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to be had;
-kross, m. cross-shaped mark in the ground;
-laug, f. a bath in a warm spring in the earth;
-ligr, a. earthly;
-lús, f. 'earth-louse';
-lægr, a. lying on the ground;
-neskr, a. earthly;
-ríki, n. the earth, world, opp. to 'himin-ríki'; -skjálfti, m. earthquake;
-stofa, f. underground room;
-veggr, m. earthen wall.
jarki, m. the outside edge of the foot.
jarkna-steinn, m. glittering gem.
jarl (-s, -ar), m. (1) poet. a highborn, noble man or warrior; (2) earl (in dignity next to the king);
-borinn, pp. earl-born, an earl by birth;
-dómr, m., -dœmi, n. earldom.
jarls-dóttir, f. earl's daughter;
-maðr, m. an earl's follower;
-nafn, n. earl's title;
-ríki, n. dominion of an earl, earldom;
-sæti, n. earl's seat.
jarma (að), v. to bleat, of sheep and goats (ærin jarmaði).
jarmr, m. bleating (sauða j.); screaming of birds (fugls j.).
jarpr, a. chestnut, reddish-brown (j. á hár); j. hestr, chestnut-horse.
jarp-skamr, m. 'the brown pygmy' (viz. Erpr).
jarp-skjóttr, a. bay-piebald.
jar-tegu (-tein, -teikn), n. (1)token, proof (of a thing); hafa e-t til -tegna, to use as a token or evidence; vera til jartegna, to serve as a token; (2) miracle;
-tegna, -teina (að or -di, dr), v. to betoken.
jata (gen. jötu), f. manger.
jaur, adv. yes indeed, yes certainly.
jaxl (-s, -ar). m. jaw-tooth, grinder, molar (tennrnar ok jaxlarnir).
jaxla-verkr, m. tooth-ache.
já, adv. yea, yes; já, já! yes, yes!
já (jái, jáða, jáðr), v. to say yes, assent to, with dat. (hann jáði því); já e-m e-u, to confess a thing to one; j. e-u upp, undan sér, to yield up.
já-kvæða (-dda, -ddr), v. to say yes to, with dat.;
-kvæði, n. assent, consent; gjalda -kvæði til e-s, to give one's assent to; orð, n. = -kvæði.
járn, n. (1) iron (hagr á j.); bera j., to carry hot iron (as an ordeal); (2) in pl. irons, fetters (setja e-n í j., sitja íjárnum); iron hinges (lék þar grind ájárnum); horse-shoes.
járna (að), v. (1)to mount with iron (járnaðir vagnar); (2) to shoe a horse (hestr járnaðr öllum fótum).
járna-far, n. iron-plating, on a ship;
-gangr, m. chafing, galling from irons (máttlítill af -gangi);
-staðr, m. mark or print of irons.
járn-borg, f. 'iron-castle' (used of a ring of iron-clad ships);
-bundinn, pp. iron-bound, of a shield;
-burðr, m.        the ordeal of carrying hot iron;
-bútr, m. iron stump;
-dragi, m. 'iron-drawer', magnet;
-festr, f. iron band;
-fjöturr, m. ironfetter;
-fleinn, m. iron rod;
-gaddr, m. iron spike (goad);
-gjörð, f. iron girdle;
-glófi, m. iron glove;
-góðr, a. of good iron;
-greipr, f. pl. iron gloves.
járngørðar-maðr, m. blacksmith.
járn-hanki, m. iron handle;
-hólkr, m. iron tube;
-hvalr, m. harpooned whale;
-kambr, m. iron comb;
-ketill, m. iron kettle;
-kló, f. iron claw or fang;
-klukka, f. iron bell;
-klæddr, pp. iron-clad;
-krókr, m. iron crook;
-kylfa, f. iron club;
-ligr, a. of iron;
-loka, f. iron bar;
-lurkr, m. iron cudgel;
-lykkja, f. iron clasp;
-meiss, m. iron basket;
-mél, n. pl. iron mouth-piece (of a bridle);
-mikill, a. of solid iron;
-nökkvi, m. iron boat;
-rekendr, f. pl. iron chains;
-rending, f. iron brim (of a shield);
-rendr, pp. bordered with iron (targa -rend);
-sía, f. spark from red-hot iron;
-skór, m. iron shoe;
-slá, f. iron bar;
-sleggja, f. iron sledge-hammer;
-smiðr, m. blacksmith;
-smíði, n. smith's work;
-spjót, n. iron spear;
-spöng, f. iron plate;
-stafr, m. iron staf;
-stöng, f. iron bar;
-súla, f. iron column;
-teinn, m. iron prong;
-vafiðr, pp. wound round with iron;
-variðr, pp. mounted with iron (= járni varðr);
-vápn, n. pl. iron weapons;
-viðjar, f. pl. iron withes, iron wire.
játa, or játta (að, or -tta, -ttr), v. (1) to say yes to, with dat. (þessu játar orjátir hann); (2) to acknowledge, admit (erkibiskup hafði því játat, at); (3) to consent; mun ek þessu j. fyrir mik ok mína heimamenn, I will agree to this for myself and my household; j. e-u undan sér, j. e-u upp, to yield

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