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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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(orkan þvarr, því at ellin sótti á hendr honum); (2) work.
orkn, n. a kind of seal; cf. 'örkn'.
Orkn-eyjar, f. pl., the Orkneys.
orku-fátt, a. n. failing in strength (honum varð orkufátt);
-maðr,m. labourer;
-vana, a. indecl. bereft or destitute of strength.
or-lof, n. permission, leave (ek vil beiðast, herra! at þér gefir mér orlof at fara til Íslands); orlof til brottferðar, leave to depart.
orlofa (), v. to allow.
orlofs-bréf, n. writ of permission;
-laust, a. n. without leave.
orma-bœli, n. abode of snakes;
-garðr, m. snake-pen;
-látr, n. = orma-bæli.
orm-beðr, m. poet. snake's lair;
-beðseldr, gold;
-garðr, m. = ormagarðr (G. lét hann kasta í ormgarð).
-ligr, a. fig. sly, cunning.
ormr (-s, -ar), m. snake, serpent.
orms-bit, n. snake-bite;
-tunga, f. snake's tongue, a nickname.
orna (), v. (1) to warm; o. sér, to warm oneself (lát hann o. sér ok fari síðan til sels); impers., ornar e-m, one gets warm; (2) to get warm (svá tekr brunnrinn at o.).
orri, m. heathcock.
orrosta, f. battle.
orrostu-laust, adv. without battle;
-lok, n. pl. issue, end of a battle;
-maðr, m. warrior;
-slög, n. pl. battles;
-staðr, m. battle-place.
oss-, poss. pron. our, = várr (at vilja ossum, í hendr ossar, etc.).
ost-hleifr, m. a cheese;
-hlutr, m. slice of cheese;
-kista, f. cheese-press.
ostr (-s, -ar), m. cheese.
ostra, f. oyster.
ota (), v. to push, with dat.; o. sér fram, to thrust oneself forward (Þórir otar sér fram milli manna).
otr (gen. otrs, pl. otrar), m. otter.
otr-belgr, m. otter-skin;
-gjöld, n. pl., poet. gold;
-hundr, m. otter-hound.
oxa-höfuð, n. head of an ox.
oxi (pl. øxn), m. ox = uxi.

Ó
ó-,
the negative prefix un-. See 'ú-'.
ó, interj. oh! (ó! góðir menn!)
óast (), v. refl. to dread, fear, be afraid (óumk ek aldrigi).
óða-far, n. hurry (í -fari).
óðal (pl. óðul), n. ancestral property, patrimony, inheritance (in land); family homestead; native place; flýja óðul sín, to abandon one's home, go into exile.
óðal-borinn, pp. (1) born possessor of an 'óðal'; (2) entitled to (til e-s) by birth;
-jörð, f. native country.
óðals-borinn, pp. = óðalborinn;
-jörð, f. = óðaljörð;
-maðr, m. allodial owner; sannr -maðr til Noregs, rightful heir of Norway.
óðal-torfa, f. patrimony, heritage.
óða-stormr, m. violent gale;
-straumr, m. violent current;
-veðr, n. = -stormr;
-verkr, m. violent pain.
óð-fluga, a. indecl. with violent speed;
-fúsi, -fúss, a. madly eager.
óð-indæla, f. embarrassment, trouble;
-indæll, a. unmanageable, difficult to deal with.
Óðinn (dat. Óðni), m. Odin.
Óðins-dagr, m. Wednesday.
óðlast (), v. refl. to get possession of, see 'öðlast'.
óð-látr, a. headstrong, impatient;
-liga, a. vehemently, impatiently;
-lundaðr, a. rash, headstrong;
-málugr, a. speaking violently, excited.
óðr (óð, ótt), a. (1) mad, frantic; ó. maðr, madman; (2) furious, vehement, eager (váru þeir synir Ósvífrs óðastir á þetta mál); e-m er ótt, one is eager, impatient (hann kallaði sér þó ótt um ferðina); ótt, as adv. vehemently (þeir reiddu ótt sverðin ok hjuggu títt); Flosi fór at engu óðara en hann væri heima, Flosi behaved as calmly as if he were at home.
óðr, m. (1) mind, feeling; (2) song, poetry; óðar smiðr, poet.
óðum, adv. rapidly, = ótt; see the adj. 'óðr'.



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