| bað see biðja. |
| bāðir prn. both, neut. as adv. in 'bæði...ok,' both...and. |
| bāðu see biðja. |
| bǣða see biðja. |
| bǣði see bāðir. |
| baggi wm. bag; bundle. |
| bak sn. back, 'vęrja eitt baki,' defend a thing with the back, i.e. turns one's back to it = be a coward. |
| bak-borði wm. larboard. |
| bāl sn. flame; funeral pile. |
| bāl-fǫr sf. funeral. |
| bani wm. death. |
| bar see bera. |
| bardagi wm. battle. |
| barð sn. edge, rim; projection in the prow of a ship formed by the continuation of the keel. |
| barða see bęrja. |
| barði wm. war-ship with a sharp prow, ram. |
| barn sn. child. |
| batt see binda. |
| bauð see bjōða. |
| beiða wv. 1, w. gen. of thing and dat. of pers. benefited, ask, demand. |
| bein sn. bone. |
| bękkr sm. 2, bench. |
| bęlla wv. 1, occupy oneself with, deal in, generally in a bad sense. |
| bera sv. 4, carry, take; bear, endure. berask at, happen. b. fram, bring forward, out. b. vāpn niðr, shoot down. b. rāð sīn saman, hold council, deliberate. |
| berg-risi wm. hill-giant. |
| bęrja wv. 1b, strike--'b. grjōti,' stone. bęrjask, fight. |
| bęrr adj. bare, unsheathed (of a sword). |
| ber-sęrkr sm. 2, wild fighter, champion. [Literally 'bear-shirt,' i.e. one clothed in a bear's skin.] |
| bętr see vel. |
| bętri see gōðr. |
| bęzt see vel. |
| bęztr see gōðr. |
| beygja wv. 1, bend, arch. |
| bīða sv. 6, w. gen. wait for; w. acc. abide, undergo. |
| biðja sv. 5, ask, beg, pray, w. gen. of thing, acc. of the pers. asked, and dat. of the person benefited; express a wish, bid--'bað hann vel kominn' (vera understood), bad him welcome; call on, challenge, command, tell. |
| bifask wv. 1, tremble, shake. |
| bil sn. moment of time. |
| bila wv. 2, fail. |
| bilt neut. adj. only in the impers. 'einum verðr bilt,' one hesitates, is taken aback, is afraid. |
| binda sv. 3, bind, tie up; dress. |
| birta wv. 1, show [bjartr]. |
| bīta sv. 6, bite; cut. |
| bittu see binda. |
| bitu see bīta. |
| bjarn-dȳri sn. bear. |
| bjartr adj. bright, clear. |
| bjō see būa. |
| bjōða sv. 7, w. acc. and dat. offer, propose--'b. einum fang,' challenge to wrestling; invite. b. upp, give up. |
| bjǫrg sf. help; means of subsistence, store of food. |
| blāsa sv. 1, blow; blow trumpet as signal. |
| bleyða wf. coward. |
| blīða wf. gentleness, friendliness. |
| blindr adj. blind. |
| blōð sn. blood. |
| blōt-bolli wm. sacrificial bowl. |
| bœtr see bōt. |
| boga-skot sn. bowshot. |
| bogi wm. bow. |
| bog-maðr sm. bowman, archer. |
| bōndi sm. 4, yeoman, householder, (free) man [būa]. |
| borð sn. side of a ship, board; rim, the margin between the rim of a vessel and the liquid in it--'nū er gott beranda b. ā horninu,' now there is a good margin for carrying the horn, i.e. its contents are so diminished that it can be lifted without spilling. |
| borg sf. fortress, castle. |
| borg-hlið sn. castle gate. |
| bōt sf. 3, mending, improvement; plur. bœtr, compensation. |
| bǫrn see barn. |
| brā sf. eyelid. |
| brā see bregða. |
| bragð sn. trick, stratagem [bregða]. |
| brann see bręnna. |
| brast see bresta. |
| brātt adv. quickly. |
| braut sf. way--ā braut, adv. away. |
| braut see brjōta. |
| braut, brott adv. away. |
| bregða sv. 3, w. dat. jerk, pull, push; b. upp, lift, raise (to strike). change, transform. |
