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munn-eiðr, m. swearing (as a practice);
-fyllr, f. mouthful.
munni, m. mouth, opening.
munn-lítill, a. with a small mouth;
-ljótr, a. with an ugly-shaped mouth;
-nám, n.; með orðum -náms, with the words of his mouth.
munnr (-s, -ar), old nom. muðr,. m. (1) mouth; mæla fyrir munni sér, to say in a low voice; e-m verðr e-t á munni, one happens to say (þat varð henni á munni, er hón sá þetta : ' sjá ben markar spjóti spor '); mæla af munni fram, to extemporize; (2) the steel edge of an axe or hammer.
munn-rugl, n. twaddle.
munns-höfn, f. language; hafa góða -höfn, to use good language.
munn-skálp, n. idle talk;
-vani, a. mouthless;
-víðr, a. wide-mouthed.
munr (-ar, -ir), m. (1) mind; e-m leikr í mun, one has a mind to, feels inclinded to ( = leikr e-m í skapi); munar stríð, heart´s grief; (2) mind, longing, delight; at mínum munum, to my mind; gráta at mun, to weep heartily; at mannskis munum, to please anybody; leita e-m munar, to comfort one; (3) love; sá inn máttki m., all-powerful love; vættak míns munar, I waited for my love; komast á muni við e-n, to insinuate oneself, become intimate, with one.
munr (-ar, -ir), m. (1) difference (hví gørir þú svá mikinn mun barnanna); er þess, mikill m., hvárt, it makes a great difference, whether; (2) moment, importance; e-m er m. undir e-u, it is of importance to one (at hann skyldi segja honum þá hluti, er honum væri m. undir at vita); e-m er m. at e-u, it is of some moment (ok mætti þér verða munr at, at þeir væri þér heldr sinnaðir en í móti); meta muninn, to hesitate (Hrólfr mat eigi munin eptir þeim at fara); Grímr gørði ok þann mun allan, er hann mátti, G. strained every nerve; (3) the dat. ' muni ' or ' mun ' before a compar., somewhat ( = nökkuru), considerably, a good deal; ljóstu mun kyrrara, strike somewhat more gently; með muni minna liði, with consideralby less force; adding a pronoun, þeim mun (before a compar.) = því; þein mun betr, so much the better; engum mun = engu; engum mun verr, no worse; (4) what is wanted, required; er mikilla muna vant or á vant, much is wanting (þótti honum mikilla muna á vant, at vel væri); E. hafði eigi skaplyndi til at biðja konung hér neinna muna um, E. was too proud to beg anything in this case; (5) adverbial phrases, fyrir hvern mun, by all means; fyrir engan mun, by no means; (6) means, things; at eigi munið ér alla yðra muni til leggja, that you will not contribute all your means, strain every nerve; biskup las fyrst smám ok smám munina fyrir þeim, expounded all the details for them.
mun-ráð, n. dearest wish (hefk míns föður -ráð brotit).
munu (man or mun, munda; pret. infin. mundu), v. (1) as an auxiliary verb simply denoting futurity, shall, will; munu margir þess gjalda, many will smart for it; ok mun hann hér koma brátt, and he will be here speedily; (2) denoting what is probable or pretty certain, is sure to, must; þú munt vera feigr maðr, thou are surely a death-doomed man; nú mun faðir minn dauðr vera, now my father must be dead; (3) in past tenses, would (eigi mundak trúa); must, kvað hann þá nú mundu dauða, he said that now they must be dead.
mun-úð (contr. from ' mun-ugð ', ' mun-hugð '), f. pleasure, lust, love.
munúð-ligr, a. sensual;
-lífi, n. life of pleasure or lust.
mura, f. silver-weed, goose grass.
murra (að), v. to murmur.
mustari, musteri, n. temple.
múga-sláttr, m. mowing in swaths.
múgi, m. (1) swath; (2) crowd (með múga hers); cf. ' almúgi '.
múgr, m. crowd, common people (allr m. Svía hljóp upp); heimskr m., the foolish mob.
múl-binda, v. to muzzle (Oddr múlbindr unga gammsins).
múli, m. (1) muzzle, snout; (2) projecting mountains, ' mull '.
múll (-s, -ar), m. mule.

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