| mā see mega. |
| maðr sm. 4, man. |
| mæla (mælta) wv. 1, speak--'m. við einu,' refuse; suggest. |
| mær sf. virgin, maid. |
| mætta see mega. |
| magr (-ran) adj. thin. |
| māgr sm. kinsman, relation, connection. |
| makligr adj. fitting. |
| māl sn. narrative; in plur. poem; proper time, time. |
| mālmr sm. metal. |
| mann see maðr. |
| mann-fōlk sn. troops, crew. |
| mann-hringr sm. ring of men. |
| mannliga adv. manlily. |
| margr adj. many, much. |
| mark sn. mark; importance. |
| marka wv. 3, infer. |
| marr sm. horse. |
| mart see margr. |
| matask wv. 3, eat a meal. |
| matr sm. 2, food. |
| mātta see mega. |
| māttr sm. 2, might, strength. |
| með prp. w. acc. and dat. with. |
| meðal s. middle--ā m. w. gen. between. |
| meðan adv. whilst. |
| mega swv. can, may. |
| megin --'ǫðrum m.,' on the other side; 'ǫllum m.,' on all sides [corruption of vegum]. |
| męgin-gjarðar sfpl. girdle of strength [mega]. |
| meiðmar sfpl. treasures. |
| meiri see mikill. |
| męn sn. necklace, piece of jewelry. |
| męnn see maðr. |
| mēr see ek. |
| męrgr sm. 2, marrow. |
| męrki sn. mark; banner . |
| mest see mikill. |
| meta sv. 5, measure; estimate. |
| mey see mær. |
| mið-garðr sm. (middle enclosure), world. |
| miðgarðs-ormr sm. world-serpent. |
| miðr adj. middle. |
| mik see ek. |
| mikill adj. big, tall, great. mikit adv. much, very. |
| miklu adv. (instr.) much. |
| milli, ā milli prp. between, among. |
| minjar sfpl. remembrance, memorial. |
| minn see ek. |
| minni see lītill. |
| minnr adv. less. |
| mis-līka wv. 3, w. dat. displease, not please. |
| missa wf. loss, want. |
| missa wv. 1, w. gen. lose; do without. |
| mistil-teinn sm. mistletoe [teinn, 'twig']. |
| mitt see ek. |
| mjǫðr sm. 3, mead. |
| mjǫk adv. very. |
| mōðir sf. 3, mother. |
| mōðr sm. anger. |
| mœtask wv. 1, meet intr. [mōt]. |
| mǫn sf. mane. |
| morginn sm. morning. |
| mǫrk sf. 3, forest. |
| mǫrum see marr. |
| mōt sn. meeting. ī mōti prp. w. dat. against. |
| mǫtu-neyti sn. community of food--'lęggja m. sitt,' make their provision into a common store [matr; njōta]. |
| mundu see munu. |
| munnr sm. mouth. |
| munr sm. difference--'þeim mun,' to that extent. |
| munu swv. will, may (of futurity and probability). |
| myndi see munu. |
| myrkr sn. darkness. |
| myrkr adj. dark. |
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| nā wv. 1, reach, obtain; succeed in. |
| nǣr adv. w. dat. near; nearly. superl. næst--'þvī n.,' thereupon. |
| nǣtr see nātt. |
| nafn sn. name. |
| nakkvarr prn. some, a certain. nakkvat adv. somewhat; perhaps. |
| nātt sf. 3, night. |
| nātt-bōl sn. night-quarters. |
| nātt-langt adv. the whole night long. |
| nātt-staðr sm. night-quarters. |
| nāttūra wf. nature, peculiarity. |
| nātt-verðr sm. 2, supper. |
| nauð-syn sf. necessity. |
| naut see njōta. |
| neðan adv. below. fyrir n. prp. w. dat. below. |
| nęfja adj. long-nosed (?). |
| nęfna wv. 1, name, call. nęfnask, name oneself, give one's name as [nafn]. |
| nema sv. 4, take; begin. |
| nema adv. except, unless. |
| nest sn. provisions. |
| nest-baggi sm. provision-bag. |
| niðr adv. down, downwards. |
| nīundi adj. ninth. |
