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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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-vegr, m. (1) means of saving one's life; (2) way of life.
líft, a. n. permitted to live (er-at l. vinum Ingimundar).
líf-tjón, n. loss of life, death;
-vænn, a. with hope of life, with hope of recovery;
-æðr, f. artery.
lík, n. (1) the living body (við þat l. at lifa); (2) the dead body, corpse (jarða l. e-s).
lík, n. bolt-rope, leech-line (of sails).
líka (), v. to please, satisfy, with dat. (líkaði yðr vel Finnskattrinn?); hvárt er honum líkar vel eðr illa, whether he likes it or not; e-m líkar vel (illa) til e-s or við e-n, one likes or dislikes a person (honum líkaði til Sighvats vel); líkaði við hana ekki illa, they liked her well enough.
líka (), v. to polish, burnish.
líka, adv. also (rare).
líka-ferð, f. = líkferð;
-fœrsla, f. = líkfœrsla;
-gröftr, m. grave-digging;
-hlið, n. lich-gate.
líkami, m. = líkamr.
líkam-liga, adv. bodily, in the flesh;
-ligr, a. bodily, affecting the body (-lig heilsa); fleshly.
líkamr (-s, -ir), m. body.
líkams-losti, m. carnal lust;
-máttr, m. bodily strength.
líkandi, n. form, shape.
lík-blauðr, a. afraid of a corpse;
-blæja, f. winding-sheet;
-ferð, f. funeral journey, funeral;
-fylgja, f. funeral procession;
-fœrsla, f. the conveyance of a body to church;
-hringing, f. tolling, knelling.
líki, m. equal, match.
líki (gen. pl. líkja), n. (1) body (l. leyfa ins ljósa mans); (2) form, shape (hann brá á sik l. graðungs eins).
líkindi, n. pl. (1) likelihood, probability; l. eru á e-u or til e-s, it is probable; vera (fara) at líkindum, to be (go) as might be expected; ráða (sjá) e-t at líkindum, to guess at a thing; frá líkindum, beyond likelihood, extraordinary (þótti honum frá líkindum, hversu þungr hann var); til líkinda við, in comparison with; (2) semblance, trace (um morguninn eptir sá engi l. Danavirkis).
líking, f. shape, form (hann lét gera járnkróka í l. akkerisfleina).
líkja (-ta, -tr), v. to make like; l. eptir e-m, to imitate; refl., líkjast e-m, to be like, resemble (l. í ætt e-s).
lík-kista, f. coffin.
lík-liga, adv. favourably; taka (svara) e-u –liga, to give a favourable answer to;
-ligr, a. (1) likely, probable (gør af drauminum slíkt er þér sýþnist –ligast); Þorsteini var þar vel fagnat, sem –ligt var, as might be expected; gøra sik –ligan til e-s, to show oneself inclined to; (2) eligible, preferable, suitable (nú þykkir Eyjúlfi þetta et líkligasta).
lík-maðr, m. one who assist at a funeral, a coffin-bearer.
líkn, f. mercy, relief, comfort; veita e-m l., to relieve, soothe; hvat er til líkna lagt Sigurði, what comfort is assigned for S.?
líkna (), v. to show mercy to, with dat. (hann líknar hvers manns máli); refl., líknast við e-n, to sue one for mercy (ef ek skal til blóta hverfa ok l. við goðin).
líknar-braut, f. path of mercy;
-galdr, m. healing spells, charms;
-lauss, a. merciless;
-leysi, n. unmerciful disposition.
líkneski, n., líkneskja, f. (1) shape, form; (2) graven image (l. Freys).
líkn-fastr, a. strong in favour, beloved;
-ligr, a. helping, comforting;
-samligr, a. merciful;
-stafir, m. pl. good favour, comfort.
líkr, a. (1) like, resembling (fríðr sýnum ok mjök l. föður sínum); Kári er øngum manni l., K. has no match; líkt ok ekki, like nothing (Steinólfi þótti þat líkt ok ekki); at líku, all the same, nevertheless; (2) likely, probable (þat er ok líkast, at); (3) likely, promising, fit (lituðust þeir um, hvar líkast væri út at komast).
lík-söngr, m. funeral dirgel
-þrá, f. leprosy;
-þrár, a. leprous.
lím, n. lime, mortar (var þat mikit musteri ok gört sterkliga at lími).
líma (-da, -dr), v. (1) to lime with mortar; (2) to glue (l. skegg við höku sér).



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