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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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produce of the land;
-ofringi, m. landlouper;
-réttr, m. the law of the land, public law;
-siðr, m. custom of the land;
-skattr, m. land tax;
-skipan, f. = -siðr;
-skipti, n. division of land;
-skyld, f. landskyld;
-stjórn, f. = landstjórn.
land-stjórn, f. government;
-suðr, n. south-east, opp. to 'útsuðr'.
lands-ván, f. = landván;
-venja, f. = -siðr;
-virðing, f. taxation of land;
-vist, f. right or permission to reside in a land.
land-synningr, m. south-east wind;
-sýn, f. sight of land; í -sýn, in sight of land; ór -sýn, out of sight of land;
-taka, f. taking land, landing;
-tjald, n. land tent;
-vanr, a. acquainted with the country;
-ván, f. prospect of reaching land.
landvarnar-maðr, m. a man entrusted or charged with the defence of the country against invaders.
land-vegr, m. a way by land, opp. to 'sjóvegr'; fara -veg, to travel by land;
-viðri, n. land wind;
-vært, a. n., eiga -vært, to have residence in a country open to one;
-vættr, f. guardian spirit of a country;
-vörn, f. defence of the land.
langa (að), v. to long for; impers., mik langar til e-s, I long for a thing.
langa (gen. löngu), f. ling (fish).
langa-fasta, f. the long-fast, Lent;
-frjádagr, m. Good Friday.
lang-áss, m. longitudinal beam, opp. to 'þvertré';
-bakki, m., in the phrase, skjóta e-u -bakka to put of;
-bekkr, m. long bench (along the side of the hall), opp. to 'þverbekkr';
-eldar, m. pl. long fires (along the middle of the hall);
-ermar, f. pl. long sleeves;
-feðgar, m. pl. ancestors on the father's side.
langfeðga-tal, n., -tala, f. list or roll of 'langfeðgar', pedigree;
-ætt, f. the lineage of 'langfeðgar' (from father to son).
lang-feðr, m. pl. = -feðgar.
lang-ferð, f. long-journey.
langferða-maðr, m. far traveller.
lang-frami, m. lasting fame;
-fœttr, a. long-legged;
-för, f. = -ferð;
-hálsaðr, a. long-necked;
-hendr, a. long-handed;
-hyggia, f. long-suffering;
-höfðaðr, a. long-beaked (of a ship);
-knakkr, m. long bench;
-lega, f. long stay (of a weather-bound ship);
-leggr, m. the long leg, shank;
-leiði, n. long distance;
-leitr, a. long-faced;
-liðinn, pp. 'long gone'; eptir -liðit, after a long time;
-liga, adv. for a long time past;
-lífi, n. long life, longevity;
-lífr, a. long-lived;
-loka, f. a kind of eight-lined verse;
-minnigr, a. (1) having a long memory; (2) long to be remembered;
-mælgi, f., -mæli, n. long-winded talk;
-mæltr, pp. long-spoken, long-winded;
-nefjaðr, a. long--nosed;
-niðjar, m. pl. descending lineage on the father's side;
-orf, n. long scythe-handle;
-pallr, m. dais along the hall.
langr, a. (1) long, of space and time (langt sverð, löng stund); (2) neut., langt, long, far, distant; þeir áttu eigi langt til eyjarinnar, they had no long distance to the island; (3) e-m er langt at e-m, one is interested in a person; hvat er yðr langt at þessum mönnum, what interest do you take in these men?; (4) long, wearisome (þér mun langt þykkja hér á heiðinni).
lang-reið, f. long ride;
-ræki, n. rancour, unforgiving spirit;
-rækr a. unforgiving;
-rœða, f. long tall
-rœðr, a. long-winded;
-skepta, f. long-shafted spear;
-skeptr, pp. longshafted;
-skip,. n. long ship, war ship (par lágu langskip mörg).
langakipa-menn, m. pl. the crew of a long ship.
lang-skör, f. the lower hem of a tent;
-staðinn, pp. of old date, long-standing;
-stóll, m. long seat;
-stræti, m. long street;
-sýnn, a. far-sighted
-sæi, f. far sight;
-sær, a. = -sýnn;
-talaðr, pp. long-spoken;
-úðigr, a. = -rækr;
-vari, m. long duration til -vara, to last long;
-vaxinn, pp. longish;
-, n. guillemot, sea-hen;
-viðri, n. long-continued weather;
-vinr, m. a friend of long standing;
-vist, f. long stay; -vistum, as adv. staying long (vera -vistum e-s staðar);



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