka, eignast e-t at e., to get or come into possession of by inheritance.
erfða-bálkr, m. the section of law treating of inheritance;
-einkunn, f. hereditary mark (on cattle);
-fé, n. heritage, inheritance;
-goðorð, n. hereditary priesthood;
-jörð, f. hereditary estate;
-land, n. patrimony, land of inheritance;
-maðr, m. heir;
-mark, n. = -einkunn;
-mál, n. lawsuit concerning an inheritance.
erfðar-jörð, f. hereditary estate;
-land, n. patrimony, land of inheritance;
-maðr, m. heir;
-partr, m. share of inheritance;
-úmagi, m. an 'úmagi', having an inherited right to receive support.
erfða-skipan, f. law or ordinance

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