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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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fatt-skolptaðr, a. with upturned snout.
fauska-gröptr, m. digging dry logs out of the earth for fuel.
fauskr (-s, -ar), m. a rotten dry log (fúinn fauskr, forn fauskr).
fax, n. mane; poet., vallar fax, the field's mane, wood.
faxaðr, pp. maned, having a mane.
(fæ; fekk, fengum; fenginn), v. (1) to grasp with the hands, get hold of; hón hefir fengit einn stein, she has taken a stone; (2) to take, capture (fengu þeir Gunnar); (3) to get, gain, win; fær er frjár, he that woos wins; fá fljóðs ást, to win a woman's love; hann bað konunnar ok fekk heitit hennar, he asked the woman in marriage and got the promise of her hand; fá sitt eyrindi, to accomplish one's errand; fá hærra hlut, to get the better of it; fá góðar viðtökur, to get a good reception; fá skilning á. e-u, to get knowledge of; (4) to suffer endure; fá úsigr, to be defeated; fá skaða, to suffer harm; fá úvit, to fall senseless, to faint; fá líflát, to fall lifeless; fá bana, to come by one's death; (5) to get, procure; hann fekk sér gott kvánfang, he got a good wife; (6) to give, deliver to one, put into one's hands; fá mér (give me) leppa tvá ór hári þinu; fáit nú konungi festu (give the king bail) þá er honum líki; fá e-m sök, to charge one; var sá sveinn fenginn í hendr okkr, delivered into our hands; fá e-m e-t at geyma, to give a thing into one's charge (= fá e-m e-t til geymslu); (7) with pp. following, to be able to; e-n veiddan, to be able to catch one; hon fœr með engu móti vakit þá, she could by no means awaken them; þeir munu mik aldri fá sótt, they will never be able to overcome me; fengu þeir honum ekki nát, they could not catch him; skaltu hvergi fá undan hokat, thou shall have no chance of sneaking away; hann fekk þó eigi víss orðit, he could not make out for certain; (8) with gen., to get, take, gain, win; þeir fengu fjár mikils, they took a rich booty; vel er þess fengit, it is well earned, well done; hann var eigi skáld, ok hann hafði ei þeirrar listar fengit, he had not received that gift; fá verðar, to take a meal; hann tekk sér sveitar (he raised a band) ok gørðist illvirki; fá konu, to get a wife, marry (hon var átján vetra, er þorsteinn fekk hennar); (9) to conceive, of sheep and cattle (fá burðar, lambs); (10) to touch, affect; þat fekk mikils hinum hertekna manni, it touched the captive deeply, þá fær þorbirni svá mjök (Th. was so much moved), at hann grætr; (11) impers., one can get or find; vápn svá góð, at eigi fær önnur slík, that the like are not to be got; at varla fái vitrara mann, that a wiser man is hardly to be found; also, one may or can (do something); þat skip fær vel varit eldi, that ship can well be guarded against fire; (12) with preps.; fá af sér (with infin.) to bring oneself to; þeir fengu af verra, they got the worse of it; fá at veizlu, brúkaupi, blóti, to get provisions for a feast (hann fekk at blóti miklu); sá dagr er at jólum skal fá, the day when preparations are to be made for Yule (cf. 'atfangadagr '); fá á e-u, to get hold of, grasp with the hand; faðir Móða fekk á þremi, the father of M. caught hold of the brim; fá e-n, to touch, affect one, move (opt fá á horskan lostfagrir, litir); láta e-t á sik fá, to be (deeply) affected by, take it to heart; drykkr fær á e-n, the drink intoxicates one (er drykkr fekk á Hákon jarl); fá í e-t, to take hold of, grasp with the hand (= fá á e-u); forðuðu fingrum, fengu í snœri, they took hold of the strings; fá e-t or e-s til, to get, procure (var kirkja gör ok kennimanna til fengit); fá e-n til at gøra e-t, to get one to do a thing; þeir fengu menn til at ryðja skip sitt, they got men to clear their ship fá til e-s, to lay hold of; þar var fjöld fjár, fengu til margir, there was wealth of money, and many took a share of it; (13) refl., fást í e-u, to be busy, exert oneself, engage in a matter (dróttningin mátti þar ekki í



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