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veftr, m. (1) woof, weft; (2) cloth.
vega (veg; vá, vágum; veginn), v. (i) to lift (hann vegr heyit upp á herðar sé); v. e-n á bál, to lift one on the ' funeral fire; v. e-n ór skógi, to inlaw one; (2) to weigh (verðum vér at leita at skálum, ok v. hringinn); fig., skal yðr engi vera traustari vin, þott þér vegit þat lífit, though ye esteem it little; (3) to weigh, be of weikht (hvert haglkorn vá eyri); (4) to fence, fight (smite) with a weapon (hann vá svá skjótt með sverði, at þrú þóttu á lopti at sjá); (5) v. at e-m, to attack one, flght against one (ungr skal at ungum vega); (6) to gain by fighting; v. sigr, to gain the victory; v. sigr á e-m, to overcome, beat, vanquish; v. til landa, to win land weapon in hand; (7) to smite, slay, kill; v. mann, v. víg, to slay a man; (8) refl., þat sverð, er sjálft mun vegast, the sword that will fight of itseff; vást meirr á hlut Grikkja, the Greeks lost more men; recipr., vegast, to slay one another.
vega-bót, f. way-mending;
-mót, n. pl. meeting of roads.
vegandi (pl. -endr), m. slayer, killer (ef v. beiðir sér griða).
veg-farandi (pl. -endr), m. wayfarer.
vegg-berg, n. steep precipitous rock.
-hamarr, m. steep precipitous rock.
veg-girni, f. ambition, vanity.
veggjaðr, pp. walled (veggjaðar ok vígskerðar borgir).
veg-gjarn, a. ambitious, vainglorious (fégjarn ok veggjarn).
veggr (gen. -jar and -s, pl. -ir), m. wall (hlaða vegg); fig., var lágr v. undir solina, the sun was low above the horizon.
vegg-sleginn, pp. wedge-formed (øx -slegin ok þykk).
vegg-þili, n. wainscoting veggþili vóru tjölduð með fögrum skjöldum).
veg-látr, a. stately, high-minded;
-liga, adv. nobly, magnificently;
-ligr, a. grand, magniflcent;
-lyndi, n. generosity;
-lyndr, a. generous, high-minded;
-mannligr, a. magnicent;
-mensks, f. noble manners, generosity.
veg-móðr. a. tired of the journey.
vegna, (að), v. to proceed, go (v. vel, illa); þeim hafði illa vegnat, they had done badly, had bad luck.
vegna, gen. pl. (1) tveggja v., on (from) two sides (sœkja þeir nú at honum. tveggja v.); (2) á (or af) v. e-s, on one's behalf, also simply, v. e-s, on one's account or behalf, on the part of minna (várra) v., on my (our) behalf
veg-nest, n. traveling provisions.
vegr (gen. -ar and -s; pl. -ir and -ar, acc. -u and -a), m. (1) way, road (á vegum úti); (2) fig. phrases, koma e-u til vegar, to bring about; fara til vegar, to go, proceed (ekk i mun þér um, at kenna, hversu sem til vegar ferr); ganga (koma) til vegar, to come to an issue, be decided (gekk þat ok eigi til vegar); gera endiligan veg á máli, to bring it to an issue; venda sínum vegi, to wend one's way; (3) way, mode, manner; þessir menn munu sœkja oss með eldi, er þeir megu eigi annan veg, if they cannot (get at us) in any other way; einn veg, one way, in the same way; annan veg, other-wise (er annan veg en ek hygg); þann veg, thus, in that wise (þetta er ekki þann veg at skilja); hvern veg, how (eigi veit ek hvern veg þá mun verða);þótti sinn veg hvárum, each of the two had his own opinion, they disagreed; á alla vega, in every way, manner, respect; á marga vega, in many ways; (4) direction; alla vega, in all directions, on all sides (kváðu við lúðrar alla vega í braut frá þeim); skjót annan veg, in another direction; snúa hverr síns vegar, each his own way, in different directions; flýja viðs vegar, to flee scattered about; (5) side, hand; eins vegar, on one side (var eins vegar sjór); á hœgra (vinstra) veg e-u, on the right (left) hand of; tvá vega, on two sides.
vegr (gen. -s), m. honour, distinction (er yðr þat v. mikill); til vegs guði, to the glory of God.
vegr, f. pl. levers, see 'vög',
veg-sama (að), v. to honour, glorify;
-samliga, adv. honourably, gloriously (taka -samliga við e-m);
-samligr, a. glorious (-samlig veizla);
-semd, f, glory, honour (veita e-m heiðr ok

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