| breiðr adj. broad. |
| bręnna wf. burning; incremation. |
| bręnna sv. 3, burn intr. |
| bręnna wv. 1, burn trans. |
| bresta sv. 3, break, crack, burst. |
| brestr sm. crack; loss. |
| brjōst sn. breast. |
| brjōta sv. 7, break--'b. (skip)' suffer shipwreck, also impers. 'skip (acc.) brȳtr,' the ship is wrecked. |
| broddr sm. point. |
| brōðir sm. 4, brother. |
| brotinn see brjōta. |
| brotna wv. 3, break intr. |
| brott see braut. |
| brott-laga sf. retreat. |
| brū sf. bridge. |
| brūð-fē sn. bridal gift. |
| brūðr sf. 2, bride. |
| brūn sf. 3, eyebrow. |
| bryggja wf. pier. |
| brynja wf. corslet. |
| brȳnn see brūn. |
| bryn-stūka wf. corslet-sleeve. |
| bryti see brjōta. |
| brȳtr see brjōta. |
| bū sn. dwelling, home. |
| būa sv. 1, dwell; inhabit, possess, prepare. būask, get ready, prepare intr. 'er būit við at...' it is likely to be that..., there is danger of... |
| buðu see bjōða. |
| būinn adj. ready; in a certain condition--'(við) svā būit' adv. under such circumstances; capable, fit for--'vel at sēr būinn,' very capable, very good (at). |
| bundu see binda. |
| burr sm. son. |
| bȳðr see bjōða. |
| bȳr see būa. |
| byrja wv. 3, begin. |
| byr-vænn adj. promising a fair wind. |
D
| daga wv. 3, dawn. |
| dagan sf. dawn. |
| dagr sm. day. |
| dalr sm. valley. |
| dauðr adj. dead. |
| dęgi see dagr. |
| deyja sv. 2, die. |
| djūpr adj. deep. |
| dō see deyja. |
| dōmr sm. decision. |
| dōttir sf. 3, daughter. |
| dǫgurðr sm. breakfast [-urð = -verðr, cp. nāttverðr]. |
| dōkkr (-vir) adj. dark. |
| draga sv. 2, draw, drag. d. saman, collect. |
| drakk see drekka. |
| drap see drepa. |
| draumr sm. dream. |
| dręginn see draga. |
| dreif see drīfa. |
| dręki wm. dragon; dragon-ship, ship with a dragon's head as a beak. |
| drekka sv. 3, drink. |
| drepa sv. 5, strike; kill. |
| dreyma wv. 1, impers. w. acc. of pers. and acc. of the thing dream [draumr]. |
| drīfa sv. 6, drive; hasten. |
| drjūpa sv. 7, drop. |
| drō see draga. |
| drōgu see draga. |
| drōttinn sm. lord. |
| drōttin-hollr adj. faithful to its master. |
| drukkinn adj. (ptc.) drunk. |
| drupu see drjūpa. |
| drykkja wf. drinking [drekka]. |
| drykkju-maðr sm. drinker. |
| drykkr sm. 2, draught. |
| duna wv. 3, resound. |
| dunði see dynja. |
| dvalða see dvęlja. |
| dvęlja wv. 1b, delay. dvęljask, dwell, stop. |
| dvergr sm. dwarf. |
| dyðrill sm. (?). |
| dȳja wv. 1b, shake. |
| dynja wv. 1b, resound. |
| dȳr sn. animal, beast. |
| dyrr sfnpl. door. |
E
| eða cj. or. |
| ef cj. if. |
| ęfna wv. 1, perform, carry out. |
| ęggja wv. 3, incite. |
| eiðr sm. oath. |
| eiga wf. property. |
| eiga swv. possess, have: have as wife, be married to; have in the sense of must. |
| eigi adv. not; no. |
| eign sf. property. |
| eignask wv. 3, appropriate, gain. |
| eik sf. 3, oak. |
| einka-māl snpl. personal agreement, special treaty. |
| einn num., prn. one; the same; a certain, a; alone, only--'einn saman,' alone, mere. |
| einn-hvęrr prn. a certain, some, a. |
| eira wv. 1, w. dat. spare. |
| eitr sn. poison. |
| ek prn. I. |
| ęk see aka. |
| ekki prn. neut. nothing; adv. not. |
| eldr sm. fire. |
| ęlli wf. old age. |
| ellifti adj. eleventh. |
| ellifu num. eleven. |
| em see vera. |
| en cj. but; and. |
| en adv. than, after compar. |
