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once; af (or á) skömmu bragði, shortly, quickly, in a short time; (2) fig., in many phrases, verða fyrri (skjótari) at bragði, to make the first move, to be beforehand with (þeir hafa orðit fyrri at bragði at stefna en vér); vera í bragði með e-m, skerast í b. með e-m, to lend one a helping hand; taka e-t bragðs or til bragðs, to take some step (to get out of difficulties); úviturligt b., a foolish step; úheyriligt b., an unheard of proceeding; gerðist þar at sví mikit b., at, it went so far that; lítit b. mun þá at (it must be very slight), ef þú finnr ekki; (3) trick, scheme, device, chiefly in pl.; beita e-n bröðum, hafa brögð við e-n, to deal cunningly with, impose upon; ferr at fornum brögðum, in the old way; búa yfir brögðum, to brood over wiles; leika e-m b., to play or serve one a trick hefir hann miklu bragði á oss komit, he has played a bad trick upon us (4) countenance, look, expression þannig ertu í bragði sem, thou lookest as if; með betra bragði, in a better mood; bleyðimannligr í bragði, having the look of a coward; Sturla gerði þat b. á (made as if), at hann hefði fundit Pál prest; (5) embroidered figure (hekla saumuð öll brögðum).
bragða (að), v. (1) to move, stir (þat bragðar alit, sem kvikt er); (2) to flicker, flash (of light).
bragða-drykkr, m. poisoned drink.
bragða-karl, m. sly fellow.
bragð-alr, m. 'twirling awl' a kind of fire-drill;
bragðals-eldr, m. fire produced by a bragðalr.
bragð-illr, a. ill-looking;
-ligr, a. expedient, suitable;
-mikill, a. expressive-looking;
-samar, a. crafty;
-vísi, f. craft, subtlety;
-vísliga adv. cunningly;
-vísligr, a. cunning.
bragnar, m. pl. poet. heroes, men.
bragr, m. (1) poetry, = skáldskapr (2) the best, foremost (Ása bragr = Thor; bragrkvenna); most eloquent.
brak, n. creaking noise, crack.
braka (að), v. to creak, crack (brakaði mjök í skipinu).
brakan, f. creaking, cracking.
brakki, m., brakun, m. intermediary, broker.
branda-dyrr, f. pl. main entrance, front door, so called because of the 'brandar' (ships' beaks) fixed as ornaments over or beside it.
brand-gás, f. common sheldrake.
brand-krossi, m. the name given to a brandkrossóttr uxi.
brand-krossóttr, a. brindled brown ,with a white cross on the forehead.
brandr (-s, -ar), m. (1) brand, firebrand (brandr af brandi brennr); (2) ship's beak ( = svíri); fellr brattr breki bröndum hæri, the waves break high above the 'brandar'; (3) ships' beaks put up as ornaments over or at each side of the chief entrance of dwellings (brandana af knerrinum lét hann setja yfir útidyrr sínar); (4) the blade of a sword (brast sverðit undir hjaltinu ok fór brandrinn grenjandi niðr í ána).
brand-reið , f. gridiron, brander; (steikja á -reið).
brand-øx, f. a sort of axe.
branga, f. (Hamðismál 20) ?
brasta (að), v. to bluster, swagger (þeir brasta illmikit).
bratt-gengni, f. skill in climbing;
-gengr, a. skilful in climbing;
-leitr, a. with prominent forehead;
-lendi, n. steep ground.
brattr, a. (1) steep; brött brekka, a steep slope; brattar bárur, high waves; bera bratt halann, to carry the tail high; reynt hefi ek fyrr brattara, I have been in a worse plight; (2) sudden, = bráðr (brött fyrirætlan).
bratt-steinn, m. stone column.
brauð, n. bread; hleifr brauðs, a loaf of bread.
brauð-bakstr, m. bread-baking;
-diskr, m. bread-plate;
-gørð, f. bread-making;
-hleifr , m. a loaf of bread;
-járn, n. girdle, griddle (for baking bread);
-kass, m. breadbasket;
-laupr, m. -meiss, m. bread-box;
-moli, m. crumb of bread;
-ofn, m. bread-oven;
-skífa, f. slice of bread;
-sufl, n. whatever is eaten with bread.

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