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hann spyrnt af sér fjötrinum); frá spyrndr allri eign, spurned from, bereft of; recipr., spyrnast í iljar, to touch one another with the soles (of two stretched on their backs).
spytta (-tta, -ttr), v. to cheat (e-n af e-u) one out of a thing.
spýja (spý, spjó, spúinn), v. to spew, vomit, with dat. (hón spjó löngum blóði).
spýja, f. vomitiing, vomit (gaus ór honum s. mikil).
spýta (-tta, -tt), v. to spit (þrælar hans spýttu í andlit honum).
spænskr, a. Spanish.
spölr (gen. spalar, pl. spelir, acc. spölu), m. (1) rail, bar; smugu þeir milli spalanna, they crept between the bars; (2) bit, short piece (hefja upp sögu ok segja af spöl nökkurn).
spöng (gen. spangar, pl. spengr), f. spangle (varú lagðar yfir spengr af gulli); floe, flake of ice (Markarfljót féll í millum höfuðísa, ok váru spengr á hér ok hvar).
spönn (gen. spannar, pl. spannir), f. span (spannar breiðr, langr); knífrinn var spannar fram frá hepti, the knife was a span long from the haft.
spörr (gen. spörs or sparrar), m. sparrow (s. flaug í akr karls).
stabbi, m. block, = stobbi, stubbi.
staða, f. standing (leiddist bœndum staðan); place, position.
staða-fé, n. church-property;
-mál, n. contest (between the clergy and laity) about church property;
-menn, m. pl. the lay proprietors of the church estates.
staðar-fólk, n. townsfolk;
-forráð, n. administration of a church establishment;
-prestr, m. parish-priest;
-setning, f. establishment of a convent.
staddr, pp. from 'steðja'; (1) placed, present; ef hann var þar s., þar sem blót vóru, if he happened to be present; vera við (or hjá) s., to be present; vera úti s., to be outside the house; (2) placed in a certain position, situated, circumstanced (vel, illa s.); lítt s., doing poorly; hví er ykkr svá statt til Sigfússona, why do ye talk thus of the sons of S.
stað - fastliga, adv. steadfastly;
-fastligr, a. steadfast, firm;
-fastr, a. (1) residing, abiding (var hann -fastr á Haðalandi); (2) steadfast (þú ert -fastari en flestir menn aðrir); (3) faithful, staunch (-fastr vinum sínum); (4) firm, settled (-fastr dómr); -fast í skapi e-s, fixed in one's mind;
-festa (see festa), v. (1) to give a fixed abode; -festa sik, to take up one's abode; (2) to make firm, steadfast (staðfestu þeir þetta mál með sér); -festa ráð sitt, to establish oneself; -festa at gera e-t, to make up one's mind to do a thing; (3) refl., -festast, to take up one's abode, establish oneself (þá er ek kem at öðru sinni, mun ek hér -festast); to be determined (-festist þessi ráðagerð); to grow firm, strong (sem ríki hans -festist meirr);
-festa, f. (1) fixed abode, residence (hafa, taka -festu); (2) steadfastness, stability, firmness; (3) confirmation;
-festi, f. steadfastness, firmness;
-festing, f. confirmation;
-festr, pp. steadfast.
staðfestu-bréf, n. deed of confirmation;
-lauss, a. without a fixed abode or livelihood.
stað-góðr, a. well tempered (-gott sverð);
-högg, n. a good hit or blow (koma -höggi á e-n).
staðinn, pp. from 'standa'; vita til staðins, to know for certain.
stað-lausa, f. absurdity, folly; mæla -lausu stafi, to talk much folly;
-lauss, a. timid, unsteady;
-leysi, n. restlessness of mind, unsteadiness;
-ligr, a. (1) local (-lig nálægð); (2) steadfast, firm;
-lyndr, a. stubborn.
staðna (að), v. to stop, pause, abate (staðnaði þá kurr búandanna).\
stað-nefna (-da, -dr), v. to determine (-nefna um e-t).
staðr (-ar, ir), m. (1) 'stead', place, spot; fimmtán í hvárum stað, fifteen in each place; í einum stað í Englandi, somewhere in England; skipta í tvá, fjóra staði, to divide into two, four

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