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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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hleði, m. shutter (= hleri).
hléðr, a. famous, renowned (?).
hleifr (-s, -ar), m. loaf.
hleifs-efni, n. dough for a loaf.
hleina (-da), v. to guard oneself(?).
hlekkjast (t) v., in the phrase, e-m hlekkist á, one gets impeded, suffers miscarriage.
hlekkr (-s or -jar; pl. -ir), m. link; pl. a chain of links.
hlemmr (-s, -ar), m. trap-door.
hlenni, m. robber (poet.).
hlenni-maðr, m. robber, thief.
Hlér (gen. Hlés), m. the Sea.
hler, n. listening; standa á hleri, to stand eaves-dropping or listening.
hlera (), v. to listen.
hleypa (-ta, -t), v. (1) to make one run or go; to move or impel in some way; h. njósnarmönnum á land upp, to send spies ashore; hleypti hann annarri brúninni ofan á kinnina, he let one eye-brow sink upon the cheek; h. hurð í lás, to shut a door; h. ánni í veg sinn, to lead the river into its channel; h. e-u á e-n, to cause to fall upon one (hleypti Gróa skriðu á þá); hann hleypir út vatni miklu ór sullinum, he presses much water out of the sore; h. ór e-m. auganu, to poke the eye out; (2) to throw off (h. heimdraganum); h. akkerum, to cast anchors; (3) h. berki af trjám, to cut the bark off the trees; h. upp dóminum, to break up the court (by violence); (4) to gallop, ride swiftly = h. hesti (Hrungnir varð reiðr ok hleypti eptir honum).
hleypi-fífl, n. a headlong fool;
-flokkr, m. band of rovers;
-för, f. ramble, roving;
-hvel, n. a kind of war engine;
-maðr, m. rover.
hleyping, f. galloping.
hleypi-piltr, m. errand-boy;
-skip, n., -skúta, f. swift boat.
hleyta-menn, m. pl. kinsmen.
hleyti, n. (1) part = leyti; (2) pl. affinity; gøra h., bindast hleytum við e-n, to marry into another's family.
hlið, n. (1) gate, gateway (h. heitir á garði); (2) wide gap; (3) space, interval (var hvergi h. í milli); (4) space of time; pause, halt (eptir þat varð h. á orrostunni).
hlið (pl. -ar), f. side; standa á aðra h. e-rn, to stand on one side of one; á tvær hliðar e-m, on either side of one; á allar hliðar, on all sides.
hliða, (), v. to give way, recede (h. undan, h. fyrir e-m); refl., hliðast, to become open.
hlið-farmr, m. 'side-burthen', load (-farmr Grana);
-lauss, a. without a gate or opening (veggir -lausir);
-mæltr, pp. said in oblique speech.
Hlið-skjálf, f. the seat of Odin.
hlið-skjár. m. side window;
-veggr, m. side wall.
hlið-vörðr, m. porter.
hlið (pl. -ir), f. mountain side, slope (fagrar hlíðir grasi vaxnar).
hlíf (pl. -ar), f. cover, shelter, protection, esp. shield.
hlífa (-ða, -t), v. (1) to shelter, protect, with dat. (h. sér með skildi, en vega með sverði); (2) to spare, deal gently with (mun ek ekki h. þér í gørðinni); refl., hlífast við e-n, to spare one (hann hlífðist þá við engan mann); h. við at gøra e-t, to refrain from doing a thing; h. við, to hold back (sumir hlífðust við mjök).
hlífar-lauss, a. uncovered.
hlífð, f. protection, defence.
hlífðar-lauss, a.= hlífarlauss;
-staðr, m. safe place;
-vápn, n. weapon of defence.
hlífi-skjöldr (hlíf-skjöldr), m. shield of defence (hafa e-n at -skildi).
hlít, f. sufficiency, satisfaction; til (nökkurrar) hlítar, tolerably, pretty well; at góðri h., very well indeed.
hlíta (-tta, -tt), v. (1) to rely on, trust, with dat. (hlítir Ástríðr ekki öðrum konum at því at þjóna honum í lauginni); (2) to rest satisfied with, be content with (var hann kvæntr, en hlítti þó eigi þeirri einni saman); eigi má því einu h., er bezt þykkir, one must put up with something short of the best; eigi mun minna við h., less than that will not do; eigi muntu því einu fyrir h., thou shalt not get off with that; (3) to submit to, abide by (h. sætt, h. órskurði, dómi, ráðum e-s).
hljóð, n. (1) silence, hearing; biðja (kveðja sér) hljóðs, to beg (ask for) a hearing (Njáll kvaddi sér hljóðs); fá



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