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laða (að), v. (1) to bid, invite (l. gesti); (2) to lead (l. menn til eilífrar sælu); (3) refl., laðast, to be drawn (laðast allir til Broddhelga).
lað-orð, n. invitation; þiggja -orð at e-m, to accept an invitation.
laðrúnn, m. robber.
lafa (lafi, lafða, lafat), v. to hang-loosely, dangle.
lafði, f. lady (þú ert vár lafði). laf-hræddr, a. quaking with fear. lag, n. (1) stratum, layer; (2) due place, right position; leggja stýri í l., to ship the rudder; ganga ór lagi, to go wrong; fóru nú brýnn hans í 1., his brows became smooth and straight; koma lagi á e-t, to put to rights, get a thing into order; komast vel í 1., to fall into good order; (3) companionship, fellowship, leggja (binda) saman 1. sitt, to enter into fellowship; (4) living together (hann réðst til lags við Beru); (5) cohabitation; eiga l. við konu, to cohabit; (6) market price, tax; leggja l. á varning manna, to set or regulate the market price; (7) thrust, stab (with a knife, sword, or spear); (8) air, tune; (9) adverbial phrases; í tvennu lagi, in two parts, double; í öllu lagi, in every respect, quite; í sumu (mörgu) lagi, in same (many) respects; with compar. or superl., denoting degree; í meira lagi, considerably, rather; í fyrra lagi, rather early, among the earliest; íverra lagi, amongthe worst; í hljóðara lagi, rather silent; í nærra lagi, rather close; þann dag svaf Unnr í lengra lagi, U. slept that day longer than she was wont; Helias var í fyrsta lagi spámanna, H. was one of the first of prophets; í elzta lagi sona hans, among the oldest of his sons; minnsta lag, the least share.
laga (að), v. to prepare, make ready (lagat var drykkju).
laga-, gen. pl. from 'lög';
-afbrigði, n. breach of law;
-beizla, f. lawful demand;
-boð, n. statute;
-bók, f. law-book,=lögbók;
-brjótr, m. law-breaker;
-brot, n. breach of law;
-eiðr, m. lawful oath, = lögeiðr;
-frétt, f. legal inquiry;
-grein, f. article of law;
-gæzla, f. maintenance of the law;
-hald, n. keeping of the law;
-hellur, f. pl. the tables of the law;
-kaup. n. legal bargain;
-kvánfang, n. lawful marriage;
-lýritr, m., -lýritti, n. lawful protest;
-löstr, m. evasion of law;
-maðr, m. man of law, lawyer;
-órskurðr, m. legal decision;
-próf. n. legal proof;
-rétting, f. lawmending;
-réttr, m. legal, personal right;
-setning, f. legislation;
-skilnaðr, m. legal divorce;
-skipan, f. (1) legislation; (2) ordering of the law;
-skipti, n. change of law;
-vegr, m. lawful course.
lagðr, m. tuft of wool (ullar-lagðr) or hair (röggr eða lagðr).
lag-klauf, f. the pastern (of sheep).
lag-liga, adv. meetly, handsomely;
-ligr, a. meet, fit (-ligr skilnaðr).
lagnar-, gen from 'lögn';
-skip, n. -skúta, f. a boat for net-fishing.
lags-kona, f. concubine;
-maðr, m. companion, comrade.
lag-vápn, n. weapon for thrusting or stabbing (opp. to 'höggvápn').
laki, m. third stomach in ruminating animals (feljóttr sem laki).
lakr, a. (1) lacking in quality (þat lið, sem lakast var); (2) deficient (in weight). lamb, n. lamb.
lambaðr, pp. with lamb, = lembdr.
lamb-burðr, m. lambing;
-hagi, m. pasture for lambs;
-hús, n. pl. lamb sheds;
-lauss, a. without a lamb;
-skinn, n. lamb's skin (in 'lambskinns-kofri');
-ær, f. ewe with lamb.
lami, a. lame, maimed.
lamning, f. thrashing.
lampi, m. lamp.
land, n. (1) land, opp. to sea; lands eða lagar, on land or sea; taka l., to land; nema l., to take land as a settler; (2) the (opposite) bank (of a river, bay, fjord); inn með öðru landi ok öðru út, in along one side and out along the other; (3) country (verja

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