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liðs við); s. vörð or um vörð, to inspect the guard.
skyn-lauss, a. senseless; -laus skepna, -laust kvikendi, an irrational being, brute;
-leysi, n. want of sense;
-lítill, a. small of intellect;
-samliga, adv. sensibly, rationally;
-samligr, a., -samr, a. (1) rational, reasonable; (2) wise, sagacious.
skyn-semd, f. reason; vera með fullri -semd, to be in one's right senses (þá er vér erum údrukknir ok með fullri -semd); kunna litla -semd, to have little understanding (kunnum vér litla -semd til at skipa svá stórum málum); hafa -semd af e-u, to have knowledge of; þá muntu synja þess með -semd, then thou must deny it, giving reasons for it; gjalda -semd e-s, af e-u, to give account of; krefja e-n -semdar fyrir e-t, af e-u, to call one to account for a thing.
skynsemdar-atferð, f. rational proceeding;
-álit, n. regard to reason;
-geymsla, f. use of reason;
-gjald, n. giving an account of;
-grein, f. discernment;
-mál, n. arguments;
-skipan, f. rational order;
-svar, n. satisfactory answer;
-vit, n., vera með -viti, to be in one's right senses.
skyn-semi, f. = -semd; mikil -semi er at rifja vandliga þat, much knowledge is wanted to explain all that.
skynugr, a. sagacious (vitr ok s.).
skyr, n. a kind of curdled milk.
skyr-askr, m. curd-bowl.
skyr-bjúgr, m. the scurvy.
skyr-búr, n. dairy;
-ker, n. curd vessel;
-kyllir, -kýtil, m. 'curd-bag'.
skyrpa (-ta, -t), v. to spit (s. við).
skyrsi, n. portent, phantasm.
skyrsi-ligr, a. monstrous, abnormal.
skyrta, f. shirt, a kind of kirtle.
skyrtu-blað, n. shirt-lap;
-ermr, f. shirt-sleeve (undir skyrtuermi hans);
-gørð f. the making of a shirt.
skyti, m. marksman, shooter, harpooner (s. allra manna beztr).
skytningr, m. inn or club, where each guest paid or contributed his own scot (hann veitti allri hirð sinni
mat ok mungát, svá at engi maðr þurfti í skytning at ganga).
skytnings-stofa, f. inn, tavern.
ský (gen. pl. skýja), n. cloud; skýjum efri, above the clouds.
ský-drúpnir, m. poet. the air.
skýfa (-ða, -ðr), v. to shove, push, with dat. (látit mik vera kyrra ok skýfit mér hvergi); with acc. (þeir skýfðu skurðgoðin af stöllum).
ský-fjall, n. mountain of clouds.
-flóki, m. cloudlet.
skýja (að), v. to cloud, cover with clouds; impers., en nú skýjar á heldr, but now it clouds over.
skýjaðr, a. (1) cloudy (skýjat veðr); (2) shaded (s. hjálmr).
skýla (-da, -dr), v. to screen, shelter, protect, with dat. (hvalr skýldi skipinu við veðrinu).
ský-lauss, a. cloudless (-laust veðr).
skýli, n. shelter, protection.
skýli-högg, n. damaging cut, with an axe (þar lá tréstobbi mikill ok í -högg mikil).
skýling, f. screening, sheltering.
skýra (-ða, -ðr), v. to explain, expound, set forth, interpret (kveðst s. mundu fyrir honum, ef hann vildi vita); s. spurdaga, to solve or answer a question.
skýring, f. explanation, elucidation.
skýr-ligr, a. bright-looking, intelligent, clever;
-mæltr, a. clear-voiced.
skýrr, a. (1) clear, evident, manifest (með skýrum sannindum); neut., skýrt, as adv. clearly, distinctly (Arnórr kveðr skýrt á þetta); (2) clever, intelligent (s. maðr ok skáld gott).
skækja (-ta, -t), v. to check.
skældinn, a. skilled or versed in poetry (lítt em ek s.).
skæ-maðr, m. = skímaðr.
skær, m. horse, poet. (s. skökuls).
skæra or sköra, f. fray, quarrel.
skæra-húsi, m. a case for holding a pair of shears.
skæri, n. pl. a pair of shears.
skær-leikr, m. brightness;
-liga, adv. purely, clearly.
skærr, a. (1) pure (s. meydómr); (2) clear, bright, serene (s. himinn, skært veðr); (3) transparent; (4)
clear, distinct (skær rödd).
skæva (að), v. to stride on (poet.).

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