| ęndask wv. 1, end, suffice for. |
| ęndi, ęndir sm. end. |
| ęnd-langr adj. the whole length--'ęndlangan sal,' the whole length of the hall. |
| ęndr adv. again. |
| engi prn. none, no. |
| ęnn adv. yet, still; besides; after all. |
| ęptir prp. w. acc. after (of time). w. dat. along, over; in quest of, after; according to, by. adv. afterwards; behind [aptr]. |
| ęptri adj. compar. hind. |
| er prn. rel. who, which, rel. adv. where; when; because, that. |
| er see vera. |
| er see þū. |
| ęrfiði sn. work; trouble. |
| ert see vera. |
| eru see vera. |
| eta sv. 5, eat. |
| ey sf. island. |
F
| fā sv. 1, grasp; receive, get; give; be able. fāsk, wrestle. fāsk ā, be obtained, be. |
| faðir sm. 4, father. |
| fær see fā. |
| fæstr see fār. |
| fagnaðr sm. 2, joy; entertainment, hospitality. |
| fagr adj. beautiful, fair, fine. |
| fagrliga adv. finely. |
| fall sn. fall. |
| falla sv. 1, fall. fallask, be forgotten, fail. |
| fang sn. embrace, grasp; wrestling. |
| fann see finna. |
| fār adj. few--neut. fātt w. gen.: 'fātt manna,' few men. |
| fara go, travel--w. gen. in such constr. as 'f. fęrðar sinnar,' go his way; fare (well, ill); happen, turn out; experience; 'f. með einu,' deal with, treat; destroy, use up w. dat. farask impers. in 'fęrsk þeim vel,' they have a good passage. |
| farmr sm. lading, cargo. |
| fastr adj. firm, fast, strong. |
| fē sn. property, money. |
| fęðrum see faðir. |
| fekk see fā. |
| fęgrð sf. beauty [fagr]. |
| fęgrstr see fagr. |
| feikn-stafir smpl. 2, wickedness. |
| fela sv. 3, hide. |
| fēlagi wm. companion. |
| fē-lauss adj. penniless. |
| fē-lītill adj. with little money, poor. |
| fell see falla. |
| fęlla wv. 1, fell, throw down; kill [falla]. |
| fengu, fęnginn see fā. |
| fęr see fara. |
| fęrð sf. 2, journey [fara]. |
| fer-skeyttr adj. four-cornered. |
| fimm num. five. |
| fimtāndi adj. fifteenth. |
| finna sv. 3, find; meet, go to see; notice, see. |
| fjaðr-hamr sm. feathered (winged) coat. |
| fjall sn. mountain. |
| fjār see fē. |
| fjara sf. ebb-tide; beach. |
| fjogur see fjōrir. |
| fjōrði adj. fourth. |
| fjōrir num. four. |
| fjǫlð wf. quantity. |
| fjǫl-kyngi sn. magic. |
| fjǫl-męnni sn. multitude; troop [maðr]. |
| fjǫrðr sm. 3, firth. |
| fjǫrur see fjara. |
| flā sv. 2, flay, skin. |
| flaug see fljūga. |
| flęginn see flā. |
| flestr see margr. |
| fljōta sv. 7, float, drift. |
| fljūga sv. 7, fly. |
| flō see fljūga. |
| floti wm. fleet [fljōtal. |
| flōtti wm. flight [flȳja]. |
| flugu see fljūga. |
| fluttu see flytja. |
| flȳja wv. 1, flee. |
| flytja wv. 1b. remove, bring. |
| fnāsa wv. 3, snort. |
| fœra wv. 1, bring, take; fasten [fara]. |
| fœrir see fara. |
| fœti see fōt. |
| fōlginn see fela. |
| fōlk sn. multitude, troop; people. |
| fōr see fara. |
| for-tǫlur wpl. representations, arguments [tala]. |
| fōstra wf. nurse. |
| fōt-hvatr adj. swift-footed. |
| fōtr sm. foot; leg. |
| fǫður see faðir. |
| fǫr sf. journey [fara]. |
| fǫru-neyti sn. company [njōta]. |
| frā prp. from, away from; about, concerning. 'ī frā' adv. away. |
| frændi sm. 4, relation. |
| frā-fall sn. death. |
| fram adv. forward, forth. compar. framar, ahead. |
| framastr adj. superl. chief, most distinguished. |
| frami wm. advantage, courage. |
| framiðr see fręmja. |
