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helgi, f. (1) holiness, sanctity (h. Ólafs konungrs); (2) inviolability, security.
helgi-brigði, n. Sabbath-breaking;
-hald, n. holiday-keeping;
-staðr, m. holy place.
helgr (gen. helgar, dat. and acc. helgt; pl. helgar), f. holiday, festival; hringja til helgar, to ring for a festival.
hel-gráðr, rn. voracity betokening death;
-grindr, f. pl. Hel's gate.
heljar-karl, m. (1) accursed fellow; (2) one doomed to die;
-maðr, M. (1) accursed fellow; (2) one doomed to die;
-skinn, n. a dark-skinned person.
heljast, v. refl. to work hard (hann heljast á skálasmíð).
hella, f. flat stone, slab of rock.
hella (-ta, -t), v. to pour out (h. e-u); var hellt í þik mjólk, milk was poured into thy mouth; h. út blóði, tárum, to shed blood, tears.
hellir (gen. hellis, dat. and acc. helli; pl. hellar), m. cave, cavern.
hellis-berg, n. cavernous rock; :
-dyrr, f. pl. door (entrance) of a cave;
-maðr, m. cave-dweller, outlaw;
-munni, m. mouth of a cave;
-skúti, m. jutting cave.
hellna-grjót, n. flat stones, slabs.
hellu-stainn, m. flat stone, slab.
helma, f. haulm, straw.
helming, f. = helmingr.
helminga (að), v. to halve.
helminga-skipti, n. division in two equal portions.
helmingr (-s, -ar), m. half; at helmingi, by half; skipta í helminga, to share in two equal portions.
helmings-félag, n. joint company (with equal shares).
helsi, n. collar, esp. for a dog.
hel-skór, m. pl. shoes for the dead;
-stafir, m. pl. baneful characters;
-strið, n. agony.
heltast (t), v. refl. to become lame.
helti, f. lameness.
hélu-fall, n. fall of rime;
-kaldr, a. rime-cold;
-þoka, f. rime-fog, mist.
hel-vegr, m. the way to Hel;
-víti, n. hell, the abode of the damned.
helvítis-kvalir, f. pl. torments of hell;
-maðr, m. a man doomed to hell.
helvízkr, a. hellish, infernal.
helzt, adv. superl. (cf. 'heldr'), most of all, especially (hefi ek þat helzt í hug mér).
helzti, adv. far too (= helzt til); h. lengi, far too long.
helztr, a. superl., see 'heldri'.
hemingr, m. the skin of the shanks.
henda (henda, hendr), v. (1) to catch with the hand (hann kastaði heininni í lopt upp, en allir vildu h.); to pick out or up (hann safnar mönnurn til at h. svinin); h. e-t augum, to catch with the eyes; h. til smátt ok stórt, to pick up small and great alike, look closely after; h. gaman (skemtan) at e-u, to take a delight in (hann hendi skemtan at sögum ok kvæðum); h. sakir á e-m, to pick up charges against one; (2) to touch, concern one (tiðendi þau, er bæði okkr henda; (3) to befall, happen to one; þá hafði hent glœpska mikil, they had committed a great folly; hann kvað þat dugandi rnenn h. (it happened to brave men) at falla í bardögum.
hendi-langr, a. helpful, ready to help (vera e-m -langr um e-t).
hending (pl. -ar), f. (1) catching; var í hendingum rneð þeim, they were near coming to close quarters; (2) rhyme or assonance; rhyming or assonating syllable.
hendingar-orð, n. rhyming syllable.
hendi-samr, a. picking, thievish.
hengi-skafl, m. jutting heap of snow.
hengja (-da, -dr), v. to hang up, suspend; to hang on a gallows; h. sik, to hang oneself;
henta, (-nti, -nt, or, að), v. to fit, be suitable for (sárum mönnum hentir betr mjólk en mungát); eigi hentir svá, it will not do that way.
henti-ligr, a. befitting, = hentr.
hent-leikr, m. opportunity.
hentr, a.fit, suited for one; er slíkum mönnum bezt hent þar, there is the right place for such men.
hentug-leikr, m.= hentleikr.
hentugr, a. befitting, convenient.
heppi-fengr, a. making a good catch.
heppinn, a. lucky, fortunate.
hepta (-pta, -ptr), v. (1) to bind, fetter; h. hross, hest, to hobble a horse; (2) to impede, hinder (illt er flýjanda at h.); h. sik, to restrain oneself, forbear; refl. to be thwarted (heptist ferð þeirra).

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