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steinar til minnis, as a memorial; (3) memory, of past time; þeir er vóru fyrir várt m., who lived before we can remember; (4) memorial cup, toast (at old sacrifices and banquets); mæla fyrir minnum, to propose a toast.
minni, a. compar., minnstr, a. superl., answering to 'lítill', less, smaller; least, smallest (var minna karp þitt, meðan H. konungr lifði); er sá kallaðr minni maðr (lower in rank), er öðrum fóstrar barn.
minni, n. mouth (of a river, fjord, valley), = mynni.
minnigr, a. (1) having a good memory (Hallr var maðr stórvitr ok m); (2) m. e-s, mindful of, bearing in mind (m. þeirra meingørða, er).
minni-liga, adv. in memory (at þau frægðar verk skyldu -liga haldast);
-ligr, a. memorable.
minning (pl. -ar), f. (1) memory, recollection, remembrance; í m. e-s, in memory of (í hverja m. heldr þú þenna dag?); (2) in pl. traces (engar minningar vóru eptir hans meina); (3) gift, present; (4) requital, revenge (þótti sjá m. betri en eigi); (5) admonition, foreboding (þessi m. varð náliga hverja nótt); (6) mention, suggestion, proposal (gørði G. þá m., at).
minningar-mark, n. monument;
-verðr, a. memorable, worth remembering (þat sýnist mönnum -vert).
minni-samligr, a, -samr, a. memorable, not to be forgotten (mun þér þat minnisamt); gøra e-m hríð -sama, to make one remember an attack.
minnis-drykkja, f. a banquet where there are 'minni' (toasts);
-horn, n. memorial horn;
-stœðr, a. = minnisamr;
-veig, f. a drink to restore remembrance;
-öl, n. = -veig.
minnka (að), v. (1) to lessen, diminish; fig., m. sik, virðing sína, to lower oneself; impers., minnkar e-t, it abates, decreases (biðu þeir þess, er minnkaði ísana); (2) to grow less, = minnkast; (3) refl., minnkast, to grow less, decrease (þótti mér mikit vaxa mín virðing, en m. ekki).
minnkan, f. decrease, diminishing.
minnr, adv. compar. less (þeir sem vitrari vóru ok m. drukknir); with dat., vetri m. en hálf-sextugr, fifty-four years old; vera lífi m., to be minus one's life, lifeless, dead; engu m., no less; minnr en, less than.
minnst, adv. superl. least; m. mánað, at least a month;
minnstr, a. superl. least; see 'minni'.
mis, á mis (older form miss), adv. amiss; so as to miss; farast þeir hjá á m., they pass each other without meeting.
mis-bjóða (see bjóða), v. to offend; e-m þykkir sér -boðit í e-u, one feels offended at, takes it ill;
-brigði, a. offence;
-dauði, m. death at different times; ef -dauði þeirra yrði, if one of them should die before the other;
-deild, f. quarrel;
-deili, n. 'wrong dealing', undue preference;
-djúpr, a. of unequal depth; now shallow, now deep;
-dýpi, n. unequal depth;
-eldri, n. disparity in age (-eldri þeirra broeðra var mikit);
-fall, n. mishap, mischance;
-falla (see falla), v. to happen amiss;
-fangi, m. mistake;
-fara (see fara), v. to treat amiss, outrage (-fara e-u or með e-u); e-m -ferst, it goes amiss with one;
-fari, m. difference in speed;
-fengr, a. missing one's aim;
-ferli, n. (1) misconduct; (2) mishap;
-fróðr, a. of different opinion;
-för, f. (1) misconduct; (2) in pl. mishaps, miscarriage, accident;
-ganga, f. (1) dissent; (2) misconduct; (3) spring-tide = -göng;
-góðr, a. partly good, partly bad;
-gruna (að), v. to suspect;
-göng, n. pl., -göngur, f. pl. spring tide;
-gøra (see gøra), v. to do amiss, transgress;
-gørð, -gørning, f., -gørningr, m. misdeed, transgression;
-haldinn, pp. wronged, not getting fair treatment;
-heldi, n. unfair treatment;
-hljóðan, f. discordance;
-hugi, a., vera -hugi við e-n, to be at variance with;
-hugna (að), v. to displease;
-högg, n. striking amiss;
-innt, pp. n., e-m verðr -innt, one makes a mistake (in speaking);
-jafn, a. uneven, unequal, of various qualities, indifferent, rather bad (samfarar þeirra vóru -jafnar); mœta -jöfnu, to meet with hardships (sá verðr at

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