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fall-sótt, f. plague (ef fallsótt kemr í fé manns);
-staðr, m. a place to fall upon (leita sér -staðar);
-valtligr, -valtr, a. unsteady, changeable, uncertain (valtr fagnaðr þessa heims).
falr (-s, -ir), m. the socket of a spear-head, into which the shaft fits (spjótsfalr).
falr, a. for sale, to be sold; eiga (hafa, láta) falt, to have a thing for sale; mér eru e-t fait, I am willing to part with; þeir er mér eru falastir til þungs hlutar, whom I would most willingly let suffer.
fals, n. fraud, deceit, imposture.
fals-, in compds., false, fraudulent, forged.
falsa (að), v. (1) to falsify, forge (f. rit, bréf, innsigli); (2) to defraud, impose upon (f. e-n); f. e-t af e-m, to get a thing from one by fraud (vil ek eigi, at þú falsir fé af mínum þegnum); to spoil (f. brynju).
falsaðr, pp. false, falsified, adulterated (f. guð, f. drykkr).
falsara-dómr, m. fraud, imposture.
falsari, m. impostor, deceiver.
fals-blandaðr, pp. blended with fraud, guileful;
-bréf, n. false deed,
-bróðir, m. false friar;
-greifl, m. false count (Heinrekr -greifi);
-guð m. false god;
-heit, n. false promise;
-kona, f. false woman, harlot;
-konungr, m. false, self-made king
-kostr, m. false virtue;
-kristr, m. false Christ;
-lausliga, adv. without fraud;
-lauss, a. guileless; -laus máli, good money; -laust kaup, a bargain in good faith;
-laust, adv. = -lausliga;
-leysi, n. sincerity, honesty;
-liga, adv. falsely;
-ligr, a. false;
-mær, f. harlot;
-óttr, a. deceitful;
-peningar, m. pl. false money;
-postoli, m. false apostle;
-púsa, f. unfaithful wife;
-samliga, adv. = falsliga;
-samligr, a. false, fraudulent;
-silfr, n. bad (adulterated) silver;
-spámaðr, m. false prophet;
-trú, f. false doctrine, heresy;
-váttr, m. false witness;
-vilnan, f. deceitful hope;
-vitni, n. false witness (evidence);
-vitr, a. crafty, cunning.
fambi, m. fool: cf. 'fimbul-fambi'.
fang, n. (1) grasp, hold; fá f. á e-m or af e-m, to get hold of one (fekk engi þeirra f. á mér); sá. þeir, at þeir fengu ekki f. at Erlingi, they saw that they could not catch H.; (2) wrestling, grappling (taka f. við e-n, ganga til fangs); ganga á f. við e-n, g. í f. e-m, to grapple with one, provoke one; fangs er ván at frekum úlfi, it is hard to deal with a hungry wolf; (3) the space between the arms, the breast and arms; kom spjótit í f. honum, the spear pierced his breast; reka í f. e-m, to throw in one's face; hafa e-t í fangi sér, to hold in one's arms, to have in one's power; taka í f. sér, to take into one's arms (tók manninn í f. sér ok bar út); fœrast e-t í f., to undertake a thing, take upon oneself; fœrast e-t ór fangi, to throw off, refuse; (4) catching fish, fishing; halda (fara) til fangs, to go afishing; take, catch, draught (f. þat, er þeir áttu báðir); (5) fœtus in sheep and cows (ef graðungr eltir f. ór kú); (6) pl., fong, baggage, luggage; föng ok fargögn, luggage and carriage, provisions (öll vóru f. hin beztu); borð með hinum beztum föngum, a table with the best of cheer; (7) pl. means, opportunily; engi f. eru önnur á, there is no other choice; hafa f. á e-u, to be enabled to do a thing (höfðu eigi f. á at reka langt flóttann);. af (eptir) föngum, to the best of one's power, according to one's means.
fanga (að), v. to capture (áðr en hann var fangaðr); f. dauða, to catch one's death, die.
fanga-brekka, f. wrestling ground (at the Althingi).
fangaðr, a. having means (föng) for doing a thing.
fanga-fár, a. short means or provisions; e-m verðr -fátt, falls short of provisions;
-kviðr, m. a body of jurymen taken at random;
-lauss, a. void of means or provisions;
-leysi, n. want of stores;
-lítill, a. vile, not worth fetching;
-ráð, n. device, expedient; góðr, fljótr -ráðs, ready quick at expedients.

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