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yfirferðar-illr, a. difficult to pass.
yfir-fœriligir, a. passable;
-för, f. (1) = yfirferð (banna e-m fór); (2) visitation (hafa -fór um sýslu sína);
-ganga, f. (1) passing through; (2) transgression;
-gangr, m. (1) passing         through; (2) overbearing conduct, tyranny, oppression.
yfirgangs-maðr, m. lordly man.
yfir-gefa, v. to forsake, abandon;
-girnd, f. excessive ambition;
-gjarn, a. ambitious;
-gjarnligr, a. ambitious;
-gnæfa (-ða, -t). v. (1) to hang over, with dat.; (2) to impend, threaten;
-gyðingr, m. Pharisee.
yfirhafnarlauss, a. without an upper garment (vápnlausir ok -lausir).
yfir-hlaup, n. skipping;
-hylma (-da, -dr), v. to hide;
-höfðingi, m. over-captain, ruler;
-höfn, f. over-coat;
-kennimaðr, m. high-priest;
-klerkr, m. over-clerk, one of the highest clergy;
-klæði, n. over-cloak;
-koma, v. to overcome; geta -komit e-n, fá e-n -kominn, to manage to overcome one; -kominn af mœði, exhausted;
-konungr, m. supreme king;
-kussari, m. corsair-chief;
-land, n. land on the other side;
-lát, n. honour, favour; hafði S. minnst -lát, S. was made least of;
-leðr, n. upper leather, of shoes;
-lesning, f. perusal;
-ligr, a. lying above, celestial;
-lit, n. look, personal appearance (-lit hennar ok kurteisi); esp. in pl., líkr feðr sínum at -litum ok skaplyndi;
-litr, m. = -lit;
-læti, n. = -lát; vera með e-m í miklu, góðu -læti, to be in high favour with one;
-maðr, m. superior, master (Ólafr er betr til -manns fallinn en mínir synir);
-mannligr, a. chieftain-like;
-meistari, m. head-master;
-port, n. lintel, = ofdyri;
-ráðandi, m. master, commander (-ráðandi skipanna);
-reið, f. 'riding over', visitation;
-seta, f. (1) task, business (ekki ætlaða ek, at þat væri min -seta at dœma milli þeira); (2) nursing a sick person.
yfirsetu-kona, f. midwife.
yfir-sjón, f. (1) supervision, inspection; (2) appearance, look;
-skikkia, f. overcloak;
-skipan, f. authority;
-skygnari, m. supervisor;
-sloppr, m. outer gown;
-sókn, f.= -ferð;
-sterkari, a. compar. stronger; verða, -sterkari, to get the upper hand;
-stiginn, pp. overcome;
-stigning, f. hyperbaton;
-stígari, m. conqueror;
-stórmerki, n. pl. great wonders;
-stöplan, f. transgression, infringement;
-sýn, f. (1) appearance, look (friðr at -sýn); (2) superintendence;
-sýnd, f. = -sýn I; ljótr -sýndar =l. at -sýn;
-sögn, f. decision;
-söngr, m. singing, service;
-tak, n. transgression;
-taka, v. = taka yfir;
-tyrma (-da, -dr), v. to overwhelm;
-vald, n. (1) power, rule (Sveinn jarl hafði -vald í Nóregi); (2) the authorities (-vald staðarins);
-varp, n. outward show;
-vettugis, adv. to excess;
-vinna, v. to vanquish, overcome;
-vættis, adv. exceedingly;
-vættligr, a. exceedingly great.
yfrinn, a. over-great, abundant, large, = ýrinn, œrinn (nil eru ok yfrin efni til, þvi at ekki skortir oss lið); neut. as adv. very (yfrit mikill, djarfr, lengi).
yggjungr, m. 'the wise one'; y. Asa, Odin.
yggr, a. anxious (yggt vas peim síðan).
ygla (-da, -dr), v. to wrinkle; hann yglir brýnn, he knits the brows, he frowns; refl., yglast á e-n, to frown at or upon one (konungrinn ygldist á sveininn);
ygldr, pp. frowning.
ygli-brún, frowning brow.
ykkarr, possess. pron., dual, your; ferð ykkur, your journey; hvárngan ykkarn Hákonar jarls mun hann spara, he will spare neither of you, neither Hacon nor thee.
ylfskr, a. wolfish, treacherous.
ylgjast (ð), v. refl. to frown, look gloomy (tekr veðrit at y.).
ylgr (gen. ylgjar, dat. and acc. ylgi), f. she-wolf (kom þar y. ein).
ylja (að), v. to warm, = verma.
ylmast (d), v. to chafe, rage (er hann fann þat, ylmdist hann í móti).
ylr (-jar, -ir), m. warmth.
yl-samligr, a. warm.
ymja (ym, umda, umit), v. to whine, cry (svá bar hann prúðliga sóttina, at engi maðr heyrði hann y.) ymr it aldna tré, the old tree grows umdu ölskálir, the ale-beakers rang.

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