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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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idle;
-leysi, n. idleness;
-maðr, m. (1) worker (-maðr mikill ok starfsmaðr góðr); (2) bailiff, the king's steward (at the same time justice and tax-gatherer).
sýta (-tta, -ttr), v. to lament or mourn for one (þeir sýttu hann sem dauðan); s. við e-u, to grumble at, grudge (sýtir æ gløggr við gjöfum).
sýti-ligr, a. sad (-ligr harmr).
sýting, f. wailing, mourning.
sæ-borg, f. sea-side town;
-brattr, a. steep towards the sea;
-bygð, f. coast-district;
-byggjar, m. pl. coast-dwellers;
-dauðr, a. dead at sea, drowned; cf. 'sjódauðr'.
sæði, n. (1) seed (fœra niðr s.); (2) in pl., crops on the field.
sæ-farar, f. pl. sea-faring, voyages;
-fœrr, a. (1) sea-worthy (skip -fœrt); (a) fit for sea-faring (veðr hvast ok eigi -fœrt);
-föng, n. pl. stores from the sea;
-garpr, m. sea-champion (var hann ok inn mesti sægarpr sjálfr);
-hafa, a. indecl. driven out of one's course (verða -hafa).
sæing, f. bed,= sæng.
sæing, f. sacrifice, sacrificial beast.
sæ-karl, m. sea-carl, raftsman;
-kona, f. mermaid;
-konungi-, m. sea-king (vóru margir -konungar, þeir er réðu liði miklu ok áttu engi lönd);
-kvikendi, n. sea-beast;
-kyrra, f. sea-calm, smooth sea (þeir reru í logni ok saekyrru).
sæla, f. bliss, happiness (eilíf s.).
sæla (-da, -dr), v. to bless.
sæl-borinn, pp. high-born.
sælda, v. to bolt, sift (s. mjöl).
sældar-líf, n. happy life; -staðr, m. happy place.
sæ-lið, n. help at sea (rendered to a ship in distress).
saeligr, a. = sælligr (sæligt setr).
saelingr (-a, -ar), m. wealthy man.
sæll, a. (1) in good circumstances, well-off, well to do; sælir ok fátœkir, wealthy and poor; (2) happy, fortunate (þrællinn mælti þat jafnan, at hann þættist s.. ef Otkell. ætti hann); in greeting, kom heill ok s., frændi!; (3) poor (ek hefi eigi kýst kerlinguna sælu inni); (4) of a saint, blessed hinn sæli Magnús jarl).
sæl-liga, adv. blissfully;
-ligr, a. happy, blissful;
-lífi, n. life of enjoyment, luxury;
-lifr, a. living a life of enjoyment, voluptuous.
sælu-dagar, m. pl. 'days of bliss', the Ember days;
-hús, n. hospice (in deserts and mountains to receive travellers);
-setr, n. = -hús;
-skip, n. ferry-boat;
-songr, m. a mass for one's soul;
-vika, f. Ember week (= sæludaga-vika).
sæ-lægja, f. mist on the sea (logn mikil, þokur, ok sælægjur);
-lægr, a. lying on the sea (myrkvi -lægr).
sæng, older form sæing (gen. sængr or saengar; pl. sængr), f.- (1) bed (kona liggr í sænginni); byggja eina s., to sleep in the same bed; (2) childbed (andast á s.).
sængar-för, -kona, etc., = sængr-.
sængr-för, f. child-bed (kona hans var þá önduð af -för);
-klæði, n. pl. bed-clothes;
-kona, f. woman in childbed;
-stokkr, m. bed-side.
sær (gen. sævar), m. sea (øxn gengu upp ór sænum), = sjár, sjór.
-sær (-sæ, -sætt), a. seen (auð-sær, ein-sætt).
særa (-ða, -ðr), v. to wound; s. e-n sári, to inflict a wound upon; recipr. særast, to wound one another.
særing, f. wounding.
sæ-sjúkr, a. sea-sick;
-skip, n. sea-ship;
-skrímsl, n. sea-monster.
sæta (-tta, -tt), v. (1) to sit in ambush for, waylay, with dat. (hann ætlar at s. yðr, þá er þér farið sunnan); to watch for an opportunity (þessu sætir Sturlaugr ok høggr); (2) to undergo, expose oneself to, suffer (vildu þeir heldr rýma land en eptir sitja ok s. afarkostum af konungi); (3) to bring about, cause, with dat.; s. áhlaupum við e-n, to attack one; s. vélræðum við e-n, to scheme against one; (4) to amount to, be equivalent to (E. var þar at búi sínu, svá at þat sætti vetrum eigi allfám); s. tíðindum, to be important news, be of importance (er þat komit til eyrna mér, er mér þykkir stórtíðindum s.); s. ráði, to be advisable (litlu ráði þykkir mér s. ferð þessi); s. sannindum ok réttindum, to



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