Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic
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í-sjá,
f. attention.
ís-jaki, m. ice-floe.
ísjá-verðr, a. worth looking into.
í-sjón, f. aspect, appearance (þann veg er himininn
ísjónar).
ís-kaldr, a. ice-cold.
Is-land, n. Iceland.
Is-lendingr (-s, -ar), m. Icelander.
ís-lenska, f. the Icelandic tongue.
ís-lenskr, a. Icelandic.
ís-lög, n. pl. = ísalög;
-möl, f. ground (broken) ice;
-rek, n., -reki, m. ice-drift.
íss (gen. íss, pl. ísar), m. ice;
ísa (acc.) leggr á vötn, the lakes (rivers) freeze over; ísa
leysir, tekr af vötnum, the ice thaws, breaks up.
í-stað(pl. í-stöð), n. stirrup;
ífstangan, f. instigation, pricking;
ístig, n. = ístað.
ístr, n., ístra, f. paunch-fat.
ístöðu-lauss, a. weak, faint-hearted.
ítala, f. proportionate share in common pasture.
ítar-ligr, a. fine, glorious, lordly.
ítr (acc. ítran), a. glorious, excellent.
ítr-borinn, pp. high-born;
-hugaðr. a. high-mmuinded;
-laukr, m. beautiful leek or plant;
-mannligr, a. of stout, noble bearing;
-skapaðr, pp. beautifully shaped;
-vaxinn, pp. of beautiful stature;
-þveginn, pp. clean-washed, bright (ítrþvegnir armar).
í-vera, f. 'dwelling-in' (kjósa sér stað til íveru).
ívið-gjarn, a. wicked, evil (rare).
íviði, n. (Völuspá 2)?
íviðja, f. giantess, ogress (rare).
í-vist, f. = ívera; hús til ívistar, a house to dwell in.
íþrótt, f. accomplishment, feat, art, skill (vel búinn at íþróttum).
íþrótta-lauss, a. unskilled;
-maðr, m. one skilled in bodily exercises.
íþrótt-ligr, a. skilful;
-ligr fimleikr, dexterity in feats.
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