L

false king;
-kvittr, m. false rumour;
-lauss, a. truthful;
-ligr, a. false (-lig orð);
-maðr, m. liar, impostor;
-saga, f. false news, untrue story.
lygn, a. calm, smooth, of wind and waves (var veðr gott ok lygnt).
lygna (-di, -t), v. impers. to become calm (lygndi veðrit).
lykill (pl. luklar and lyklar), m. key.
lykils-laust, adv. without using a key (lúka upp lás -laust).
lykja (lyk, lukta, luktr), v. (1) to shut in, enclose, close; l. e-n í myrkvastofu, to shut one up in a dungeon; (2) to put an end to (hvatki er lífi hans hefir lukt).
lykkja, f. loop, coil of a rope, &c. (hann hafði ok dregr á hönd sér); gera lykkja á leiðinni, to put an end to one's journey, to stop; coil of a serpent (ormr með lykkju mikilli ok breiðum sporði).
lykkjóttr, a. looped, curved.
lykk-lauss, a. without bend.
lykna (að), v. to bend the knees.
lykt, f. end, conclusion (sú varð l. á viðrskiptum þeirra, sem nú má heyra); esp. in pl., gøra (vinna) lyktir á e-u, to do, perform; koma málum til lykta, to bring a case to a final issue; leiða e-t til lykta, to bring to an end, finish; at lyktum, at last, finally (þó flýði hann at lyktum); þat verðr at lyktum, at, the end of it was, that.
lykta (að), v. to bring to an end, finish; impers., lyktar e-u, it ends.
lykta-lauss, a. endless.
lymska, f. wiliness, cunning.
lymskast (að), v. to steal quietly, to sneak (fœrist hann á fœtr ok lymskast fram at durunum).
lymsk-liga, adv. cunningly.
lymskr, a. wily, cunning.
lyndi, n. temper, disposition.
lyndis-bragð, n. temper;
-góðr, a. good-tempered;
-lag, n. temper, disposition;
-líkr, a. of like temper.
lyndr, a. tempered; illa l., bad-tempered, opp. to 'góðlyndr'.
lyng (dat. lyngvi), n. ling, heather.
lyng-áll, m. 'heather-eel', snake;
-bakr, m. 'ling-back', a fabulous sea-monster;
-fiskr, m. 'ling-fish', snake;
-ormr, m. snake (living among heather);
-runnr, m. heath bush.
lypta (-pta, -ptr), v. to lift, raise, with dat. (síðan lypti hón kápuhetti hans ok sá í andlit honum); l. e-u upp, to lift up; l. ferð sinni, to start on a journey; impers., lyptir e-u, it is lifted up, raised; lypti þá mjök brúnum manna, their faces brightened; refl., lyptast, to move, stir (lézt hann ekki mundu þaðan l. fyrr en á bak jólum); lyptist þeim þá lítt reiði, their anger was raised a little.
lypting, f. raised deck (in the after-part of war-ships).
lyrgr, m. forelock; taka e-m lyrg, to take one by the forelock.
lyst, f. desire, pleasure (rare).
lysta (-sti), v. impers., e-n lystir, one desires, wishes; lifði hverr sem lysti, every one lived just as he pleased; hann lysti at sjá Ìsland, he wished to see Iceland; mik lystir til e-s, í e-t, I have a fancy to, a desire for (mik lysti í hring þenna).
lysti-liga, adv. delightfully;
-ligr, a. delightful.
lysting, f. desire, pleasure, delight.
lysti-samligr, a. sensual (-samlig girnd);
-semi, f. = lysting.
lystr, a. desirous of, eager for (l. e-s); lyst várumk þess lengi, I have long wished for this.
lystugr, a. eager, desirous.
lýð-biskup, m. suffragan bishop.
lýð-maðr, m. commoner, layman;
-mannligr, a. like a common man;
-menni, n. coll. = -menn.
lýðr (-s, -ir, rarely -ar), m. (1) people, esp. the common people (er konungr heyrði ákafa lýðsins); (2) the members of a household (gakk þú út ok allr l. með þér); (3) pl. men, persons (allir lýðir).
lýðska, f. = lýzka.
lýð-skylda, f. the duty of a liege-man to his lord, homage (eptir þat veitti jarl honum ønga lýðskyldu);
-skyldr, a. yielding lýðskylda to one, subject to one;
-skyldugr, a. = -skyldr.
lýja, (lý, lúða, lúinn), v. (1) to beat, hammer; l. járn, to forge iron (with a sledge-hammer); (2) to wear out,

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