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viðum); (2) turf for f uel, peat; grafa t., to dig peat.
torfa, f. turf, slice of sod.
torf-báss, m. a shed to keep peat;
-bingr, m. a pile of turfs or peat,
tor-fenginn, -fengr, a. hard to get;
-fluttr, pp. difficult to carry.
torf-fœri, n. pl. tools for cutting sods and peat;
-gröf, f. peat-hole;
-hraukr, m. peat-stack;
-hrip, n. turf-pannier, peat-basket;
-kast, n. pelting with sods;
-krókr, m. a kind of box to carry peat and sods;
-leikr, m. ' turf-game', pelting with sods;
-mór, m. turf-moor;
-naust, n. a ship-shed built of turf;
-skeri, m. an implement for cutting sods or peats;
-skurðr, m. cutting turf or peat;
-stakkr, m. peat-stack.
torf-viðr, m. = tyrvi, tyr-viðr.
tor-fyndr, a. difficult to find;
-fœra, f., -fœri, n. a difficult, dangerous passage;
-fœriligr,-fœrr, a. hard to pass
torf-øx, f. axe for cutting turf.
torg, n. market, mart, market-place (hann var úti staddr á torgi).
tor-gætr, a. hard to get, rare;
-kenna (-da, -dr), v. to disguise;
-kenndr, pp. hard to recognize;
-kenning, f. disguise;
-leiði, n. = -færa;
-merki, n. difficulties; telja -merki á e-u, to raise difficulties about;
-mœði, f. rancour;
-næmr, a. hard to learn.
torrek, n. (severe) loss.
tor-reyfiligr, a. difficult;
-ræki, n. misfortune;
-sóttligr, a., -sottr, pp. hard to overcome, or to come at; of things, hard to perform;
-sveigðr, pp., -sveigr, a. hard to sway or bend;
-sýnn, a. hard to see;
-sœkiligr, a. = -sóttligr;
-sær, a. = -sýnn;
-talinn, pp. hard to count;
-tíma (-da, -t), v. to destroy, kill (honum mátti hvorki -líma gálgi né virgill);
-trygð, f. doubt, suspicion, incredulity; hafa -trygð á e-m, to suspect;
-trygginga, adv. suspiciously;
-tryggiligr, a. doubtful, suspicious;
-tryggja (-ða, -ðr), v. to mistrust, suspect;
-tryggleikr, m. distrust;
-tryggligr, a. = -tryggiligr; -tryggr, a. doubtful, incredulous (hann er svá -tryggr, at hann trúir engum manni).
toru-gætr, a., older form = torgætr.
tor-unninn, pp. hard to overcome;
-velda (-lda, -ldr), v. to make difficult (-vekla e-t fyrir sér).
torvelda-laust, adv. without difficulties (komast -laust yfir ána).
tor-veldi, n. and f. difficulty;
-veldligr, -veldr, a. hard, difficult (þótti honum -velt at rétta þeira hlut);
-virðr,a. difficult to estimate;
-þeystr, pp. hard to stir;
-þreytiligr, a. difficult to perform;
-æri, n. bad season, famine, = hallæri.
toskr, m. tusk, in ' Rata-toskr'.
tó, f. grassy spot among cliffs (gammrinn settist í tó eina, er var í björgunum).
tó, n. wool; vinna tó, to card or dress wool (konur unnu tó á daginn).
tól, n. pl. tools (gerðu þeir hamar ok töng ok steðja ok þaðan af öll tól önnur).
tóla-kista, f. tool-chest.
tólf, card. numb, twelve.
tólf-eyringr, m. a twelve-ounce ring;
-feðmingr, m. a space twelve-fathom square;
-greindr, pp. divided into twelve;
-menningr, m. a company of twelve, at a banquet;
-rœðr, a. consisting of twelve tens;
-rœtt hundrað, a duodecimal hundred, 120.
tolftar-kviðr, m. = tylftar-kviðr.
tólfti, ord. numb, the twelfth.
tólftungr, m. the twelfth part.
tólf-vetr, a. twelve years old;
-æringr, m. a twelve-oared boat;
-ærr, a. twelve-oared.
tóm, n. leisure; Aron kvað nú eigi t. at því, A. said there was no time (leisure) for that; í tómi, at leisure; leika í tómi við, to allow oneself time, take one's time (hann sá hvert ráð, er bezt gegndi, ef hann lék í tómi við); í góðu, œrnu tómi, at good, ample leisure; af tómi, by and by.
tóm-latr, a. slow, leisurely (eigi voru þér nú -látir, Íslendingar);
-liga, adv. slowly, leisurely;
-læti, n. slowness, leisureliness (þeir sögðu Þorleif mjök íslenzkan fyrir -læti sitt).
tómr, a. (1) empty; með tvær hendr tómar, empty-handed; (2) vain, mere, idle (vera kann at þetta sé eigi tóm orð, er þú talar nú).

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