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by force of arms, with might and main.
egg-bitinn, pp. cut, wounded by an edge;
-elningr, m. a scythe having an ell-long edge;
-farvegr, m. the print of an edge;
-hvass, a. sharp-edged, sharp (-hvast járn).
eggja, (að), v. to incite, egg one on to do a thing (e. e-n e-s or til e-s or á e-t); e. e-n fram, to urge one on; refl., láta at eggjast, to yield to another's egging on; e. upp á e-n, to pick a quarrel with one, provoke one; recipr. to egg one another on (eggjuðust nú fast hvarirtveggju).
eggja-broddr, m. sharp-edged spike.
eggjan, f. egging on, goading.
eggjanar-fífl, n. fool, cat's paw;
-orð, n. pl. inciting (egging) words.
eggjari, m. egger-on, inciter.
egg-leikr, m. poet. play with sharp weapons, battle;
-móðr, a. poet. sword-smitten.
egg-skurn, f. eggshells
egg-steinn, m. sharp-edged stone;
-teinn, m. 'edge-twig', the steeled edge of a sword; svá at fal báða -teina sverðsins, so that both edges of the sword were hidden.
egg-tíð, f. egg-season;
-ver, n. 'eggfield' (a place where eggs of sea-birds are gathered).
egg-völr, m. the steeled edge of an axe (hann snerpir eggvölinn).
Egipta-land, n. the land of Egypt.
egipzkr, a. Egyptian.
egna (-da, -dr), v. (1) to use as a bait, with dat. (e. oxahöfði a öngul); (2) to furnish with a bait, to bait, with acc. (e. snöru, net, gildru); (3) to bait for (e. aurriða); e. veiði, to set bait for the prey; (4) to incite, provoke.
ei, adv. (1) ever, = ey, æ; ei ok ei, forever and ever; (2) not, = eigi (as 'aldri' for 'aldrigi').
eið, n. isthmus, neck of land (mjött e.).
eiða, f. poet. mother (rare).
eiða-brigði, n. breach of oath;
-fullting, n. oath-help;
-kona, f. female compurgator;
-lið, n. oath helpers, compurgators;
-mál, n. the matter of taking an oath.
eið-bróðir, m. a sworn confederate;
-bundinn, pp. oath-bound;
-fall, n. failing in one's oath;
-fœra (-ða, -ðr), v. to charge one with a thing by an oath;
-fœring, -fœrsla, f. charging by an oath;
-fœrr, a. able, competent to take an oath;
-hjálp, n. oath-help;
-laust, adv. without an oath.
eiðr (-s, -ar), m. oath; vinna, sverja eið, to take (swear) an oath; rjúfa eið, to break an oath; ganga til eiða, to proceed to the taking of oaths; eigi verðr einn eiðr alla, a single oath does not clear all men.
eið-rof, n. breach of an oath;
-rofi, m. violator of an oath, perjurer;
-spjall, n. taking of an oath; hlýða til -spjalls e-s, to listen to one's oath;
-stafr, m. oath-formula;
-svari, m. one bound by oath, liege-man;
-sœrr, a. that may be sworn to, absolutely true;
-unning, f. the taking of an oath;
-varr, a. cautious (conscientious) as to an oath;
-vætti, n. testimony on oath.
eiga (á, átta, áttr), v. (1) to own, possess (Starkaðr átti hest góðan); (2) to have (e. börn, föður, móður, vin); e. konu, to have her for wife; hann átti Gró, he was married to G.; hann gekk at e. Þóru, he took Th. for his wife, he married Th.; enga vil ek þessa e., I will not marry any of these; e. heima, to have a home, to live (þeir áttu heima austr í Mörk); e. sér e-t = e. e-t (Höskuldr átti sér dóttur, er Hallgerðr hét); e. ván e-s, to have hope of a thing, to reckon upon; e. hlut at or í e-u, to have a share in a thing, to be concerned in; e. vald á e-u, to have within one's power; (3) to be under obligation, be obliged, have to do a thing; tólf menn, þeir er fylgð áttu með konungi, who were bound to attend the king's person; á ek þar fyrir at sjá, I am bound (I have) to see to that; átti Hrútr för í Vestfjorðu, H. had to go to the V.; (4) to have a right (claim) to, be entitled to (e. högg ok höfn í skóginum); e. mál í e-m, to have a charge against one; e. rétt á sér, to have a (personal) claim to redress;

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