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to put to sea; hann dó í hafi, he died at sea.
haf, n. lifting (úlíkligr til hafs).
hafa (hefi; hafða, höfðum; hafðr), v. (1) to have (þeir höfdu sjau skip ok flest stór); h. elda, to keep up a five; (2) to hold, celebrate (h. vinaboð, blót: þing); (3) to keep, retain (rifu þær vefinn í sundr, ok hafði hverr þat er hélt á); (4) to use (tvau net eru rý, ok hafa eigi höfð verit); orð þau sem hann hafði um haft, which he had made use of; h. fagrmæli við e-n, to flatter one; h. hljóðmæli við e-n, to speak secretly to one; h. tvimæli á e-u, to speak doubtfully of a thing; h. viðrmæli um e-t, to use mocking words; hann var mjök hafðr við mál manna, much used to, versed in, lawsuits; (5) to have, hold, maintain; h. vináttu við e-n, to maintain friendship with one; h. hættumikit, to run a great risk; h. heilindi, to have good health; (6) to bring, carry; h. e-n heim með sér, to bring one home; hann hafði lög, út hingat ór Noregi, he brought laws hither from Norway; h. sik (to betake oneself) til annara landa; (7) to take, carry off; troll hafi þik, the trolls take thee; (8) to get, gain, win; hann hafði eigi svefn, he got no sleep; hefir sá jafnan, er hættir, he wins that ventures; h. gagn, sigr, to gain victor; h. meira hlut, to get the upper hand, gain the day; h. betr (verr), to get the better (worse) of it; h. sitt mál, to win one's suit; h. tafl, to win the game; h. erendi, to do one's errand, succeed; h. bana, to suffer death, to die; h. sigr, to be worsted; h. góðar við tökur, to be well received; h. tiðindi af e-m, to get tidings of, or from, one; h. sœmd , óvirðing af e-m, to get honour, disgrace from one; with gen., h. e-s ekki, to fail to catch one (hann kemst á skóg undan, ok höfðu þeir hans ekki); ekki munu vér hans h. at sinni, we shall not catch him at present; (9) to wear carry (clothes, weapons); hann hafði blán kyrtil, he wore a blue kirtle; h. kylfu í hendi sér, to have a club in one's hand (10) to behave, do, or fare, so an so esp. with an adv.; h. vel, illa, vetr, to behave (do) well, badly, be worse; hafa sik vel, to behave hafa vel, to be well off or happy h. hart, to be in a wretched plight; with infin., h. at varðveita, to have in keeping at selja, to have on sale; lög hafið þér at rnæla, you are right (12) h. e-n nær e-u, to expose one to; þú hafðir svá nær haft oss úfœru); h. nær e-u, to come near to, impers.; nær hafði okkr nú, it was a narrow escape; svá nær hafði hausinum, at, the shot so nearly touched the head, that; ok er nær hafði, skipit mundi fljóta, when the ship was on the point of flloating,; (13) an auxiliary verb, in the earliest time with the pp. of transitive verbs in acc: hefir þú hamar um fólginn, hast thou hidden the hammer?; ek hefi sendan mann, I have sent a man; later w indecl. neut. pp.; hefir þú eigi sét mik, hast thou not seen me?; (14) with preps.; h. e-t at, to do, act; hann tók af þér konuna, en þú hafðir ekki at, but thou didst not stir, didst take it tamely; absol., viltu þess freista, ok vita hvat at hafi, wilt thou try and see what happens ?; h. e-t at hlífiskildi (skotspœni), to use as a shield (as a target); h. e-n háði, hlátri, to mock, laugh at; h. e-t at engu, vettugi, to hold for naught, take no notice of; h. sakir á e-n have charges against one; h. á rás; to take to one's heels, run off; h. e-t eptir, to do or repeat a thing after one; h. e-t fram, to produce (vápn þorgils vóru fram höfð); to carry out, hold forth; h. mál fram, to proceed with a suit; var um búit, ekki fram haft, all was made ready but nothing done; h. e-t frammi, í frammi, to use, make use of (h. í frammi kúgan); ok öll lögmæt skil frammi hafa, and discharge all on official duties; h. e-t fyrir satt, to hold for true; eigi em ek þar fyrir sönnu hafðr, I am not truly aimed for that, it is a false charge; h. e-n fyrir sökum um e-t, to charge one

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