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erta (erta, ertr ' ), v. to taunt, tease (er eigi gatt at erta illt skap); refl., ertast við e-n, to lease one.
erting (pl. -ar), f. teasing, provocation (margskonar ertingar).
ertinga-maðr, m. one who will stand teasing (engi-maðr).
ertla f. wagtail (bird).
ertr (gen. ertra), f. pl. pease.
ertra-akr, m. pea-field;
-reitr, m. bed of pease;
-réttr, m. dish of pease;
-soð, n., -vellingr, m. pea-soup.
es, old form for 'er', rel. part., and 3rd pers. sing. from 'vera'.
eski, n. ashen box (e. Friggjar).
eski-mær, f. a lady's maid.
eskingr, m. fine snow (like ashes).
eski-stöng, f. ash pole.
espingr, m. a ship's boat.
ess, n. riding horse, steed.
eta (et; át, átum; etinn), v. (1) to eat (e. kjöt, mat sinn, dagverð); fig., e. orb sin, to eat one's own words; (2) to consume; sorg etr hjarta, sorrow eats away the heart; refl., Gyðingar átust innan, er þeir heyrðu þetta, the Jews fretted inwardly on hearing this.
eta, f. (1) crib, manger; standa öllum fótum í etu, to live at rack and manger; (2) pl., etur, cancer (etur í andliti).
etall, a. consuming (e. ryðr).
etari, m. great eater, glutton.
etja (et, atta, attr), v. (1) to incite, egg (goad) on to fight, with dat.; e. hestum, to make horses fight; with acc., e. e-n til þolinmœði, to exhort one to patience; (2) e. hamingju, afli, við e-n, to match one's luck, strength, with another's; e. kappi við e-n, to contend in rivalry, vie with one; e. ráðum, hvárt..., to consider, if...; e. saman manndrápum, to incite two parties to manslaughter (3) e. við e-t, to contend against; e. við afls-mun (liðsmun), to fight against odds; (4) to put forth; hann etr fram skallanum, he exposes his bare skull (to the blows); (5) to cause to be eaten; e. heyvi, heyjum, to feed cattle upon hay; (6) refl., etjast við e-n, to contend with one; ef menn etjast vitnum á, if men contend (plead) with witnesses.
etju-hundr, m. deer-hound, fox-hound;
-kostr, m. hard condition;
-tík, f. female hound, bitch-hound.
etki, neut. sing. from 'engi' and adv. = ekki.
etu-stallr, m. crib, manger (U. fal hann í etustalli), = eta (1).
ey, adv. (1) always, ever, = ei, æ (2) not, = ei, eigi; ey manni þat veit, no man knows.
ey (gen. eyjar, dat. ey and eyju pl. eyjar), f. an island;
-bui, m. islander.
eyða (-dda, -ddr), v. (1) to make empty (auðr), clear of, deprive of its contents (e. allan fjörðinn bæði at mönnum ok fé); e. bygð (bœi ok borgir, heröð), to desolate, lay waste; (2) to desert, depart from (féllu sumir, en sumir eyddu hálfrýmin); e. veizluna, to break up the feast; e. þing, to dissolve the meeting; (3) to do away with, destroy, with dat. (eyddi eldr konum ok börnum); (4) to spend, squander (e. fé, peningum); (5) to render void in law, annul, with acc. or dat. (e. vígsmál or vígsmálum); (6) refl., eyðast, to come to nought; eyddist erfisgørðin fyrir honum, he let the funeral feast drop.
eyði, n. waste or ruinous state; leggja í e., to lay waste; vera (liggja) í e., to be deserted or ruined.
eyði-, in compds., deserted, uninhabited;
-borg, f. deserted town or castle;
-bygð, f. desert country;
-dalr, m. desolate valley;
-ey, f. desert island;
-fjall, n. wild (barren) mountain;
-fjörðr, m. desolale firth;
-haf, n. a sea whose coasts are desolate;
-hus, n. pl. deserted dwellings;
-jorð, f. deserted farm;
-land, n. desert land;
-liga, adv. in a desolate state;
-ligr, a. (1) perishable; (2) sad, cheerless (mér sýnist siðr þeirra veikligr ok -ligr);
-mörk, f. desert wilderness;
-rjóðr, n. desert clearing;
-skemma, f. a deserted bower;
-sker, n. desolate rock, skerry;
-skógr, m. wild wood;
-staðr, m. barren, desolate place;

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