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sjúkr, a. sick, ill; liggja s., to lie sick; (2) anxious, distressed.
sjöt, n. pl. (1) abode, home; ragna s., the seat of the gods, the heavens; (2) company, host.
sjötlast, (að), v. refl. to subside, settle (er úfriðr tók at s.)
sjötull, m. settler; dólgs s., 'strife-settler', Frodi's quern of peace.
skaða (að), v. impers., e-n skaðar ekki, it does one no harm or damage.
skaða-bœtr, f. pl. indemnity, compensation;
-ferð, f. disastrous journey;
-lauss, a. scatheless;
-ligr, a. = skaðligr;
-maðr, m. killer, slayer (verða –maðr e-s);
-samligr, -samr, a. injurious, hurtful.
skaði, m. (1) scathe, harm, damage (gøra e-m skaða); verða fyrir sköðum, to suffer losses; (2) loss in a person; þótti henni mikill s. eptir mann sinn, she felt she had a great loss in her husband; (3) death, = bani; veita e-m skaða, to slay, kill; verða e-m at skaða, to be the death of one.
skað-lauss, a. unscathed;
-laust, adv. without loss;
-samligr, a. hurtful, noxious;
-samr, a. doing harm, noxious;
-semd, f. harm;
-vænliga, adv. perniciously;
-vænligr, a. pernicious;
-vænn, a. destructive, baleful.
skafa (skef; skóf, skófum; skafinn), v. (1) to scrape with a blunt instrument; s. e-t af, to scrape off; impers., þat hefir eik, er af annarri sjefr, one tree takes what is scraped from another; (2) to shave so as to make smooth (hann skefr spjót-skepti á hallargólfinu); (3) s. nagl sinn, to pare one's nail; fig., s. at fastliga, to press hard; (4) to shave (þeir höfðu látit s. krúnur).
skafa, f. scraper (cf. 'hornskafa').
skaf-heið, f. clear sky (-heið var ok sólskin).
skafl, m. (1) steep snow-drift; (2) toppling sea; (3) beygja skaflinn, to make a wry mouth, of one crying.
skaga (-ða), v. to jut out (skögðu tvær tennr fram ór hausnum).
skagi, m. low cape or ness.
skak, n. scolding (gaf Sverrir þeim mikit s. fyrir).
skaka (skek; skók, skókum; skekinn), v. to shake (björninn settist upp ok skók höfuðit); s. sverð, to brandish a sword.
skakka (að), v., s. með m?nnum, to aid one against the other (Þorgeirr og Þorgils sóttust lengi, svá at engi skakkaði með þeim).
skakki, m. disproportion, disparity, odd amount (þann skakka, er þar er á milli, man ek bœta).
skakkr, a. (1) skew, wry; (2) unequal, unjust (skökk gørð).
skakkr, m. wry position; skjóta augunum í skakk, to look awry.
skall, n. (1) noise; (2) pl. sk?ll. mocking, derision (gera sk?ll at e-m).
skallat, n. scarlet; see 'skarlat'.
skalli, m. a bald head (settist mý margt á skalla honum).
skamma (að), v. (1) to shame, disgrace (þá menn, er vini vára hafa drepit ok skammat); (2) refl., skammast e-s, to be ashamed of a thing (skúa ok bróka skammisk engi maðr); s. sin, to blush; with infin., skammast at gera e-t, to be ashamed to do a thing.
skammar-erendi, n. shameful errand;
-víg, n. shameful manslaughter, = níðingsvíg.
skamm-bragðs, adv. shortly, soon;
-degi, n. the short winter-days;
-fótr, a. short-footed, a nickname.
skamm-fulleikr, m. = -fylli;
-fulligr, a. ashamed, bashful;
-fyllast (see fylla), v. refl. to be ashamed;
-fylli, f. shame, blushing;
-fylling, f. bashfulness;
-fœra (-ða, -ðr), v. to spoil, injure.
skamm-háls, m. short-neck, a nickname;
-hendr, a. short-handed;
-hygginn, a. = -sýnn;
-höndungr, m. short-hand, a nickname.
skamm-lauss, a. (1) shameless, without shame; ætla ek, at þú sér –lauss af þessu, it is no shame to thee; (2) neut., -laust, not disgraceful (honum var –laust at hlíta konungs dómi).
skamm-leitr, a. short-faced;
-lífi, n. the fact of being short-lived;
-lífr, a. short-lived;
-minnigr, a. short of memory;
-mæli, n. brevity (in expression).

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