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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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hvinr, m. whiz, whistling (h. örvarinnar; hvinrinn af högginu).
hvirfill (gen. -s, dat. hvirfli), m. (1) circle, ring; (2) crown of the head (milli hvirfils ok ilja).
hvirfil-vindr, m. whirlwind.
hvirfing, f., hvirfingr, m. (1) circle (of men); setjast í hvirfing, to sit down in a circle; (2) drinking match (drekka hvirfing).
hvirfings-bróðir, m. club-mate;
-drykkja, f. drinking bout (in a sort of club or guild).
hvirfla (), v. to whirl, spread (þær ætinþu at h. heyit).
hviss, interj. whew!
hví, (1) an old dat. of 'hvat'; þá spurði Hallr, hví þat sætti, then H. asked what was the matter; fyrir hví, why, wherefore (fyrir h. biðr þú eigi lækningar?); (2) adv. why ? = fyrir hví (hví ertu svá fölr ?).
hvíla (-da, -dr), v. (1) with acc. to rest; h. lið sitt, to let one's troops rest; h. sik, to take rest (þeir hvíldu sik þar ok eyki sína); hvíldr, rested (þeir hafa moedda hesta, en vér höfum alla hvílda); refl., hvílast = h. sík; (2) to lie, rest, sleep in a bed (h. í rekkju sinni); h. hjá e-m, to sleep with one; (3) to lie buried (til staðarins þar sem Ó1afr hinn helgi hvílir).
hvíla, f. bed; ganga (fara) til hvílu, to go to bed.
hvíl-beðr, m. bed of rest;
-brögð, n. pl. = hvílubrögð.
hvíld, f. (1) rest, repose (taka h. or hvíldir); (2) pause (þá var h. nökkur á um bardagann).
hvíldar-dagr, m. day of rest, the Sabbath;
-hestr, m. relay horse;
-lauss
, a. restless,
hví-líkr, a. of what kind or sort.
hvílu-brögð, n. pl. cohabitation;
-félagi, m. bed-fellow;
-gólf, n. bed closet;
-klæði, n. pl. bed-clothes;
-tollr, m. hire of a bed;
-þröng, f. want of room in one's bed.
hvína (hvín; hvein, hvinum; hvininn), v. to whiz, whistle (örvar hvinu hjá þeim öllum megin).
hvískr, n. whisper, whispering,
hvískra (), v. whisper.
hvísl, n., hvísla, f. whisper.
hvísla (), v. = hvískra; recipr., hvíslast, to whisper to one another.
hvíta-björn, m. white bear, polar bear;
-dagar, m. pl. 'the white days, Whitsun-week.
hvítadaga-helgr, f. Whitsuntide
-vika, f. Whitsun-week.
Hvíta-kristr, m. the white Christ.
hvít-armr, a. white-armed.
hvíta-sunna, f. Whitsunday.
hvítasunnu-dagr, m. = hvítasunna.
hvíta-váðir, f. pl. the white dress worn by those newly baptized.
hvít-beinn, a. white-legged;
-fjaðraðr
, a. white-feathered;
-fyøsa (-ti. -t), v. to be white with foam;
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haddaðr
, a. white-haired, light-haired (meyjar -haddaðar);
-hárr, a. white-haired.
hvíti, f. fair complexion.
hvítingr, m. a kind of whale.
hvít-klæddr, pp. clad in white;
-leikr, m. whiteness.
hvítna (), v. to become white.
hvítr, a. white (hvítt silfr); h. á hár, white-haired.
hvít-röndóttr, a. white - striped;
-skeggjaðr, a. white-bearded;
-skinn, n. white skin, ermine;
-váðungr (-s, -ar), m. one dressed in white weeds (hvítaváðir).
hvæsa (-ta, -t), v. to hiss, of serpents (h. sem höggormr).
hvæsa, hvæsing, f. hissing.
hvönn (gen. hvannar, pl. hvannir), f. angelica.
hvörfun, f. vacillation; á h., wavering (var á h. hugr minn of þat).
hvöt (gen. hvatar, pl. hvatir), f. instigation, encouragmient, impulse.
hvötuðr, m. encourager, instigator.
hvötun, f. instigation, egging; ganga at h. e-s, to follow one's egging.
hyggendi, f. wisdom, prudence.
hyggi-liga, adv. wisely, prudently;
-ligr, a. wise, prudent.
hygginn, a. wise, prudent, intelligent (þeir er hyggnastir vóru).
hyggja (hygg, hugða, hugðr and hugaðr), v. (1) to think, believe; hugðu þó mjök sér hvárir-tveggju, they were of different opinions; (2) to guess; fár hyggr þegjanda þörf, few can guess the needs of him that is silent; (3) to intend, purpose (sóknargögn þau, er hann hugði fram at



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