| njōsn sf. spying; news. |
| njōsna wv. 3, spy; get intelligence. |
| njōta sv. 7, enjoy, profit. |
| norðr adv. northwards. |
| nǫkkvi wm. vessel, small ship. |
| nū adv. now; therefore, so. |
| nȳ-vaknaðr adj. (ptc.) newly awoke. |
| nȳr adj. new. |
| nȳta wv. 1, profit [njōta]. |
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| oddr sm. point. |
| ōð-fūss adj. madly eager. |
| ōðr adj. mad, furious. |
| œ̄pa wv. 1, shout [ōp, 'shout']. |
| œrit adv. enough; very. |
| of prp. w. dat. over; during; with respect to, about. adv. too (of excess). |
| of adv., often used in poetry as a mere expletive. |
| of-veikr adj. too weak. |
| ofan adv. above; down. |
| ofan-verðr adj. upper, on the top. |
| ōk see aka. |
| ok conj. and; also--'ok...ok,' both...and; but. |
| okkr see þū. |
| opt adv. often. compar. optar, oftener, again. |
| ōr prp. w. dat. out of. |
| orð sn. word--'ī ǫðru orði,' otherwise. |
| orðinn see verða. |
| orð-sęnding sf. verbal message. |
| orð-tak sn. expression, word. |
| ormr sm. serpent, dragon; ship with a dragon's head. |
| orrosta wf. battle. |
| oss see ek. |
| ōtta wf. the end of night, just before dawn. |
| ōttalaust adj. without fear. |
| ōx see vaxa. |
| oxi wm. ox. |
| ǫðlask wv. 3, obtain. |
| ǫðru see annarr. |
| ǫl sn. ale. |
| ǫldnu see aldinn. |
| ǫndōttr adj. fierce. |
| ǫnd-vegi sn. high seat, dais. |
| ǫnnur see annar. |
| ǫr sf. arrow. |
| ör-æfi sn. harbourless coast. |
| örendi sn. errand. |
| örendi sn. holding the breath, breath. |
| örind-reki sm. messenger [reka]. |
| öxn see oxi. |
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| pati sm. rumour. |
| pęnningr sm. penny. |
R
| rāð sn. advice; what is advisable--'sjā eitt at rāði,' consider advisable; plan, policy, resolution. |
| rāða sv. 1, advise, w. acc. of thing and dat. of pers.; consider, deliberate; undertake, begin w. prp. til or infin.; dispose of, have control over w. prp. fyrir. |
| rāða-gǫ̈rð sf. deliberation, decision. |
| rāðugr adj. sagacious. |
| ragna-rökr sn. twilight of the gods, end of the world. [ragna gen. of ręgin neut. plur. 'gods.'] |
| ragr adj. cowardly. |
| rāku see reka. |
| rann see ręnna. |
| rās sf. race. |
| rauðr adj. red. |
| rausn sf. magnificence, anything magnificent. |
| rēð see rāða. |
| reið sf. chariot. |
| reið see rīða. |
| reiða wv. 1, swing, wield, brandish. |
| reið-fara adj. --'vera vel r.,' have a good passage. |
| reiði sn. trappings, harness. |
| reiðr adj. angry. |
| reka sv. 7, drive; carry out; perform. 'r. af tjǫld,' take down awning. |
| rękkja wf. bed. |
| ręnna sv. 3, run. |
| rētta wv. 1, direct; reach, stretch. r. upp, pull up. |
| rēttr adj. right, correct; equitable, fair. |
| reyna wv. 1, try, test. |
| reyr-bǫnd supl. the wire with which the arrow-head was bound to the shaft. |
| rīða sv. 6, w. dat. ride. |
| riðu see rīða. |
| riðlask wv. 3, set oneself in motion. |
| rīki sn. power; sovereignty, reign. |
| rīkr adj. powerful, distinguished. |
| ripti sn. linen cloth. |
| rita wv. 3, write. |
| rōa sv. 1, row. |
| rœða wv. 1, talk about, discuss. |
| röra see rōa. |
| rǫst sf. league. |
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