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er bezt til váligra þegna);
-lítill, a. (1) harmless, doing small harm; (2) very little, very short, of time;
-ljúgr, m. disappointment (nú er mér orðinn -ljúgr at þeim átrúnaði).
válka, n. tossing to and fro, esp. at sea (fekk harm þá v. mikit).
válka (að), v. (1) to toss to and fro, drag with oneself (eigi hœfir svá gömlum karli at v. svá væna mey); (2) v. e-t fyrir sér, v. e-t í hugnum, to ponder over; (3) refl., válkast i e-u, to wallow in (þeir höfðu válkazt í róðru ok blóði).
vá-lyndi, n. ill-will;
-lyndr, a. ill-natured, scatheful.
váma, f. qualm, ailment.
vámr, m. a loathsome person.
ván (pl. -ir), f. hope, expectation, prospect; mér er v., at, I expect that; er v. e-s, it is to be expected; sliks var v., this was to be looked for; þeim var ills ván at Þór, they apprehended evil from Th.; sem hann hafði áðr sagt á ván, as he had given to understand; sem v. var at, as was to be expected; vita sér engis ótta vánir, to apprehend no danger; konungs var þangat v., the king was expected there; e-t stendr til vánar, it bids fair; e-t er at vánum, it is what could be looked for (ok er þat at vánum við skaplyndi þorgeirs); vita v. til e-s, to expect; hann vissi enga v., at, he had no expectation that; eiga barn í vánum, to have a child in prospect; draga e-t í v., to hold out a prospect of; mörgum þykkir fyrir v. komit, many think it is past all hope; þá er allar vánir vóru rannsakaðar, when all likely places were searched; dat., vánu, with compar., vánu bráðara, skjótara, sooner than expected; vánu verr, worse than might be expected.
vána (að), v. to hope, look for, expect, = vænta (ek vána, at góð verði þessi ferð).
vánar-lauss, a. hopeless;
-maðr, m. (1) a person who has a prospect of being saved; (2) almsman, beggar
-völr, m. beggar's staff (bera -völ).
ván-biðill, m. a wooer waiting for an answer.
vándr, a. (1) bad, wretched (í vándum klæðum); (2) bad, wicked (v. hefi ek verit, en aldri hefi ek þjófr verit).
vándska, f.,vánd-skapr, m. wickedness; evil conduct.
vánds-liga, adv. badly;
-ligr, a. bad, wicked; harmful.
ván-leysi, n. hopelessness;
-ligr, a. likely, to be expected;
-lygi, m. frustration of hope, disappointment.
vápn, n. weapon (vóru sumir vápnum vegnir, sumir grýttir til bana).
vápna (að), v. to furnish with arms; v. sik, to arm oneself; refl., vápnast, to take one's arms.
vápna-afli, m. stores of arms;
-bit, n. 'weapon-bite' wound,
-brak, n. din of arms;
-burðr, m. (1) carrying of arms (þá var svá lítill -burðr, at ein var stálhúfa þá á alþingi); (2) fray, shower of weapons in battle; bar fyrir útan þat skip -burð heiðingja, their missiles fell outside the ship;
-búnaðr, m. equipment of arms, armour;
-búningr, m. equipment of arms, armour;
-gangr, m. (1) clash of weapons; (2) shower of missiles
-glam, n., clash of weapons
-gnýr, m. clash of weapons
-kista, f. arm-chest;
-mót, n, fight, battle;
-samankváma, f. meeting of weapons, battle;
-skipti, n. (1) exchange of weapons; (2) exchange of blows (oss munu öll -skipti þungt ganga);
-staðr, m. (1) a place where one may be wounded (sjá beran -stað á e-m); (2) weapon-mark, wound;
-stefna, f. = -þing;
-tak, n. (1) weapon-grasping, used to express consent by waving or brandishing the weapons (œptu upp allir með -taki, at þeir skyldi allir vera útlagir); gera -tak at e-u, to pass a resolution at a public assembly; (2) in the Icel. parliament, the breaking up of the session, when the men resumed their weapons (þat heitir -tak, er alþýða riðr af alþingi); (3) = -þing;
-viðskipti, n. = -skipti;
-þing, n. muster, wapenshaw (um morgininn átti konungr -þing ok kannaði lið sitt).
vápn-bitinn, pp. dead by the sword;
-dauðr, a. weapon-dead, = -bitinn;
-djarfr, a. gallant;
-fimi, f. skill in arms;
-fimr, a. dexterous in arms;

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