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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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-lauss, a. without a husband;
-lát, n. loss of life;
-leysi, n. good-for-nothing fellow;
-liga, adv. manfully;
-ligr, a. (1) human (-ligt eðli); (2) manly, becoming a man (er þat -ligra at fara at duga honum);
-líkan, f. image of man;
-lýti, n. blemish;
-læða, -læra, f. = -leysi;
-löstr, m. blemish, fault, opp. to '-kostr';
-margr, a. having many men; hafa -margt, to have many people, forces; hafa -fleira, to have more men, followers;
-mergð, f. host of people, crowd;
-metnaðr, m. honour, esteem (among men); löngun til -metnaðar, ambition;
-múgr, m. crowd of people;
-níðingr, m. miscreant;
-o, n. fame, repute;
-raun, f. (1) trial (of courage), danger, peril (jafn hinum fremstu í öllum -raunum); (2) trial (of the feelings), adversity (þá er hann misti sonar síns, var þat þó -raun, en þetta engi);
-ráð, n. pl. plots against a man's life; standa í -ráðum, to take part in such plots.
manna-aldr, m. a man's life, generation (mörgum -öldrum síðarr).
mann-samnaðr, m. gathering of men, people assembled.
manns-bani, m. man-slayer;
-barn, n. human being, living soul (hvert -barn);
-blóð, n. humnan blood;
-búkr, m. body, corpse;
-efni, n. the makings of a man; promising young man.
mann-sekt, f., esp. pl. -sektir, penalty paid in one's person, opp. to 'fésekt', outlawry, banishment;
-semi, f. manfulness, valour.
manns-fylgja, f. fetch of a man;
-hár, n. human hair;
-höfuð, n. human head;
-hönd, f. human hand.
mann-skaði, m. loss of life, great loss in a person's death (ok er þat enn mesti -skaði at taka þá af lífi).
mannakapar-lauss, a. lacking in strength and manhood, pithless.
mann-skapr, m. manfulness, manhood, valour;
-skelmir, m. rascal;
-skepna, f. poor creature.
manns-kona, f. married woman.
mann-skræfa, f. miserable coward;
-skœðr, a. dangerous to life; -skœð orrosta, a bloody fight.
manns-lið, n. a man's aid;
-líki, n. likeness of man, human shape;
-mót, n. manly mien, mark of a true man;
-mynd, f. human form (taka mannsmynd á sik).
mann-sómi, m. honour, reputation;
-spell, n. destruction of life;
-spjall, n. = -spell;
-stormr, m. rush of people.
manns-váði, m. = mannskaði (varð hinn mesti -váði);
-vit, n. 'man's wit', human understanding (hundrinn hefir -vit);
-æfi, f. a man's lifetime (mart kann skipast á -æfinni).
mann-tak, n. manhood, pith;
-tal, n. (1) 'tale of men', muster; (2) census;
-tapi, m. loss of life;
-tjón, n. = -tapi;
ðigr, a. gentle, affable;
-val, n. choice people, select body of men (hafði hann gott -val);
-vandr, a. (1) particular as to choice of a husband; (2) req uiring an able man;
-veiðr, f. seizing, catching of a man;
-villa, f. misstatement of paternity;
virðing, f. rank, renown, honour;
-virki, n. (1) work of human hands; (2) great work (ok er þat it mesta -virki);
-vit, n. understanding;
-vitsamligr, a. sensible, intelligent.
mannvits-lauss, a. void of understanding;
-lítill, a. with little wit;
-maðr, m. wise man.
mann-vitull, m. fool (?); -vænligr,
-vænn, a. hopeful, promising;
-værr, a. entitled to be with other men;
-ýgr, a. vicious, dangerous (of a bull);
röng, f. throng of men;
-þurfi, a. in need of men;
-æta, f. cannibal;
-œli. n. wretch.
man-rúnar, f. pl. 'love-runes', love-spells;
-sal, n.; selja e-n -sali, to sell one as a slave.
mansals-maðr, m. bondman.
man-skæri, n. pl. mane-shears.
mans-maðr, m. = mansalsmaðr.
man-stœði, n. place of the mane.
man-söngr, m. love song (= mansöngskvæði);
-ungr, a. youthful;
-vél, f. 'love-trick' (poet.).
Man-verjar, m. pl. the Manxmen.
mara (-ði), v. to be waterlogged, float low in the water (marði þá undir þeim skipit).
mara, f. nightmare, incubus.
mar-álmr, m. sea-reed, marram;
-bakki, m. steep bank near the shore.



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