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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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shoes (gott -fœri); (2) snow-shoe gear;
-fœrr, a. good at travelling on snowshoes;
-garđr, m. wooden palings, wooden fence (ţ. hleypr yfir skiđgarđ nökkurn).
skíđi, n. sheath, = skeiđir, slíđrar.
skíđi-járn, n. 'sheath-iron', sword (drógu ţeir ór skíđi skíđijárn).
skíð-kjálki, -sleti, m. snow-sledge shaped like a snow-shoe.
skífa, f. slice (cf. 'brauđ-skífa').
skífa (-đa, -đr), v. to slice, cut into slices (mátti ţar sjá hjálma skífđa).
skí-mađr, m. pretender, hypocrite.
skína (skín; skein, skinum; skininn), v. to shine (veđr var fagrt, skein sól í heiđi); impers., mun s. af í dag, it will clear up today.
skíra (-đa, -đr), v. (1) to cleanse, purify (s. silfr); skira sik, to clear (pure) oneself by an oath or ordeal; (2) to baptize, christen (skírđi prestr barnit); láta skírast, to be baptized.
skírari, m. baptizer, baptist.
skír-borinn, pp. born in wedlock.
skír-dagr, m. Maundy-Thursday.
skír-drćpr, a. dazzling;
-getinn, pp. = -borinn.
skiri-fađir, m. one's 'baptizing father';
-ţórsdagr, m. = skírdagr.
skír-leiki, m. purity;
-leikr, m. purity;
-leitr, a. bright-faced;
-liga, adv: purely, chaslely;
-ligr, a. bright; -ligr í yfirbragđi, at yfirlitum, bright of countenance;
-lífi, n. chastity;
-lifr, a. pure-lived, chaste.
skirn, f. baptism, christening; halda barni undir s., to stand godfather; taka s., to be baptized.
skírna (ađ), v. to become clear.
skírnar-brunnr, m. baptismal font;
-dagr, m. baptismal day:
-embćtti, n. = -ţjönusta;
-fontr, m. baptismal font:
-hald, n. standing godfather;
-klćđi, n. pl. baptismal clothes, = hvíta-váđir;
-nafn, n. baptismal name;
-vatn, n. baptismal watter;
-ţjónusta, f. baptism, christening.
skírr (skírri or skírari, skírstr), a. (1) clear, bright, pure, of glass, metal, water, sky, &c. (s. mjöđr, skírt vatn, s. málmr, skírt silfr); (2) cleansed from guilt (hón skal řruggliga bera mega ţetta járn ok skír verđa); (3) of the voice, clear (međ skírri raustu).
skír-skota (). v. to refer or submit to judgement (E. -skotađi ţessum órskurđi undir ţá menn alla, er viđ vóru), or to testimony (skírskota e-u undir e-n, e-u fyrir e-m, e-u viđ vitni e-s); -skota til e-s, to appeal to.
skírsl, f. purification, ordeal.
skírsla, f. = skirsl;
skírsli, n. = skirsl; fig. gera skírslu til e-s, to put to the test.
skíta (skít, skeit, skitinn), v. = dríta; ţeir fuglar, er í sitt hreiđr skíta, that foul their own nest.
skít-karl, m. dirty fellow.
skjađak, n. (1) a kind of weed, darnel; (2) an ill-flavoured or poisonous element (s. í mungáti).
skjal, n. empty talk, gossip.
skjala. (ađ), v. to prate, swagger.
skjalda (ađ), v. to cover (furnish) with a shield or shields.
skjaldar-bukl, n. shield-boss;
-fetill, m. shield-strap;
-rönd, f. rim of a shield;
-sporđr, m. the lower pointed end of a shield.
skjalda-skrifli, n. pl. old worn-out shields (-skrifli ok baugabrot).
skjald-borg, f. wall (rampart) of shields, an old battle-array (skipa mönnum í -borg);
-fimr, a. dexterous with one's shield;
-hvalr, m. a kind of whale;
-jötunn, m. a kind of war-engine;
-mćr, f. amazon;
-rim, f. 'shield-rim' (on a ship);
-sveinn, m. shield-bearer;
-ţili, n. wainscoting.
skjaligr, a. talkative.
skjall, n. the while membrane of an egg (skjalli hvítara).
skjalla (skell; skall, skullum; skollinn), v. to clash, clatter (á hćlum hringar skullu).
skjall-kœnliga, adv. in a swaggering manner.
skjallr, a. (1) loud, shrill (s. brestr) (2) hann kvađ sér vera ekki einkar skjallt, he said he did not feel well.
skjall-raddađr, a. clear-voiced.
skjanni, m. the side of the head.
skjarr, a. shy, timid (s. sauđr); s. viđ e-t, shy (afraid) of (s. viđ skot).
skjá, f. = skjár.
skjálfa (skelf; skalf, skulfum;



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