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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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marð-skinn, n. marten's fur.
marg-breytinn, a. fickle, whimsical;
-breytni, f. fickleness;
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dýrr, a. very dear;
-eygr, a. many-eyed;
-falda (að), v. to multiply;
-faldan, f. multiplication;
-faldliga, adv. manifoldly;
-faldir, a. manifold;
-fróðr, a. learned in many things, much knowing;
-frœði, f. (1) varied learning; (2) magic;
-háttaðr, a. multifarious, of many kinds;
-heyrðr, pp. often heard;
-kunnandi, pr. p. knowing many things;
-kunnigr, a. (1) = -fróðr; (2) = fjölkunnigr;
-kvíslaðr, -kvíslóttr, a. many-branched;
-kvæmt, a. n. where many people come (þar var eigi -kvæmt);
-kyndigr, a. = -kunnigr;
-látr, a. fickle, loose;
-leikar, m. pl. intimacy, friendly intercourse, opp. to ' fáleikar';
-liga, adv. friendly, intimately, opp. to 'fáliga';
-lyndr, a. fickle-minded;
-læti, n. fickleness, wantonness, looseness;
-málugr, a. talkative;
-menni, n. multitude, many men;
-mennr, a. with many men (hversu -mennr ertu?);
-mælgi, f. loquacity;
-mæltr, pp. talkative;
-opt, adv. very often;
-orðr, a. using many words, long-winded;
-prettóttr, a. very cunning or tricky.
margr (mörg, mart), a. (1) in sing. a collect. sense, both as subst. and adj., many a (one); m. maðr, many a person; m. mun þik öfunda, many a one will envy thee; neut., mart, many things, opp. to 'fátt' (tala m., margs vitandi); í mörgu, in many things, in many respects; fyrir margs sakir, for many reasons; mart manna, many people; (2) in plur. many (særðr mörg-um sárum), (3) fig. friendly, communicative, opp. to 'fár' (var hann m. við Árna biskup).
margr, m. great number; ekki má við margnum, no one can stand against great odds.
mar-greifi, m. margrave, marquis.
marg-rœddr, pp. much talked of (er -rœtt um e-t);
-rœðinn, a. talkative;
-slœgr, a. very sly;
-smugall, a. penetrating, subtle;
-spakr, a. very wise;
-talaðr, pp. (1) = -mæltr; (2) much talked of (gøra -talat um e-t);
-tíðr, a. very common, frequent (-títt er, at menn deyi);
-vitr, a. of many-sided learning;
-vísligr, a. various, of many kinds;
-víss, a. = -fróðr;
-yrðr, a. of many words = -orðr.
mar-gýgr, f. mermaid, sea-ogress.
mark, n. (1) mark, token, sign; þat er eitt m. um djarfleik hans, one proof of his daring; til marks um e-t, as a token (proof) of; (2) matter of importance; er þat ekki m., it signifies nothing; lítit m. er at því, it is of little consequence; lítit m. var þá at, er þeir Beli hittust, of no great account was his meeting with B.; at marki, in real earnest, greatly (reiðast at marki); (3) mark (as a sign of property); kenna sitt m. á e-u, to recognize as one's own mark; a mark on sheep's ears (þá var m. Sigfúss á sauðum); (4) ornamental figure (hón hafði knýtt um sik blæju ok vóru í mörk blá); (5) boundary mark (skógar m.).
marka (að), v. (1) to mark, draw the outline of; m. grundvöll undir kirkjuna, to draw the ground-plan of the church; (2) to mark as one's property (þau naut vóru öll einn veg mörkuð); (3) to mark by an emblem (er þat mitt ráð, at menn marki stálhúfur sínar); (4) to draw (hann hafði rauðan skjöld ok markaðr á hjörtr); (5) to observe, infer (mil of því m. hverr maðr hann var); þar eptir máttu m. hans fegrð, from this you can judge of his beauty; (6) to take notice of, heed, mind (Þórðr kvað eigi drauma skyldu m.); (7) to describe (markat hefi ek fyrir þér birting lopts).
markaðr (gen. -ar), m. market; fig., var þeim settr inn sami m., they got the same treatment (= höfðu þeir ina sömu kaupferð).
marka-menn, m. pl. 'forest-men', outlaws, robbers.
mark-bygð, f. forest district;
-land, n. forest-land;
-leið, f. track through forests;
-leiði, n. = -leið.
mar-knútr, m. sea scorpion.
mark-steinn, m. (1) march-stone; (2) a stone laid to mark a spot;
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stika, f. boundary stake.
mar-líðendr, m. pl. `sea-traversers' (of witches).
marmari, m. marble.



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