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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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n. stabbing to death;
-maðr, m. killer, slayer;
-orð, n. (1) tidings of one's death (segja -orð e-s); bera -orð af e-m, to slay one in fight; (2) death ; þiggia -orð af e-m, to be killed by one; kenna e-m -orð, to charge with slaying one;
-ráð, n. planning a person's death; ráða or veita e-m -ráð, to bring about one's death ;
-sár, n. death-wound, a mortal wound;
-skot, n. mortal shot;
-sótt, f. death sickness, mortal illness ;
-spjót, n., in the phrase, berast -spjót. eptir, to be deadly enemies;
-tilræði, n. mortal attack (veita e-m -tilræði) ;
-þúfa, f. a knoll that causes one's death ; hníga við -þófu, to die; drepa fótum við -þúfu, to stumble against or over a fatal knoll.
band, n. (1) the act of binding or settling, opp. to 'lausn'; fig., lausn ok b. allra vandamála, the decision in all difficult cases; (2) band, cord (mjótt b.); (3) in pl., (a) bonds, fetters (hafa e-n í bóndum) ; (b) bond, confederacy (ganga í bönd ok eið) ; (c) poet., the gods, cf 'höpt'; blóta bönd, to worship the gods; at mun banda, at the will of the gods.
banda (), v. to make a sign by waving the hand; b. á móti fénu, to drive away the sheep ; with dat., b. hönum; to wave the hands.
banda-maðr, m. confederate, one who is in league with others.
bandingi (-ja), m. prisoner.
band-vetlingr, m. a kind of glove.
bang, n. hammering;
banga (), v. to hammer, knock; b. dyrr or á dyrr, to knock at the door.
bang-hagr, a. knowing how to use the hammer.
bani, m. (1) death; fá (biða, hafa, taka) bana, to die; ráða sér bana, to commit suicide; leiða e-n til bana, to cause one's death (of an illness) ; kominn at bana, sinking fast; (2) that which causes death, bane; slayer (fjögurra manna b.).
bann, n. (1) excommunication, anathema, interdict; hit meira b., the greater exc. ; hit minna b. (the lesser exc.) þat sem forboð er kallat á norrœnu ; (2) prohibition, opp. to 'lof ' (hlýða boði ok banni e-s) ; leggja b. fyrir e-t, to prohibit.
banna (að): v. (1) to forbid, prohibit (b. e-m e-t or with infin.) ; (2) to curse (b. e-m) ; refl. bannast um, to swear (to do a thing).
bannaðar-orð, n. = bannanarorð.
bannan, f. curse, imprecation.
bannanar-orð, n. pl. = bannan.
bann-fœra (-ða, -ðr), v. to place under the ban.
banns-atkvæði, n. sentence of excommunication;
-áfelli, n., -dómr, m. = -atkvæði.
bann-setja (see setja), v. (1) to place under the ban ; (2) to curse;
-setning, f. excomunication;
-settliga, adv. wickedly;
-settligr, a. execrable, detestable;
-settr, pp. (1) placed under the ban ; (2) accursed.
banns-mál, n. a case liable to excommunication;
-pina, f. punishinent of excommunication;
-spjót, n. spear of excommunication;
-verk, n. an act liable to excommunication.
bann-syngja (see syngja), v. to pronounce an anathema against.
banns-sök, f. an offense liable to excommunication.
ban-orð, f . = banaorð;
-vænligr, a. mortal, deadly;
-vænn, a. (1) = -vænligr (-vænt sár) ; (2) deadly sick; ok er dró at því at hann var -vænn, when all hope of life was gone.
barar, f. pl. (1) hand-barrow, stretcher . var borinn í börum um fjallit) ; (2) funeral bier carried by horses (mœddust hestarnir undir börunum).
barátta, f. (1) contest, fighting; (2) fight, battle.
baráttu-fullr, a. combative, fond of fighting;
-maðr, m. warrior;
-samr. a. given to fighting.
barð, n. (1) beard (rare); (2) brim, of a hat or helmet ; (3) the beak or armed prow of ships (of war), stem ; róa fyrir b. e-m (= róa fyrir stafn e-m), to thwart one.
barða, f. a kind of axe.
bardaga-búinn, pp. ready for battle;
-frest, n. delay of battle;



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