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1 ævintÿri, hættuför
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2 æfin-týr
n., mod. form æfin-týri; in old writers it is also used masc., þann æfintýr, Fb. i. 207; einn æfintýr, ii. 136; þessi æ. sem nú var lesinn, Karl. 551: [a for. word, appearing about the end of the 13th century; from late Lat. adventura; Germ. abenteuer; Dan. eventyr; see Dietz]:—an adventure; vita sitt eptir komanda æ., their future life, Stj. 7; þau tíðendi ok æ., 64; auðna ok æ., 202; sumir flýðu fyrir ljóðæsku eða nokkar æfintýr, adventurous exploits, Fas. iii. 3, Pr. 381, Fb. ii. 136.II. a tale; diktandi sér eitt ævintýr, Stj. 135; segja mín æfintýri, to tell my tales, Fas. iii. 389.2. a romantic tale = Germ. mährchen; látum heldr leika tenn á litlum æfintýrum, Skiða R., cp. Fb. i. 207, and so in mod. usage; opp. to a historical story, e. g. the title of Ízlenzkar Þjóðsögur og Æfintýri, by Mr. JÓn Árnason. -
3 atburðr
m.1) occurrence, event;verðr sá atburðr, at, it so happens that;dráp Bárðar ok þá atburði er þar höfðu orðit, and the events that had happened there;2) incident, circumstance;Ó. sagði honum alla atburði (all the circumstances, particulars) um sitt mál;í hverjum atburðum, under what circumstances;með hverjum atburðum, in what manner, how;3) chance, accident;slíkt kalla ek atburð, en eigi jartegn, such a thing I call an accident, and not a miracle;af atburð, by chance; accidentally;með atburð, by chance; per adventure, perhaps;4) attack;5) gesture (með atburð kallaði hann mik til sín);var hón en fríðasta jungfrú ok vel at atburðum, of good manners, well-bred. -
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