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f. austan, sunnan fjall, east, south of the fell; f. neðan brú, below the bridge; f. handan á, beyond the river; f. innan garð, inside the fence; III. as adverb or ellipt. (1) ahead, before, opp. to 'eptir'; þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór f., when this came first, preceded; (2) first; mun ek þar eptir gera sem þér gerit f., I shall do to you according as you do first; (3) at hand, present, to the fore; föng þau, er f. vóru, stores that were at hand; þar var f. fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already present (before the bride and bridegroom came); (4) e-m verðr e-t f., one takes a certain step, acts so and so; Kolbeini varð ekki f., K. was at a loss what to do; e-t mælist vel (illa) f., a thing is well (ill) spoken or reported of (kvæðit mæltist vel f.).
fyrir-bann, (að), v. to forbid, deny (e-m e-t);
-bending, f. foreboding;
-bjóða (see bjóða) v. to forbid;
-boða (að), v. to forebode;
-boðan, f. foreboding;
-boðning, f. forbidding;
-bón, f. imprecation;
-burðr, m. appearance, vision;
-búa (see búa), v. to prepare;
-búnaðr, m. preparation;
-búningr, m. preparation;
-dœma (-da, -dr), v. to condemn;
-fara (see fara), v. to destroy;
-fari, m. foreboding;
-fólk, n. great folk, persons of distinction;
-furða, f. = -fari;
-ganga, f. walking ahead, leading;
-gefa (see gefa), v. to forgive;
-gefning, f. forgiveness;
-gøra (-ða, -ðr), v. to forfeit (fyrirgora e-u);
-heit, n. promise;
-huga (að), v. to intend for (e-m e-t);
-hugsa (að), v. to premeditate;
-hyggja, f. forethought, care;
-koma (see koma), v. (1) to destroy, with dat.; (2) avert, prevent;
-kona, f. woman of distinction;
-konungr, m. distinguished king;
-kunna (see kunna), v. to blame one for (fyrirkunna e-n e-s);
-kveða (see kveða), v. to refuse (e-m e-t);
-lát, n. forgiveness;
-láta (see láta), v. to let go, give up; (2) to forgive (e-m e-t); (3) to give way;
-látr, a. not exacting, yielding;
-látsamr, a., ekki fyrirlátsamr, stubborn;
-leggja (see leggja), v. to lay aside, forsake; refl., fyrirleggjast um e-t, to give it up;
-leitinn, a. circumspect;
-leitni, f. circuinspection;
-litligr, a. contemptible;
-líta (see líta), v. to despise;
-ljúga (see ljúga), v. (1) to forswear by lies (fyrirljúga trú sinni); (2) with acc. to slander;
-maðr, m. (1) foreman, chief; (2) one who excels others; (3) predecessor;
-mannligr, a. distinguished-looking;
-muna (see muna), v. to grudge one a thing (e-m e-t);
-mæla (-ta, -tr), v. (1) to injure one by one's words (fyrirmæla e-m); (2) to curse;
-nema (see nema), v. (1) fyrirnema e-m mál, to deprive one of speech, make one silent; (2) refl., fyrirnemast e-t, to forbear;
-rásari, m. forerunner;
-rennari, m. forerunner;
-rúm, n. the 'room' in a ship of war before the 'lypting', the middle 'room' of a boat.
fyrirrúms-maðr, m. one stationed in the fyrirrúm.
fyrir-sát, f. ambush;
-sátr, n. ambush;
-segja (see segja), v. to foretell;
-setning, f. preposition;
-sjón, f. laughinigstock;
-skyrta, f. 'fore-shirt', apron;
-spá, f. prophecy;
-sverja (see sverja), v. to forswear, renounce by oath;
-sogn, f. dictation, instruction;
-taka (see taka), v. (1) to deny, refuse; (2) to forbid;
-tölur, f. pl. persuasion;
-vari, m. precaution;
-vega (see vega), v. to forfeit by manslaughter;
-verða (see verða), v. to collapse, vanish; fyrirverða sik, to be destroyed; refl.,
-verðast, v. to perish, collapse;
-vinnast (see vinna), v. refl., láta fyrirvinnast, to be idle, forbear (doing a thing);
-vist, f. leading, management;
-ætlan, f. design, purpose.
fyrnast (d), v. refl. (1) to get old, decay; (2) to be forgotten (hans nafn mun aldri f.); henni fyrndist aldri fall Ólafs konungs, she never forgot king Olaf's death.
fyrnd, f. (1) age, antiquity; í fyrndinni, in times of yore; (2) decay, dilapidation (f. kirkjunnar).
fyrnska, f. (1) age; slitinn af fyrnsku, worn with age; (2) witchcraft; vita fyrnsku, to be skilled in witchcraft.
fyrnsku-háttr, m. old fashion.
fyrr, adv. (1) before, sooner; því betr

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