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drag down one's reputation, to disparage one; d. niðr máli, to quash a lawsuit.
drep-hríð, f. (1) a destructive, snowstorm; (2) = drepsótt;
-ráð, n. an intended affray or assault;
-samligr, a. destiny, destructive;
-sleggja, f. sledgehammer;
-sótt, f. plague, pest;
-sóttr, pp. plague-stricken.
drettingr, m. loiterer, a nickname.
dreyma (-da, -dr), v. (1) to appear to one (e-n) in a dream (sá maðr dreymir mik opt); (2) to dream (ein kona dreymdi þann draum); usually impers., with double acc., mik dreymdi draum, I dreamt a dream; konung dreymdi aldri, the king never had a dream.
dreypa (-ta, -tr), v. to let fill in drops, with dat. (hann dreypir vígðu vatni í munn henni).
dreyra (-ða, -t), v. to bleed, ooze (of blood from a slight wound); hann reist í lófa sér krossmark, svá at dreyrði, so that blood flowed.
dreyra-lœkr, m. stream of blood;
-runninn, pp. spattered with blood.
dreyr-fáðr, m. stained with blood;
-gjarn, a. eager for blood, bloodthirsty.
dreyri, m. blood, gore; vekja em dreyra, to bleed one; rauðr sem d. = dreyrrauðr.
dreyr-rauðr, a. red as blood; en setr rauðan, one turns scarlet (Guðrúnu setti dreyrrauða);
-stafir, pl. bloody runes, blood (poet.)
dreyrugr, a. (1) bloody, gory; (2) bloodthirsty,
drif, n. (1) driven snow (hvítr sem d.); (2) spoondrift (sjór var hvítr fyrir drifi).
drif-hvítr, a. white as driven snow.
drift, dript, f. (1) snowdrift (þar var snjór í driptum); (2) drifting snow (hvítr sem d.).
drit, n. dirt of birds (fugladrit).
drífa (dríf; dreif, drifum; drifinn), v. (I) to drift, drive like spray or snow (þá drífr snær ór öllum áttum); fig. of missles, to shower, fly, like flakes of snow (láta d. skot, vápn, á e-n); veðr var drífanda, there was a great snowstorm; esp. impers. with dat., dreif sandinn, the sand drifted; lauðri dreif á lypting útan, the spray drove over the poop; þegar dreif í Löginn krömmu, there fell wet snow in the Lake, it began to sleet; (2) to crowd, throng, rush; þá drífr ofan mannfjöldi mikill til strandar, a great crowd rushes down to the shore; dreif allt fólk á hans fund, all people crowded to see him; tóku menn þá at d. brott frá hertoganum, men began to desert the duke; d. yfir en, to befall, happen to one; refl., láta yfir drífast (= d. yfir sik), to yield, give in (rán ok útlegðir þeirra manna, er eigi létu yfir d.); (3) to perform; d. leik, to play; en í annan stað á ek at d. mikinn vanda, I am in a hard strait; (4) to besprinkle with (e-t e-u döggu drifinn).
drífa, f. fall of snow, snowdrift (skotvápn flugu svá þykt sem d.).
drífanda, adv. with might and main; róa d., to pull so that the spray splashes about.
drífu-él, n. a drifitng snowstorm (um kveldit gerði á él blautt).
dríta (drít; dreit, dritum; dritinn), v. to ease oneself (d. á e-n) öll ertu deigja, dritin, thou art altogether filthy.
drjúgan, adv. = drjúgum.
drjúg-deildr, pp. substantial;
-latr, a. self-important;
-liga, adv. with an air of importannce;
-ligr, a. ample;
-mæltr, a. longwinded in speaking.
drjúgr, a. subatantial, lasting, ample; verða drjúgari (drjúgastr), to get the better (best) of it; þú munt þeim öllum drjúgari verða, you will outdo them all, Baglar reðust at, ok varð þat drjúgara, at, the issue was, that.
drjúgt, adv. in great numbers, copiously (Kolskeggr vá d. menn); d. manna, a good many people.
drjúg-talat, p . n.; þeim varð talat, they talked long together.
drjúgum (prop. dat. pl. from 'drjúgr'), adv. (1) much, to a great extent, greatly; fóru d. dag þann

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