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vals-ligr, a. proud, =valdsligr.
vamm, n. blemish, vömm; leita. e-m vamms, to do one harm.
vamma-fullr, a. full of blemishes;
-lause, a. unblemished.
-vanr, a. unblemished.
van-, a prefixed particle denoting lacking, under-, un-.
vana (að), v. (1) to diminish, opp. to ' auka'; (2) to disable, spoil, destroy; (3) refl., vanast, to wane, fail.
van-afli, a. weak, waning in strength.
vana-ligr, a. usual, common;
-sótt f. habitual illness; -sótt kvenna, menstruation;
-sóngr, m. usual singing.
van-burða, a. indecl. born prematurely (-burða eldi);
-búinn, pp. unprepared.
vanda (að), v. (1) to work elaborately, bestow great pains on, prepare carefully (hón gerði honum ok klæði;oll, er mest skyldi v.); vandaðr, elaborate, highly finished (vandaðr skipabúnaðr); vandaðar krásir, choice dainties; (2) to pick out the best, choose carefully (muntu þurfa at v. til ferðar þessar bædi menn ok skip); (3) to find fault with, be particular about, care, mind, with a negative (v. lítt um siðu manna); vanda ek eigi, þótt sá sé drepinn, I mind not though he be killed; v. um e-t við e-n, to find fault with one for a thing, complain of; (4) refl., vandast, to become difficult, precarious (þykki mér nú v. málit); impers., vandast um e-t, it becontes difficult.
vanda-, gen. from 'vandi';
-bundinn, pp. closely allied, connected with (-bundinn e-m);
-hlutr, m. difficult thing (eigi lítill -hlutr).
vanda-, gen. pl. from 'vondr';
-hús, n. wicker-house.
vanda-lauss, a. (1) not difficult, easy; (2) unrelated with (-lauss e-m;) -lausir menn, strangers; (3) free of obligation (ek vil vera -lauss af, þótt, þú farir heim þangat); e-m er laust við e-n, one is in no relation to (quite neutral as to) a person; --lítill, a. easy;
-maðr, m. relation, friend, = venzla-maðr;
-mál, n. a difficult, complicated case;
-mikill, a. closely connected;
-ráð, n. =vanda-mál.
vandar-högg, n., flogging.
vanda-samligr, a. difficult;
-sýsla, f. difficult task.
vanda-tiðir, f. pl. customary feasts.
vand-bálkr, m. a wall of wands or wicker, wattled partition.
vand-blœtr, a. fastidious, difficult to please;
-fenginn, pp. difficult to get;
-fœrr, a. difficult to pass, of a road;
-gætt, pp. n., in the phrase, e-m verðr -gœtt til e-s, a thing is difficult to keep or manage;
-hœfi, n. difficulty, difficult management;
-hœfr, a. difficult to manage.
vandi, m. (1) difficulty, difficult task (lízt mér þat mikill v.); (2) responsibility (ek af sel vanda mér af höndum, hversu sem gefst); (3) obligation, duty, esp. of relationship; e-m er v. á við e-n, one is under obligation to a person (er þér miklu meiri v. á við Eirik konung en Egil); binda sér vanda við e-n, to enter into obligation.
vandi, m. custom, habit, wont (leggja e-t í vanda); at (or eptir) vanda, as usual.
vandindi, n. pl. difficulties.
vand-kvæði, n. perplexity, trouble; hitta (koma) í -kvæði, to get into trouble;
-launaðr, pp. difficult to reward as is due.
vand-laupr, m. basket of wands.
vand-látr, a. fastidious, difficult to please;
-liga, adv. (1) carefully, exactly (segja -liga frá e-u); gæta e-s liga, to watch closely; (2) completely, fully (svá -líga týndu þeir sannleikinum, at engi vissi skapara sinn);
-líft, a. n. difficult to live (e-m er -líft);
-lyndi, n. difficult temper;
-lyndr, a. difficult of temper;
-læta (-tta, -tt), v. to be zealous;
-læti, n. zeal.
vandlætis-maðr, m. zealot.
vand-mæli, n. difficult question.
vandr (vönd, vant), a. (1) difficult, requiring pains and care; sýndist henni vant at neita þessu boði, it was a risk to refuse such an offer; ór vöndu er at ráða, this is a difficult case; vera vant við kominn, to be in a perplexity; (2) e-m er vant við

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