Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic
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muntu bezt gefast, er mest liggr við, when the need is greatest; e-m liggr við e-u, one is on the verge of; m?rgum lá við bana, many lay at death's door; lá við sjálft, at, ti was just on the point of.
lilja, f. lily (hon var hvít sem l.).
lim, n. foliage, small branches.
limaðr, pp. (1) branchy, full of branches; (2) limbed; l. mj?k, large-limbed; l. vel, having shapely limbs.
lima-fall, n. paralysis;
-lát, n. mutilation;
-ljótr, a. ugly-limbed;
-margr, a. having many branches.
limar, f. pl. branches (þeir h?fðu fest skj?ldu sína í limar).
lima-v?xtr, m. frame of the body.
lim-byrðr, f. burden of faggots.
lim-hlaupa, -hlaupinn, a. indecl. cowed, prostrate.
limr (gen. –ar, pl. –ir, acc. –u), m. (1) limb (halda lífi ok limum); (2) joint of meat (þrír limir kj?ts).
lina (að), v. (1) to soften, mitigate; (2) to soothe, alleviate (linit harmi mínum); impers., e-u linar, it abates (við átak hans linat þegar sóttinni); (3) l. til, to give way; (4) refl., linast, to be softened, give way (þá linuðust hugir þeirra).
lin-aflaðr, a. of little strength.
linan, f. mitigation.
lind, f. (1) lime-tree; lindar váði, fíre (poet.); (2) linden-shield; (3) linden spear-shaft.
lind, f. source, spring; lindar logi, gold (poet.).
linda-staðr, m. the waist.
lindi, m. belt, girdle.
lindi-skj?ldr, m. shield of lime-wood;
-tré, n. lime-tree.
lin-hjartaðr, a. soft-hearted;
-kind, -kinni, f. mercy;
-leikr, m. lenity;
-liga, adv. leniently, gently;
-ligr, a. lenient;
-móðr, a. = -mœðinn;
-mæltr, pp. mild, gentle in speech;
-mœðinn, a. meek, gentle.
linna (-ta, -t), v. to cease, stop (l. ferðinni); impers., e-u linnir, it ceases, abates (en er því linnti, greiða þeir atróðr sinn).
linn-ormr, m. (fabulous) serpent.
linnr, m. serpent (poet.).
linn-vengi, n. 'serpent-field', gold; linnvengis bil, woman (poet.).
linr, a. (1) soft to the touch; (2) gentle, mild (H. var linr ok blíðr við alla sína menn); (3) agreeable, pleasant; faðmast lint, to embrace softly.
lipr (acc. –ran), a. handy, adroit.
list (pl. –ir), f. (1) art, craft (margar listir þær, sem áðr h?fðu eigi fundnar verit); (2) skill, adroitness, dexterity (lék hann marga íþróttliga fimleika með mikilli l.).
lista, f. list, border.
lista-maðr, m. skilled workman, craftsman.
listugr, a. (1) skilled, skilful; (2) polite, elegant.
listu-liga, adv. skilfully, handsomely, finely;
-ligr, a. (1) skilful, clever; (2) elegant, handsome (-ligir menn).
list-vanr, a. skilful, clever.
lita (að), v. to dye (l. sik í blóði).
litanar-gras, n. dyeing herb.
litar-, gen. from 'litr';
-apt, n., -átta, f., -háttr, m. complexion.
lita-skipti, n. change of colour.
litast (að), v. refl, l. um, to look about (nú litaðist konungr um).
lit-bjartr, a. bright of complexion;
-brigði, n. change of colour;
-f?róttr, a. dappled;
-gódr, a. of fine complexion (-góðr í andliti);
-gras, n. = litanargras.
litka (að), v. to colour, stain; vel litkaðr, of a fine hue.
lit-klæði, n. pl. coloured (dyed) clothes (not with the natural colour of the wool);
-lauss, a. colourless, pale.
litr (gen. –ar, pl. –ir, acc. –u), m. (1) colour, hue; bregða lit, to change colour; blár (grár, hvítr, rauðr) at lit, blue (grey, white, red) of colour; (2) the colour of the sky, at dawn or dusk; en er þeir kómu upp á heiðina, kenndu þeir, at lit brá, they saw the day break; þá tók at kenna annars litar, then it began to grow dusk; (3) dye (sœkja grös til litar).
litr, a. hued, coloured (vel, illa l.).
lit-verpast (t), v. refl. to change colour;
-verpr, a. pale (from fear).
líð, n. strong ale (líð heitir öl).
líða (lið; leið, liðum; liðinn), v. (1) to go, pass, glide (er skipit leið fram hjá flotanum); l. e-m ór hug, to pass out of one's memory; (2) to
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