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with; h. f hótum við e-n, to threaten one; h. e-t með höndum, to have in hand; höfum eiai sigrinn ór hendi, let not victory slip out of our hands; h. ór við e-n, to behave so and so towards one (hefir þú illa ór haft við mik); h. e-t til e-s to use for (höfðu þeir til varnar skot ok spjót); to be a reason or ground for; vér hyggjum þat til þess haft vera, at þar hafi menn sézt, we believe the foundation of the story is that men have been seen there; h. mikit (lítit) til síns máls, to have much (little) in support of one's case; h. e-t til, to have at hand, possess; orð þau, sem hann hafði um haft, the words which he had used; keisari hafði fátt um, did not say much; h. e-n undir, to get one under, subdue one; h. e-t uppi, to take (heave) ufi (h. uppi fœri, net); Skarpheðinn hafði uppi øxina, S. heaved up the axe; h. flokk uppi, to raise a party, to rebel; h. uppi tafl, to play at a game; h. e-n uppi, to bring one to light; h. uppi rœður, to begin a discussion; h. e-t úti, to have done, finished (h. úti sitt dagsverk); h. við e-m, to be a match for one; h. sik við, to exert oneself; h. mikit (lítit) við, to make a great (little) display; hann söng messu ok bafði mikit við, and made much of it; hann bad jarl leita, bann hafði lítit við þat, he did it lightly; haf ekki slíkt við, do not say so; haf þú lítit við at eggja sonu þina, refrain from egging on thy sons; (15) refl., hafast, to dwell, abide; þeir höfðust mjök í ferðum, they spent much of their life in travelling; hafast vel, to do well, thrive (vaxa ok vel h.); h. at, to do; Lambi sá hvat Steinarr hafðist at, what he was doing; h. við, to dwell, stay (hér mun ek við hafast); h. vel við, to bear oneself well up; h. orð við, to speak to one another.
hafandi, pr. p. being with child.
haf-bára, f. wave;
-fugl, m. sea. bird;
-fœrandi, pr. p. sea-going, sea-worthy;
-gerðingr, f. pl. tremendous waves;
-gjálfr, n. roar of the sea;
-gola, f. sea-breeze;
-gufa, f. mermaid;
-hallt, adv. standing seawards;
-hrútr, m. sea-ram;
-íss, m. drift ice;
-kaldr, a. cold as the sea;
-leið, f. standing seawards; stefna -leið, to stand seawards;
-leiðis, adv. seawards;
-ligr, a. marine.
hafna (að), v. to forsake, abandon, with dat. (h. fornum sið, blótum ok heiðnum góðum); kýr hafnaði átinu, the cow left off eating.
hafnan, f. abandonment, forsaking (h. heimsins, veraldar).
hafnar-dyrr, f. pl. entrance of a haven (höfn).
hafnar-feldr, m. a shaggy cloak for everyday use.
hafnar-mark, n. harbour mark;
-merki, n. harbour mark;
-tollr, m. harbour toll.
hafnar-vaðmál, -váð, n. plain stuff.
hafn-borg, f. sea borough, sea-port.
haf-nest, n. provisions for a voyage.
hafn-leysa, f. harbourless coast;
-leysi, n. harbourless coast;
-ligr, a. harbour-like.
hafr (-rs, -rar), m. he-goat, buck.
hafr-belgr, m. = hafr-staka.
haf-rek, m. wreck, jetsam;
-reka, a., tossed or driven about on the sea
-rekinn. pp. tossed or driven about on the sea
hafr-staka, f. goat's skin.
haf-rœðr, a. sea-worthy (hafrœðr sexæringr).
hafs-botn, m. gulf (firðir ok hafsbotnar);
-geil, f. sea-lane.
haf-skip, n. a sea-going ship
-skrimsl, n. sea-monster.
hafs-megin, n. the main, high sea.
haf-stormr, m. storm at sea;
-strambr, m. fabulous sea-monster.
haft, n. (1) bond, chain; esp. pl., höft, fetters; sitia í höftum, to be in fetters; halda e-n í hóftum, to keep one in bonds; (2) pl., höft, gods.
hafta, f. female prisoner, bondwoman (h. ok hernuma).
haftr, m. male prisoner, bondman.
haf-tyrðill, m. little auk;
-velktr, pp. sea-tossed;
-viðri, sea-breeze;
-villa, f. loss of one's course at sea;
-villr, a. having lost one's course at sea.
haga (að), v. (1) to manage, arrange, with dat. (svá skulu vér h. inngöngu vorri); fénu var hagat til gæzlu, the money was taken into keeping; with

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