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-semd);
-skarð, n. a flaw in one's honour.
vegs-kona, f. stately lady (A. var -kona mikil);
-munir, m. pl. honours, credit, fame;
-þjónasta, f. honourable service.
veg-tjón, n. discredit;
-tylla, f. a scrap of honour.
veg-viss, a. acquainted with the road.
veg-þurðr, m. impairment of honour (vegðurðr eða sœmdarspell).
vei, interj. woe, with dat., v. er mér, woe is me! v. verði yðr, woe to you!
veiða (-dda, -ddr), v. (1) to catch, hunt (v. rauðdýri, hreina, fugla); v. fisk, to catch fish; (2) to hunt down an enemy; fá e-n veiddan, to get one hunted down.
veiðar-efni, n. chance of a good catch;
-fœri, n. hunting-gear, fishing-gear.
-tœki, n. hunting-gear, fishing-gear.
veiði-bráðr, a. eager to make a catch (vera of -bráðr);
-dýr, n. deer, game;
-fang, n. catch, haul;
-fangi, m. catch, haul;
-ferð, f. a fishing or hunting expedition;
-för, f. a fishing or hunting expedition;
-gögn, n. pl. fishing- tackle;
-horn, n. hunting-horn;
-hundr, m. hound;
-kona, f. fisher woman, huntress;
-konungr, m. hunting king, a nickname;
-ligr, a. promising a good catch;
-maðr, m. hunter, fowler, fisher;
-mannligr, a. hunter-like;
-matr, m. meat (food) from game or fishing;
-mörk, f. hunting-forest.
veiðinn, a. expert in fishing or catching (allra manna veiðnastr).
veiði-skapr, m. a catch in hunting or fishing; róa at -skap, to row out to fish; munum vér eigi þurfa -skap at kaupa, to buy fish;
-spell, n. spoiling the catch (gera -spell);
-staða, f. fishing-place, hunting-ground;
-stóð, f. fishing-place, hunting-ground;
-vatn, n. fishing lake;
-ván, f. pospect of a catch;
-vélar, f. pl. traps or devices used in hunting or fishing.
veiðr (gen. -ar, dat. and acc. -i; pl. -ar), f. hunting fishing, catch (öll v. fugl ok fiska); fara á veiðar, to go out hunting; í honum. er þó veiðrin meiri, still there is bigger game in him.
veifa (-ða, -t), v. to wave, swing, (veifði hann Mjöllni morðgjörnum fram); veifði hann rœði, he pulled the oar; refl., veifast um lausum hala, to 'wag a loose tail', be free to do as one pleases.
veifi-skati, m. spendthrift; engi -skati, rather close-fisted.
veig (pl. -ar), f. (1) strong beverage, drink (hann skal drekka dýrar veigar); (2) pith, strength (fór þat líð aptr, er honum, þótti minni veig í).
veigaðr, a. brocaded(?).
veik-dómr, m. weakness, infirmity;
-leikr, m. weakness, infirmity;
-ligr, a. weakly.
veikr, a. weak (hornbogi v.).
veilindi, n. disease, ailment.
veill, a. (1) ailing, diseased (veill á fótum); (2) wretched.
veina (að), v. to wail (hann veinaði mjök, er hann hafði misst konu sína).
veinan, f. wailing (óp ok v.).
veisa, f. pool, pond of stagnant water (var v. ein yfir at fara).
veita (-tta, -ttr), v. (1) to grant, give (v. e-m. líð, hjálp, huggun, grið, trygðir); (2) to help, assist, stand by one (þeir veittu Gizuri hvíta í hverju máli); (3) to grant, permit (Þ. beiddist at sjá gripina, ok þat veitti hón henni); v. e-m bœn, to grant one a request; (4) v. veizlu, to give a feast; v. brúðkaup e-s, to hold a wedding; v. útferð e-s, to hold a funeral feast; also absol. to give a feast or entertainment (v. stórmannliga, með inni mestu rausn); (5) to entertain, treat (konungr veitti sveitungum sínum); (6) to sustain, support an indigent person (síra Hafliði veitti þessi góðu konu allt til dauðadags); (7) of a performance; v. e-u áhald, to lay hold on; v. atfór, heimferð at e-m, to make an expedition against one; v. e-m atsókn, to allack; v. e-m áverka, to inflict a wound on; v. e-m eptirför, to pursue one; (8) e-t veitir e-m þungt, erfitt, it proves hard, difficult for one (Dönum veitti þungt atsóknin); impers., keisaranum veitti þungt, the emperor had the luck against him; e-t veitir erfitt, it is hard work; Geirmundi veitti betr, G. got the better of it, carried the day; (9) to happen (þat veitir sjaldan, optliga, stundum); (10)

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