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settr, pp. from 'setja', (1) placed, situated (hón skal hér svá vel sett sem hón væri mín dóttir); (2) of a ship, deep in the water, heavy (skip konungs vóru sett mj?k); (3) lítt s. at klæðum, poorly furnished with clothes; s. með e-u, studded with.
séttungr, m. a sixth part.
sex, card. num. six;
-faldr, a. sixfold;
-fœttr, a. six-footed;
-hoiðaðr, a. six-headed;
-stefja, f. a poem with six 'stef' (burdens).
sextán, card. numb. sixteen;
-mæltr, pp., of a stanza, of sixteen sentences, two to each line;
-sessa, f. a ship with sixteen seats.
sex-tugandi, ord. numb. sixtieth;
-tugr, a. sixty years old; of measure, sextugr at lengd, sixty fathoms (ells) long; of a ship, sextugr at rúmatali, with sixty oar-rooms.
sex-ærðr, a. six-oared;
-æringr, m. six-oared boat;
-ærr, a. = -ærðr.
seyðir, m. cooking-fire (tóku eld ok gerðu seyði); búa til seyðis, to make ready for cooking.
seymi, n. string for sewing (of sinews of whales or cattle).
seyra, f. starvation, famine (sultr mikill ok seyra).
seytján, card. numb. seventeen.
siða (að), v. to improve, esp. to reform the faith (s. land, fólk); refl., siðast, to be improved, civilized (þar eptir siðaðist landit).
siða-bót, f. = siðbót.
siðaðr, pp. mannered (vel s.).
siða-maðr, m. a well-bred man;
-samr, a. = siðsamr;
-skipti, n. pl. change of faith.
sið-blandinn, a. sociable; vera siðblandinn við menn, to mix with other people;
-bót, f. reformation of life or religion;
-ferði, n. conduct of life, morality (gott siðferði);
-ferðugr, a. of good morals;
-forn, a. old-fashioned in manners;
-góðr, a. of good morals, well-mannered;
-gætni, f. observance of good manners;
-lauss, a. unmannerly, ill-bred;
-látliga, adv. morally; lifa –látliga, to live a pure life;
-látr, a. well-mannered, of pure life;
-leysa, f. want of manners, immorality, lawlessness;
-liga, adv. morally, cleanly (lifa –liga);
-ligr, a. well-bred, moral;
-læti, n. good manners, good behaviour;
-mannligr, a. well-mannered;
-næmr, a. quick to acquire good manners;
-prúðr, a. well-mannered, gentle.
siðr, (-ar, -ir, acc. –u), m. (1) custom, habit (þat mun hér vera s., at menn ganga vápnlausir fyrir konung); (2) conduct, moral life (spilla ill mál góðum siðum); (3) religion, faith; inn forni s., the ancient (heathen) faith; inn nýi s., the new (Christian) faith; kristinn s., the Christian religion; heiðinn s., heathenism; í fornum sið, in the olden, or heathen, times.
sið-samligr, a. well-bred;
-samr, a. well-conducted;
-semd, f. (1) habits; (2) moral conduct; (3) good manners, courtesy;
-semi, f. = -semd.
siðugr, a. well-bred, well-conducted.
sið-vandi, m. custom, habit, practice;
-vandr, a. strict as to one's conduct;
-varr, a. conscientious in one's life;
-vendi, f. austerity;
-venja, f. custom, practice.
Sif (gen. Sifjar), f. the wife of Thor.
sifjaðr, pp. related by affinity.
sifjar, f. pl. affinity. connexion by marriage (s. eða frændsemi); spilla sifjum, to commit adultery.
sifja-slit, -spell, n. adultery.
sifjungr, m. a relative by affinity.
sif-kona, f. a woman related by affinity (frændkonur ok sifkonur).
sig, n. a rope which is let down.
siga (að), v. to sink = síga; sigaði svá at honum af öllu saman, at, he was so overwhelmed that.
siga (að), v. to excite dogs by shouting rrr!; s. hundum á e-n, to set dogs at or on one.
sigð, f., sigðr, m. sickle.
sigg, n. callosity, hard skin.
sigla, (-da, -t), v. (1) to sail; s. af landi, to stand off the land; s. at landi, to stand in to land; s. í haf, á haf, til hafs, to stand out to sea; s. á skip, to run into a ship; s. meira, to set more sails; s. um e-n, to sail by one; s. um Eyrarsund, to sail through the Sound; s. um, to get under weigh,

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