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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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amukt, talisman (h. er horfinn or pússi þínum); (3) share, allotment, portion (hann fœrði Ølvi skip sin ok kallar þat vera hans hlut); (4) Part (of a whole); höggva í tvá hluti, to cut in two Parts; mestr h. liðs, the most part of the company; meiri h. dómanda, the majority of the judges; tveim hlutum dýrra, twice as dear; (5) participation; eiga hlut í e-u or at e-u, to have part in, be concerned in (mér uggir, at hér muni eigi gæfumenn hlut í eiga); þar er þú ættir hlut at, wherein thou wast concerned; (6) condition, position, lot; eiga hlut e-s, to be in one's place (position); ef þú ættir minn hlut, if thou wert in my place; láta hlut sinn, to be worsted; sitja yfir h1ut e-s, to oppress, weigh a person down; leggja hlut sinn við e-t, to cast in one's lot with, to espouse a cause; hafa (fá) hærra, meira (lægra) hlut, to get the best (worst) of it; (7) thing; allir hlutir, all things; kynligr h., a strange thing; um alla hluti, in all things, in all respects.
hlut-ræningr, m. one robbed of his share; verða -ræningr e-s or fyrir e-m, to be unfairly dealt with;
-samr, a. meddlesome (um e-t);
-seigr, a. tenacious, obstinate;
-skipti, n. (1) sharing; (2) booty; (3) share, lot;
-sæll, a. getting the best share;
-takandi, m. partaker;
-takari, m. partaker;
-vandr, a. upright, honest;
-verk, n. work allotted, task.
hlykkjóttr, a. crooked.
hlykkr (-s, -ir), m. bend, curve.
hlymja (hlym, hlumda, hlumit), v. to make a loud noise.
hlymr (-s, -ir), m. a resoundhg noise (hlymr var at heyra).
hlynna (-ta, -t), v. to prepare the way for one (h. fyrir e-m).
hlynr (-s, -ir), m. maple tree.
hlý, n. warmth (sumar-hlýit).
hlýða (-dda, tt), v. (1) to listen (eyrum hlýðir hann, en augum skoðar); h. e-m, to listen (give ear) to one; h. messu, tiðum, to hear mass, attend service; h. á e-t or til e-s, to listen to (sitja menn þar umhverfis ok hlýða til sögunnar); (2) to yield to, obey (h. ráðum, orðum e-s); (3) to do, be Permissible or proper; hlýðir það hvergi (it will not do) at hafa eigi Iög í landi; engum öðrum skyldi þat h., nobody else should dare to do so; Einar lét engum h. móti at mæla, E. would not hear of any one's gainsaying; (4) refl. to listen (hann hlýðist um, hvárt nökkurir vekti); to be allowable (konungr sagði, at þeim skyldi þat ekki hlýðast).
hlýðinn, a. (1) willing to give ear to one, compliant (hann var h. vinum sínum um öll góð ráð; (2) yielding homage to one.
hlýð-samt, a. n. suitable, proper; vera h., = hlýða (3).
hlýðnast (), v. refl. to obey (ef þér vilið mér hlýðnast).
hlýðni, f. obedience, homage;
-brot, n. disobedience (við e-n);
-mark, n. token of obedience.
hlýja (hlý, hlýða, hlúit), v. to cover, shelter (hlýrat henni börkr né barr).
hlýr, n. (1) cheek; h. roðnaði, her cheek reddened; (2) bow of a vessel, = kinnungr; (3) the flat of an axe.
hlýr-bjartr, a. having brightly painted bows (of a vessel).
hlýri, m. friend, brother (poet.).
hlæja (hlæ; hló, hlógum; hleginn), v. (1) to laugh; h. hátt, to laugh loud; h. at e-u, to laugh at; þau tíðendi, er þeim hló hugr við, that gladdened their hearts; (2) h. e-n, to laugh at, deride one.
hlær (hlæ, hlætt), a. warm, mild (veðr var þykkt ok hlætt).
hlœða (-dda, -ddr), v. (1) to lade (h. skip); h. hest, to load, saddle, a horse; (2) with dat. to load (þú munt gulli h. á Grana bógu).
hlœgi, n. ridicule; fá e-m, hlœgis, to make one a laughing-stock.
hlœgi-liga, adv. laughably;
-ligr, a. laughable;
-máll , a. humorous.
-málugr, a. humorous.
-orðr, a. humorous.
hlœgja (-ði). v. to -make one laugh; þat hlœgir mik, at, it makes me glad, I am rejoiced, that.
hlœg-ligr, a. = hlœgiligr.
hlöðu-dyrr, f. pl. door of a barn;
-vindauga, n. barn window.



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