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before; nú fór Svíum allt á eina leið ok Dönum, it went with the Swedes in the same way as with the Danes; þat er mjök sundrleitt (úlíkt) ok kristnir menn gøra, it differs much from what Christians do; (3) of an adversative character, and yet, but (hann var særðr mörgum sárum ok engum stórum); (4) introducing the apodosis, then = þá; esp. in the old laws; ef sá maðr (etc.) ..., ok verðr hann útlagr, then he shall pay; (5) used for the relative particle 'er'; at höllu hann kom ok átti Íms faðir, which belonged to Im's father; Geirröðr konungr átti þá son, ok hét Agnarr, who was called A.; (6) also (hann heyrir ok þat, er gras vex á jörðu).
ok, n. yoke; domination.
oka, (að), v. to bring under the yoke, to subjugate.
okaðr, pp. joined by a cross-piece.
oki, m. cross-piece (cf. 'hurðar-oki').
okkarr, poss. pron. our, in dual; hvárrgi o., neither of us two.
okr, n. usury;
-karl, m. usurer.
olea (að), v. to anoint, administer extreme unction to.
olean, f. extreme unction.
olifa, f., olifu-tré, n. olive-tree.
oman, n. boss on a sword.
opa (að), v. to retreat, go back (also, opa undan, á hæl). Cf. 'hopa'.
opin-bera (að), v. to manifest, reveal;
-berliga, adv. openly, in public;
-berligr, -berr, a. manifest, public;
-eygðr, -eygr, a. open-eyed;
-mynntr, a. open-mouthed.
opinn, a. (1) open (o. nummr, opin hurð, opit lopt); koma e-m í opna skjöldu, to take one in the rear; (2) resupine, on the back, opp. to 'á grúru' (hann lét binda hann o. á slá eina); (3) open, undecided (E. segir eigi sið, at mál stœði opin).
opin-spjallr, a. outspoken, free-spoken (var S. óðlátr ok -spjallr).
opna (að), v. to open (hann lét o. hauginn); refl., opnast, to be opened.
opna, f. opening, crater.
opt, adv. often, frequently; compar., optarr, oftener; superl., optast, oftenest, most frequently.
opt-leiki, m. frequency;
-liga, adv. often, frequently;
-ligr, a. frequent;
-samligr, a. frequent;
-sinnis, adv. many times;
-sinnis, -sinnum, adv. oftentimes.
orð, n. (1) word; ef maðr mælir nökkuru orði í mót, if a man speaks a word against it; segja í sínu orði hvárt, to say one thing in one breath and another in the next; taka til orða, to begin to speak; kveða at orði, to say, utter; hafa við o., to hint at; vel orði farinn, well-spoken, eloquent; fornkveðit o., an old saw; (2) word, repute, report (gott, illt o.); fyrir orðs sakir, because of what people might say; leggja e-t til orðs, to talk about; þótt okkr sé þat til orðs lagit, although we are blamed for it; (3) message (senda, gøra e-m o.).
orða (að), v. to talk of (var þetta brátt orðat, at O. fífldi Sigrídi).
orða-ákast, n. altercation;
-dráttr, m. (1) talk (illr -dráttr); (2) drawling;
-framburðr, m. utterance;
-framkast, n. chance proposal;
-fullting, n. speaking well for one;
-glœsur, f. pl. showy words;
-grein, f. phrase;
-hagr, a. skilled, expert in words;
-hald, n. keeping one's word;
-heimtingar, -hendingar, f. pl. bandying words;
-hjaldr, m. verbiage;
-hnippingar, f. pl. altercations;
-lag, n. manner of speaking, expression;
-lauss, a. wordless; láta -laust, to be silent;
-leiðing, f. pronunciation;
-lengd, f. length of a verse;
-maðr, m. eloquent man;
-samr, a. wordy, long-winded;
-semi, f. verbiage, loquacity;
-skak, n. scolding;
-skil, n. pl. distinction of words (ekki nam -skil);
-skipan, f. the order of words;
-skipti, n. pl. exchange of words (eiga -skipti við e-n);
-skrap, -skrum, n. bragging;
-snild, f. eloquence;
-staðr, m., gørðu Svíar þá kurr mikinn ok mælti hverr í -stað annars, all spoke at once (or in one wa?);
-sveimr, m. rumour;
-tiltekja, f. utterance, language;
-tœki, n., -tœkja, f., -tök, n. pl. mode of expression.
orð-bæginn, a. taunting;
-djarfr, a. outspoken;
-fall, n., e-m verðr -fall, one is struck dumb;
-farinn, a., vel

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