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yðarr or yðvarr, poss. pron. your; yður fór, your journey; yðvart ríki, your kimgdom; tvá hesta skal hafa hverr yðarr, each of you shall have two horses.
ydda (yddi), v. to show the point on the other side (S. lagði sverðinu í gegnum hann, svá at út yddi um bakit).
yðr, pron., dat. and acc. pl. you.
yfir, prep. with dat. and acc.; I. with dat. over, above (hvers manns alvæpni hekk y. rúmi hans); sitja y. borðum, to sit at table; s. yfir málum manna, to sit at, attend to cases, as judge; konungr y. Englandi, king over E.; vaka y. e-m, to wake or watch over; II. with acc. (1) over, above (Skaði tók eitr-orm, ok festi upp y. hann); hann tók y. sik skikkjuna, he put on the mantle; komast y. e-t, to come by a thing; (2) over, across, through (siðan fóru þeir y. Norðrá); (3) fig. over, beyond; hafa vöxt y. e-n, to have growth over, be taller than; fram y. aðra menn, beyond, above other men; (4) adverbial usages, sá kvittr kom y., passed over; kveld kemr y., evening draws on.
yfir-afli, m. superior force;
-afligr, a. over-strong, very strong;
-band, n. string to fasten the mouth of a bag;
-berligr, a. surpassing, extraordinary;
-berr, a. surpassing, extraordinary;
-biskup, m. high priest;
-bjóða, v. to rule over;
-boð, n. rule, command, authority;
-boðari, m. superior, master;
-bóði, m. superior, master;
-bót, f (1) penance, penitence (iðran ok -bót); (2) pl., -bœtr, compensation, atonement (bjóða e-m sætt ok -bœtr);
-bragð, n. (1) outward look, appearance, demeanour; með miklu -bragði, of very imposing demeanour, magnificent; (2) show, pretence, outer appearance (með sáttgjarnligu -bragði); (3) surface (allt jarðarinnar -bragð).
yfirbragð-ligr, a. extraordinary.
yfirbragðs-lítill, a. poor, in look or appearance.
-mikill, a. grand, in look or appearance.
yfir-breizl, n. coverlet;
-breizla, f. coverlet;
-buga (að), v. to overcome, surpass;
-burðr, m. excess (-burðr um þat, er lögin segja);
-bæriliga, adv. surpassing;
-bæriligr, a. surpassing;
-bœta (-tta. -ttr), v. to atone for
-dómandi, m. over-judge.
-dómari, m. over-judge.
yfirdrepskapr (gen. -ar). m. dissimulation, pretence.
yfir-dróttning, f. sovereign queen;
-engill, m. archangel;
-faðir, m. patriarch;
-fat, n. over-garment;
-ferð, f. a passage over or through a country; visitation.

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