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up; (4) to promise (konungr játaði þeim griðum ok sættum); (5) with acc. of the thing, to acknowledge (j. syndir); to grant, give (játtuðu allir þér konungdóm); with acc. of the person; fyr engan mun játum vér hann guð, by no means do we acknowledge him to be God; j. sik, to confess oneself; j. sik undir e-t, to engage oneself; (6) refl., játast undir e-t, játast til e-s, = játa sik undir e-t.
játan, játtan, f. (1) affirmation; (2) confession (j. synda).
játari, m. one who confesses.
játning, f. confession (j. heilagrar trúar, j. synda).
ját-orð, n. consent (seinn í -orðum).
játsi, a. indecl. saying yes; verða e-m e-s j., to promise one a thing.
játta (að, or -tta, -ttr), v. = játa.
já-yrði, n. consent; leggja sitt -yrði til, to give consent.
jóð, n. baby (j. ól Edda).
jóð-ligr, a. thriving (of a baby);
-sótt, f. pains of childbirth;
-ungr, a. very young.
jól, n. pl. Yule, a great midwinter feast in the heathen time, afterwards applied to Christmas.
jóla-aptann, m. Yule-eve, Christmas-eve;
-boð, n. Yule banquet;
-dagr, m. Yule-day, Christmas-day;
-drykkja, f. Yule-drinking;
-fasta, f. Advent;
-friðr, m. Yule-peace, Christmas-peace;
-gjöf, f. Yule-gift, christmas box;
-hald, n. keeping of Yule;
-kveld, n. Yule-eve;
-morginn, m. Yule morning;
-nótt, f. Yule night;
-tíðir, f. pl. Christmas service;
-veizla, f. Yule banquet or entertainment;
-vist, f. staying over Yule;
-öl, n. Yule ale.
Jóms-víkingar, m. pl. the Vikings of Jom (Wollin in Pomerania).
Jón, m., a proper name, John.
Jóns-messa, f. St. John Baptist's day, the 24th of June;
-stúka, f. chapel of St. John;
-vaka, f. = -messa.
jór (gen. jós; pl. jóar, acc. jóa and jói, dat. jóm), m. poet. stallion, steed.
jó-reið, f. riding on horseback;
-reykr, m. cloud of dust (seen afar off above a body of horsemen).
Jòrsala-, gen. pl. from 'Jórsalir';
-borg, f. Jerusalem;
-fari, m. Jerusalem traveller;
-ferð, -för, f. journey to J.;
-lýðr, m. the people of J.
Jórsalir, m. pl. Jerusalem.
Jótar, m. pl. the Jutes.
Jót-land, n. Jutland.
jung-frú, f. princess, lady;
-herra, m. 'young lord', prince.
jurt (pl. -ir), f. aromatic herb.
justa, f. bowl, cup.
jöðurr, m. = jaðarr.
jöfurr (-s, pl. jöfrar), m. poet. king, prince, chief (af Svía jöfri).
jöklaðr, a. covered with icicles (yfir jökluðu skeggi).
jökla-gangr, m. ice-drift (in a river);
-vatu, icy water.
jökul-barinn, pp. storm-beaten, stiffened with ice;
-kaldr, a. ice-cold.
jökull (gen.-s, dat. jókli; pl. jöklar), m. (1) icicle (hann gekk inn í sal, glumdu jöklar); (2) ice (vatnit snýst í jökul); (3) glacier.
jökul-vatn, n. ice-water from a glacier;
-vetr, m. severe winter.
jöll, n. poet. disturbance, strife (?).
jörð (gen. jarðar, dat. jörðu; pl. jarðir), f. (1) earth, opp. to 'himinn' (hvárt býr guð á himni eða jörðu?); (2) the surface of the earth, ground (féll hann þá dauðr til jarðar); (3) mould; (4) land, estate.
jörfi, m. gravel, gravel bank.
jörmun-, a prefix, denoting something huge, vast superhuman;
-gandr, m. the great monster, the Midgard Serpent;
-grund, f. the earth.
jöstr (gen. jastar), m. yeast.
jötun-heimar, m. pl. the Giants' land;
-móðr, m. giant's wrath, fury.
jötunn (gen -s, dat. jötni; pl. jötnar), m. giant; jötna synir, sons of giants.

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