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mikils, there is a prospect of much ,entertainment; (3) refl., Hjalta þótti þá úvænt á horfast, H. thought that matters looked unpromising; horfðust þeir Gizurr höfðum at, he and Gizurr lay with their heads together.
horfa (að), v. = hörfa.
horfin-alda, a. indecl. luckless;
-heilla, a. indecl. luckless; horfinheilla er mér, luck has left me.
horfinn, pp.; see ' hverfa (4)'.
horn, n. (1) horn (of cattle); vera harðr í h. at taka, to be hard to take by the horns, hard to deal with; (2) drinking-horn , (3) horn, trumpet (blása í h.); (4) corner, angle; skýtr í tvau h. um e-t, there is a great difference between; skýtr í tvau h. með okkr, we are at variance; (5) nook, corner (in a house).
horna-fláttr, m. flaying a hide with the horns;
-skvol, n. noise of horns;
-tog, n. a rope round the horns.
horn-blástr, m. sound of trumpets;
-bogi, m. horn-bow;
-fiskr, m. garfish or green bone;
-göfugr, a. proud of his horns
-kerling, f. old woman in the corner;
-kona, f. = -kerling;
-reka, f. = -kerling;
-sil, n. stickle-back;
-skafa, f. a scraper made of horn;
-spánn, m. horn spoon;
-stafr, m. corner pillar i n a building.
hornungr (-s, -ar), m. (1) bastard son; (2) scamp, outcast (vera h. e-s).
horr, m. (1) starvation; detta, niðr í hor, to starve to death; (2) mucus from the nose.
horsk-leikr, m. knowledge, wisdom;
-ligr, a. wise, noble.
horskr, a. wise (h. ok þögull).
hortugr, a. Pert, impertinent,
hosa, f. hose, legging.
hosaðr, pp. wearing hose.
hosna-reim, f. garter
-sterta, f. garter.
hot-vetna, see ' hvatvetna'.
hó, interj. hoh! ah! oh!
hóa (að), v. to shout 'hoh' (h. á féit).
hóf, n. (1) moderation,measure; kunna h., to show (observe) moderation; þá er h.á (or at), then it i's all right; at hófi, tolerably, moderately (jarl svarar þessu at hófi vel); e-t gegnir hófi, it is fair; vel er þessu til hófs mikils, this affair is well settled ór hófi, beyond measure; (2) proportion, equal degree (hefði hann I ið at því hófi, sem hann er sjálfr frœkn ok djarfr); (3) judgement (vil ek, at þú hafir þar engis manns h. nema þitt)
hóf, n. feast, banquet.
hóf-gullinn, a. with golden hoof;
-hvarf, n. pastern of a horse.
hóf-lauss, a. immoderate;
-leysa, f. immoderation, excess;
-liga, adv. (1) with moderation; (2).fitly; (3) fairly (munu þeir nú vera -liga hræddir);
-ligr, a. moderate.
hóft (-s, -ar), m. hoof (of a horse).
hóf-samligr, a. moderate temperate;
-samr, a. moderate temperate;
-semd, f. moderation, temperance
-semi, f. moderation, temperance.
hóf-skegg, n. fetlock.
hófs-maðr, m. temperate, just man
hóf-stilling, f. moderation.
hóg-bærr, a. easy to bear;
-fœrr, a. lively, light (of a horse);
-látr, a. of easy temper;
-leiki, m. = -væri;
-liga, adv. calmly, meekly; taka -liga á, to touch gently;
-ligr, a. easy, gentle;
-lífi, n. easy (quiet) life
-lyndi, n. easy temper;
-lyndr, a. easy-tempered, peaceable;
-læti n. gentleness;
-samr, a. gentle;
-semd, f. gentleness;
-seta, f. = -lífi;
-stýrt pp., n. easy to steer (eigi verðr mér nú -stýrt fótunum);
-væra (-ða, -ðr), v. -to calm, appease;
-værð, f. calmness of mind;
-værr, f. calmness of mind;
-værligr, a. gentle, meek of mind
-værr, a. gentle, meek of mind
hól, n. praise,flattery.
hólfa (-di, -t), v. to capsize (þar hólfir skip á sjónum).
hólkr (-s, -ar), m. ring or tube (of metal) on a staff, knife-handle, etc.
hóll (-s. -ar), m. - hváll.
hólm-ganga, f. 'holm-going', a duel or wager of battle fought on an islet (hólmr).
hólmgöngu-boð, n. challenging to hólmganga;
-lög, n. pl. the law, rules of h.;
-maðr, m. duellist;
-staðr, m. a place where a 'hólmganga' is fought;
-sverð, n. a sword used in 'hólmganga'.
hólmi, m. (1) islet, = hólmr; knoll.

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