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varðar, þótt vér reynim, what risk though we try ?; v. e-m e-t, to entail as a penalty upon one (spurði, hvat konu varðaði, ef hón væri í brókum jafnan svá sem karlar); v. við lög, to be punishable by law (þat ætla ek við lög v. at vinna á Mikjálsdegi); ok lét v. þriggja marka útlegð, he asked for a fine of three marks; (6) to belong to (sú jörð er klaustrinu varðaði).
varða, f, pile of stones, cairn (hlaða, reisa vörðu).
varð-berg, n. 'watch-rock', outlook; vera á -bergi, to be on the lookout;
-hald, n. (1) holding ward, keeping watch; vera á -haldi, to keep watch (hann skyldi gæta hesta þeira ok vera á -haldi); (2) custody (hafa e-n í -haldi).
varðhalds-engill, m. guardian angel;
-maðr, m. watchman.
varð-helgi, f. sanctuary, asylum;
-hundr, m. watch-dog;
-hús, n. watch-house.
varði, m. cairn = varða (var v. stórr fyrir ofan tjaldit).
varð-karl, m. watch-carle, warder;
-klokka, f, watch-bell;
-lokkur, f pl. a kind of magic song, charms;
-maðr, m. watchman, warder;
-veita (-tta, -ttr), v. (1) to keep, preserve, with dat. (-veita þessum steini); later with acc., svá skal ek þik -veita, at þik skal ekki saka, I shall take such good care of thee, that no harm shall come to thee;-veita sik við e-u, frá e-u, to abstain from; ef maðr tekr grið ok -veitir þat ekki, if a man takes up an abode and does not keep it; (2) to observe (-veita guðs boðorðum);
-velsla, f. keeping, custody; fá e-m fé til -veizlu, to hand money over to one to keep.
varðveizlu-lauss, a. watchless, unguarded;
-maðr, m. warder, keeper.
var-fœri, f. wariness;
-fœrr, a. wary, cautious (Ólafr bað hann vera varfœran).
varg-dropi, m. son of an outlaw.
var-gefin, pp. f. ill-matched, of a woman;
-goldinn, pp. underpaid.
varg-hamr, m. wolf's skin;
-ljöð, n. pl. wolf-howlings.
vargr (-s, -ar). m. (1) wolf (trollkona sat á vargi); (2) thief, robber, miscreant; eyða vörgum, to destroy miscreants (3) outlaw (Eyvindr hafði vegit í véum, ok var hann v. orðinn).
varg-rœkr, a. who is to be hunted down as a wolf.
varga-hold, n. wolf's flesh.
varg-skinn, n. wolf's skin.
varga-líki, n. likeness of a wolf (brugðu Æsir Vala í -líki);
-rödd, f. voice (howling) of a wolf
varg-stakkr, m. a cloak of wolf's skin (þeir höfðu -stakka fyrir brynjur);
-tré, n. gallows.
varg-úlfr, m. were-wolf.
varg-ynja, f. she-wolf;
-öld, f. age (time) of wolves.
var-haldinn, pp. unfairly treated;
-hluta, a. indecl. verða -hluta fyrir e-m, to get an unfair share, be wronged;
-hugi, m. precaution; gjalda -huga við e-u, to beware of;
hygð, f. wariness, watchfulness.
vari, m. wariness, precaution; betri er hinn fyrri varinn, fore-thought is better than after-thought; til vara, by way of precaution.
vari, m. the watery substance of the blood (vatn, er menn kalla vara).
varinn, pp. conditioned = farinn (svá er mér varit, at).
varla, adv. hardly, scarcely.
var-launaðr, pp. insufficiently rewarded; eiga e-m -launat, to be in debt to one;
-leika, a. indecl., verða -leika, to be worsted in a game;
-leiki, m. wariness;
-leitat, pp. n. insufficiently searched (hafa -leitat e-s);
-liga, adv. (1) scarcely, hardly; (2) warily (fara, mæla -liga);
-ligr, a. displaying wariness, cautious, safe (þat þótti -ligra).
varma-hús, n. a warmed room.
varmr, a. warm; var honum varmt mjök, he was very warm.
var-mæltr, pp. cautious in one's language; cf. ' varorðr'.
varna (að), v. (1) to withhold from one, deny one a thing, v. e-rn e-s (v. e-m liðveizlu, máls, réttinda); (2) v. við e-u, to abstain from (v. við kjötvi);

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