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1 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rót2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rót3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rót, orsök4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) uppruni, rætur2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) (láta) skjóta rótum- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) róta í2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) róta -
2 forage
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3 hunt
1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) veiða2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) elta; reka burt2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) veiði(ferð)2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) leit•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
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4 grub
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5 scavenge
['skævin‹](to search for useful or usable objects, food etc amongst rubbish etc.) leita að fæði/nothæfum hlutum í sorpi -
6 browse
1. verb1) ((of animals) to feed (on shoots or leaves of plants).)2) ((of people) to glance through a book etc casually: I don't want to buy a book - I'm just browsing.)3) (to search computer material, especially on a worldwide network.)2. noun1) (shoots, twigs or leaves as food for cattle.)2) (an act of browsing.)
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