| fram-stafn sm. prow. |
| frā-sǫgn sf. narrative, relation. |
| freista wv. 3, w. gen. try, test. |
| fręmja wv. 1b, perform [fram]. |
| friðr sm. 2, peace. |
| frīðr adj. beautiful, fine. |
| frōðr adj. learned, wise. |
| frœkn adj. bold, daring. |
| frost sn. frost. |
| fugl sm. bird. |
| full-kominn adj. (ptc.) complete; ready (for). |
| fullr adj. full. |
| fundr sm. 2, meeting [finna]. |
| fundu see finna. |
| furðu adv. awfully, very. |
| fūss adj. eager. |
| fylgja wv. 1, w. dat. follow; accompany. |
| fylki sn. troop [fōlk]. |
| fylkja wv. 1, w. dat. draw up (troops) [fōlk]. |
| fylla wv. 1, fill [fullr]. |
| fyr, fyrir prp. w. acc. and dat. before; beyond, over--'f. borð,' overboard; instead of--'koma f.' adv. be given as compensation; for; because of. 'f. þvī at,' because. 'lītill. f. sēr,' insignificant. |
| fyrir-rūm sn. fore-hold, chief-cabin. |
| fyrirrūms-maðr sm. man in the fore-hold. |
| fyrr adv. compar. before, formerly. superl. fyrst, first. |
| fyrri adj. compar. former. superl. fyrstr, first. |
| fȳsa wv. 1, hasten trans.--impers. 'braut fȳsir mik,' I feel a desire to go away [fūss]. |
G
| gā wv. 1, w. gen. heed, care for. |
| gæfa wf. luck [gefa]. |
| gæta wv. 1, watch, take care of [geta]. |
| gaf see gefa. |
| gæfu-maðr sm. lucky man. |
| gaflak sn. javelin. |
| gamall adj. old. |
| gaman sn. amusement, joy. |
| ganga sv. 1, go, with gen. of goal in poetry; attack--'g. ā skip,' board a ship. g. af, be finished. g. til, come up. g. upp, land; board a ship; be used up, expended (of money). |
| garðr sm. enclosure, court; dwelling. |
| gat see geta. |
| gefa sv. 5, give. |
| gęgnum, ī gęgnum prp. w. gen. through. |
| gekk see ganga. |
| gęlti see gǫltr. |
| gęnginn, gęngr, gengu see ganga. |
| geta sv. 5, w. gen. mention, speak of; guess, suppose. |
| geysi adv. excessively. |
| gipta wf. luck [gefa]. |
| giptu-maðr sm. lucky man. |
| gjafar see gjǫf. |
| gjǫf sf. gift. |
| glotta wv. 2, smile maliciously, grin. |
| glæsiligr adj. magnificent. |
| gnȳr sm. din, noise. |
| gōðr adj. good--'gott er til eins,' it is easy to get at, obtain. |
| gōlf sn. floor; apartment, room. |
| gott see gōðr. |
| gǫfugr adj. distinguished [gefa]. |
| gǫltr sm. 3, boar. |
| gǫmul see gamall. |
| gǫ̈ra wv. 1c, do, make. gǫ̈rask, set about doing; be made into, become. gǫ̈ra at, accomplish, carry out. |
| gǫ̈rsimi wf. article of value, treasure. |
| granda wv. 3, w. dat. injure. |
| grār adj. gray. |
| gras sn. grass; plant, flower. |
| grāta sv. 1, weep, mourn for. |
| grātr sm. weeping. |
| greiða wv. 1, put in order, arrange. |
| greip see grīpa. |
| gres-jārn sn. iron wire (?). |
| grey sn. dog. |
| grið snpl. peace, security. |
| griða-staðr sm. sanctuary. |
| grind sf. 3, lattice door, wicket. |
| grīpa sv. 6, seize. |
| gripr sm. 2, article of value, treasure. |
| grjōt sn. stone (collectively). |
| grōa sv. 1, grow; heal. |
| grœr see grōa. |
| gruna wv. 3, impers.--'mik grunar,' I suspect, think. |
| grunr sm. 2, suspicion. |
| gull sn. gold. |
| gull-band sn. gold band. |
| gull-būinn adj. adorned with gold. |
| gull-hringr sm. gold ring. |
| gull-hyrndr adj. (ptc.) with gilt horns. |
| gull-roðinn adj. (ptc.) gilt. |
| gȳgr sf. giantess. |
| gyltr adj. (ptc.) gilt. |
| gyrða wv. 1, gird. |
H