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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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saddle) off a horse; t. e-t af e-m, to take a thing from one, deprive one of (er vér tókum seglit af honum, þá grét hann); t. af sér ópit, to cease weeping; t. e-t af e-m, to get frotn one (tekr hann af öllu fólki mikil lof); t. mikinn (mikil), lítinn (lítil) af e-u, to make (say) much, little of; hón tók lítil af öllu, she said little about it, took it coldly; øngan tek ek af um liðveizlu við þik, I will not pledge myself as to helping thee; t. e-t af, to choose, take; G. bauð þér góð boð, en þú vildir engi af t., G. made thee good offers, but thou wouldst take none of them; fara sem fœtr mega af t, at the top of one's speed; hann sigldi suðr sem af tók, as fast as possible; to abolish, do away with (lagði á þat allan hug al t. af heiðni ok fornar venjur); t. e-t aptr, to take back, render void (t. aptr þat, er ek gef); to recall (t. aptr orð, heil sín); t. á e-u, to touch (hón tók á augum hans); t. vel, auðvelliga, lítt, illa á e-u, to take (a thing) well, in good part, ill, in ill part (fluttu þeir þetta fyrir jarli, en hann tók vel á); t. e-t á sik, to take upon oneself (kvaðst heldr vilja t. þat á sik at gefa honum annát augat); tóku þeir á sik svefn mikinn, they fell fast asleep; t. arf eptir e-n, to inherit one; t. e-t eptir, to get in return; með því at þú gerir svá, sem ek býð þér, skaltu nökkut eptir t., thou shalt have some reward; t. e-t frá e-m, to take a thing away from one (þeir tóku spjótin frá þeim ok báru út á ána); t. e-n frá e-u, to deprive one of (t. e-n frá landi, ríki); t. e-t fyrir e-t, to take in return for (hann keypti sveinana ok tók fyrir þá vesl gott ok slagning); to take for, look upon as (lökum vér þat allt fyrir satt; því tek ek þat fyrir gaman); t. fyrir e-t, to refuse (tók E. eigi fyrir útanferð at sumri); t. hendi í e-t, to thrust one's hand into; t. í hönd e-m, to shake hands with one; t. í móti, to offer resistance (þeir brendu víða bygðina, en bœndr tóku ekki í móti); t. niðr, to pull down, demolish (t. niðr til grundvallar allt þat verk); to graze a little, = t. til jarðar (þeir láta nú taka niðr hesta sína); t. niðri, to touch (feel) the bottom; t. ofan, to take down (Högni tekr ofan atgeirinn); to pull down (hann hafði látil t. ofan skála sinn); t. í sundr, to cut asunder; impers., slœmdi sverðinu til hans, svá at í sundr tók manninn, so that the man was cleft asunder; t. til e-s, to take to (tóku þá margir til at níða hann); t. til máls (orðs, orða), to begin to speak; nú er þar til máls at t, at, now we must take up the story at this point, that; t. til varnar, to begin the defence; t. til e-s, to have recourse to, resort to (t. e-t til ráðs, bragðs); to concern (þetta mál, er til konungs tók); láta e-t til sín t., to let it concern oneself, meddle with (Gísli lét fátt til sín t.); t. e-n til e-s, to choose, elect (Ólafr var til konungs tekinn um allt land); absol., t. til, to begin (hann hélt allt austr um Svínasund, þá tók til vald Svíakonungs); t. e-t til, to take to, do; ef hann tekr nökkut illt til, if he takes to any ill; t. um e-t, to take hold of, grasp (nú skaltu t. um fót honum); t. e-t undan, to take away; impers., undan kúnni tók nyt alla, the cow ceased to give milk; t. undan, to run away, escape (B. tók undan með rás); t. undir e-t, to take hold under a thing; hann tók undir kverkina ok kyssti hana, he took her by the chin and kissed her; to undertake, take upon oneself; H. kvaðst ekki t. mundu undir vandræði þeira, H. said he would have nothing to do with their troubles; t. undir e-t með e-m, to back, help one in a thing (vil ek, at þér takit undir þetta mál með mér); þau tóku undir þetta léttiliga, they seconded it readily; hann tók seinliga undir, he was slow to answer; t. undir, to echo, resound (fjöllin tóku undir); t. e-t undir sik, to take on hand (Gizurr tók undir sik málit); to lay hold of (hann tekr undir sik eignir þær, er K. átti í Noregi); t. e-t upp, to pick up (S. tók upp hanzka sinn); t. upp fé fyrir e-m, to seize on, confiscate; t. upp borð, to set up the tables before a meal, but also to re-



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