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tabarðr, m. tabard, cloak.
tabola, f. tablet, altar-piece.
tabúr, n. labour, tambourine.
tað, n. manure, dung; reiða t. á akrland, to manure a field.
taða (gen. pl. taðna), f. (1) the manured field, home-field (skulu þeir slá í töðu í dag); (2) the hay from the manured field (raka töðu sína alla saman í stór-sæti).
tað-skegglingar, m. pl. dung-beardlings (a contemptuous name).
tafl, n. (1) a board-game, 'tables', chess, draughts; sitja at tafli, leika t., at tafli, to play at chess; nú eru brögð í tafli, there is a trick in the game, there is foul play; (2) the board with the pieces (taflit svarfaðist); (3) piece in the game, = tafla.
tafla, f. piece in a game of tables.
tafl-borð, n. draught-board, chessboard;
-brögð, n. pl. tricks of playing;
-fé, n. the money played for, the stakes;
-maðr, m. player at chess;
-pungr, m. a bag for the pieces;
-speki, f. skill in playing.
tafn, n. (1) sacrifice (hann hét miklu tafni); (2) bloody prey (poet.).
tagl, n. horse's tail (skera t. ór hrossum); rarely, cow's tail.
tak, n. hold, grasp.
taka (tek; tók, tókum; tekinn), v. (1) to take, catch, seize (tóku þeir laxinn ok otrinn ok báru með sér); G. tók inni vinstri hendi spjótit á lopti, G. caught the spear with his left hand; man hón t. fé okkart allt með ráni, she will take all our goods by force; t. e-n höndum, to seize one, take captive; tökum vápn vár, let us take to our weapons; (2) fig., t. trú, to take the faith, become a Christian; t. skírn, to be baptized; t. hvíld, to take a rest; t. flótta, to take to flight; t. rœðu, umrœðu, to begin a parley; t. ráð, to take a counsel (= t. til ráðs); t. e-n orðum, to address one; t. sættir or sættum, to accept terms; t. þenna kost, to take this choice; t. stefnu, to fix a meeting; t. boði, to accept an offer; t. sótt, to be taken ill; t. úgleði, to get out of spirits; t. andviðri, to meet with contrary winds; t. konung, to take, elect a king; t. konu, to take a wife; t. úkunna stigu, to take to unknown ways; t. e-n or e-m vel, to receive one well; t. e-t þvert, to take a thing crossly, deny flatly; t. upp höndum, to raise the hands; (3) to reach, stretch forth, touch; fremri hyrnan tók viðbeinit, the upper horn caught the collar bone; því at ek tek eigi heim í kveld, for I shall not reach home to-night; hárit tók ofan á belti, the hair came down to her waist; (4) to reach and take harbour (þeir tóku land á Melrakka-sléttu); (5) to take, hold, of a vessel (ketill, er tók tvær tunnur); (6) to be equivalent to, be worth (hringrinn tók tólf hundruð mórend); (7) with infin., to begin (hann tók at yrkja, þegar er hann var ungr); nú taka öll húsin at lóga, now the whole house began to blaze; impers., þá tók at lægja veðrit, then the wind began to fall; (8) to touch, regard, concern (þat allt, sem leikmenn tekr); (9) to catch (up), come up with (hann var allra manna fóthvatastr, svá at engi hestr tók hann á rás); (10) to start, rush (Eirikr tók út or stofunni, en konungr bað menn hlaupa eptir honum); t. á rás, t. frá, to take to running, run away (svá illt sem nú er frá at t., þá mun þó síðarr verra); (11) impers. it is taken; þá tók af veðrit (acc.) then the storm abated; kom á fótinn, svá at af tók, the stroke came on his leg, so that it was cut off; sýnina tekr frá e-m, one becomes blind; tók út skip Þangbrands, Th.'s ship drifted out; um várit er sumarhita tók, when the summer heat set in; (12) with preps, and advs., t. e-n af lífi, lífdögum, t. e-n af, to take one's life, put to death; t. e-n af nafni ok veldi, to deprive one of his title and power; t. af hesti, to take (the

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