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wooden club;
-köttr, m. mouse-trap;
-lauss, a. treeless;
-ligr, a. wooden, of wood;
-lurkr, m. wooden cudgel;
-maðr, m. wooden man.
tréna (að), v. to become hard and woody, of a tree or plant-stem.
tré-níð, n. the carving on a post of a person's likeness in an obscene posture;
-reiði, m. wooden equipments (masts, oars, etc.);
-ræfr, n. wooden roof or shed;
-saumr, m. wooden nails (skip seymt -saumi).
tresk, n. hair, tresses (poet.).
tré-skrín, n. wooden shrine;
-smiðr, m. craftsman in wood, carpenter;
-smíði, n. wood-work, carpentry;
-spánn, m. chip;
-stabbi, -stobbi, m. log of wood, tree-stump;
-stokkr, m. block of wood;
-stólpi, m. wooden pillar;
-stubbi, = -stobbi;
-toppr, m. top of a tree;
-virki, n. woodwork (brann allt -virkit).
treyja, f. (1) jerkin (fara í treyju); (2) war-jacket (hann hafði góða brynju ok styrkja treyju).
treyju-blað, n. flap of a jacket.
treysta (-sta, -str), v. (1) to make trusty, make strong and safe (Höskuldr treysti mundriða í skildi); (2) to make firm (t. vináttu e-s); t. herinn ok eggja, encourage and exhort the troops; (3) to try the strength of a thing with the hand (hann treysti 'silkibandit' með handa-afli ok slitnaði eigi); (4) to trust to, rely on (t. e-m or t. á e-n); (5) to dare, venture (nú er sú öld í Noregi, at ek treysti eigi at halda ykkr hér heima með mér); (6) refl., treystast = treysta 4 (treystust Numidiumenn betr fótum en vápnum); = treysta 5 (hann mun eigi t. öðru en gøra sem ek vil).
tré-þak, n. timber roof;
-ör, f. wooden arrow.
tripla (að), v. to chant in three voices (hvárki t. eða tvísyngja).
trippi, n. a young colt (ótamit t.).
trjóna, f. (1) snout; (2) pole.
troða (treð; trað, tráðum; troðinn), v. (1) to tread; t. skó, to wear out shoes; t. e-n undir fótum, to tread one under foot; t. stafkarlsstíg, to wander as a beggar; (2) to cram, pack, stuff (into a receptacle), with dat. (þér var í hanzka troðit); (3) to slop, cram with, t. e-t e-u (hann treðr belginn lyngvi ok mosa); (4) refl., troðast, to throng, crowd upon each other (troðist eigi svá ákaft).
trog, n. trough (t. fyllt af slátri).
trog-söðull, m. trough - shaped saddle (hann hafði fornan -söðul).
troll, n. (1) a monstrous, evil-disposed being, not belonging to the human race (hann var mikill sem t.); t. hafi þik, or þína vini, the trolls take thee, or thy friends; (2) a human being having the nature of a troll.
trolla-gangr, m. troll-hauntings;
-þáttr, m. a tale of trolls;
-þing, n. meeting of trolls,
troll-aukinn, pp. 'troll-eked'-', possessed by a troll;
-domligr, a. belonging to witchcraft;
-dómr, m. witchcraft;
-karl, m. male troll;
-kerling, -kona, f. female troll;
-menni, n. a giant-like man;
-riða, a. indecl. ridden by a troll, witch - ridden;
-skapr, m. nature of a troll, witchcraft (tálma heiðingjans -skap).
trolls-liga, adv. fiendishly;
-ligr, a. troll-like, huge;
-læti, n. pl. fiendish howlings (þetta eru -læti).
tros, n. leaves and small twigs.
tróð, n., tróða, f. faggot-wood.
tróð-viðr, m. = troð (eldrinn las skjótt -viðinn).
Tróju-land, n. the land of Troy.
tró-verskr, a. Trojan.
trumba, f. (1) pipe; hvann-njóla t., the stalk of the angelica; (2) trumpet (þeyta trumbu).
trumba (að), v. to trumpet.
trumbari, m. trumpeter.
trumbu-hljóð, n., -þytr, m, sound (flourish) of trumpets.
trunsa (að), v. to turn up one's nose at (t. víð e-u).
trutta (að), v. to shout trutt, trutt! or trrrh, as horse-drivers do.
trú (gen. trúar), f. (1) faith, word of honour (segir Ólafr þat upp á t. sína, at hann skal þessa menn út leysa); (2) religious faith, belief'(Helgi var blandinn mjök í t.); taka við t., to receive the Christian faith.

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