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1 ekla
f. dearth, want.* * *1.u, f. dearth, want, Sks. 218, v. l.; Vell-ekla, Dearth of Gold, the name of a poem, Hkr.; suml-e., scarcity of drink, Eg. (in a verse): the word is rare in old writers, but still in use in Icel., e. g. hey-e., scarcity of hay; matar-e., dearth of meat; vinnu-fólks-e., scarcity of servants.2.adv. scarcely; þeir Helgi tóku e. til matar um kveldit, konungr spurði hvárt þeir væri sjúkir, Fms. v. 317 (απ. λεγ.) -
2 DÝRÐ
f. glory (himnaríkis dýrð).* * *f. [Engl. dearth], glory; himinríkis d., the glory of heaven, Fms. v. 143, 230, Fær. 137, 625. 163, Fms. v. 216 ( a glorious miracle): in pl., 623. 32, Eluc. 47; tóm d., vain-glory, 655 xxvi. 3: in N. T. and eccl. writers since the Reformation this word is much in use; the δόξα of the N. T. is usually rendered by dýrð.COMPDS: dýrðardagr, dýrðarfullr, Dýrðarkonungr, dýrðarkóróna, dýrðarmaðr, dýrðarsamliga, dýrðarstaðr, dýrðarsöngr. -
3 dýr-tíð
n. a time of dearth, famine, N. T. -
4 hall-æri
n. [ár], a bad season, a famine, dearth, Nj. 73, Fms. ix. 48, Bs. i. 200, Ísl. ii. 58, Ó. H. 102, Hkr. i. 21, 56. -
5 herkja
* * *1.t, to do with the utmost difficulty; herkja þeir þá í annat sinn norðr fyrir Langanes, Bs. i. 483.2.u, f. [harki], dearth (?), a nickname, Landn.: the name of a giantess, Edda (Gl.): in the phrase, með herkjum or með herkjumunum, with the utmost difficulty. -
6 hörkull
m. noise, din.* * *m. roughness; hann segir svá meðr hörðum hörkul, 732. 15; skal ek göra þeim mikinn hörkul, I will work them much annoyance, MS. 4. 16: noise, din, hófsk þá bardaginn með miklum hörkul, Karl. 289; mátti þá heyra mikinn gný ok ógurligan hörkul, 307; þeir heyrðu hörkul ok stór högg Frankismanna, 354: hence comes prob. the mod. hörgull, meaning dearth; það er mesti hörgull á því: as also in the phrase, spyrja e-n út í hörgul, or segja e-t út í hörgul, to ask or tell minutely. -
7 SKARPR
a.1) scorched, pinched from dryness; með skörpum reipum, with hard ropes; s. belgr, a shrivelled skin; s. fiskr, dried (hard) fish;2) barren (landit er skarpt ok lítit matland);3) sharp, vehement, bitter (skörp deila); taka skarpara á, to pull sharper;4) tight, strong (skarpar álar þóttu þér Skrýmis vera);5) keen, sharp, of a weapon (skörp sverð).* * *skörp, skarpt, adj.; [A. S. scearp; Engl. sharp; Germ. scharf; akin to skorpinn, related to a lost strong verb]:—sharp, prop. scorched or pinched from dryness; með skörpum reipum, with hard ropes (of ropes of skin), Stj. 416; því harðara er hann brautsk, því skarpara varð bandit, Edda 20; skarpar álar, Ls. 62; skarpr belgr, a shrivelled skin, Hm. 135; skörp skrydda, Gd. 34; skarpr skinn-stakkr, Fas. ii. 147; skarpr fiskr (mod. harðr), a dried fish, Bs. i. 209, 365, 367, H. E. ii. 120; skörp skreið, id., i. 457.II. metaph. sharp, barren (Engl. farmers speak of a sharp gravel); landit er skarpt ok lítið matland, Fms. vii. 78; eiga skarpan kost, to have small fare; það er skarpt um, dearth, want (cp. Engl. sharp-set).2. sharp, bitter; skörp deila, Stj. 234; hin skarpa skálmöld, Sturl. (in a verse); skarpt él, Edda (Ht.); skörp skæra, Fms. vi. 64 (in a verse); taka skarpara á, to pull sharper, Gs. 19; s. í sókn, Trist.3. keen, sharp, of a weapon; skörp sverð, Þiðr. 322; skarpr geirr, Gs. 14; skarpr brandr, Rekst. 6; skarpr hamarr, Haustl.:—keen, acute, of the intellect, hann er skarpr, flug-skarpr; ó-skarpr, dull, freq. in mod. usage.III. in pr. names, Skarp-héðinn, prop. ‘parched goat-skin,’ see Nj. -
8 úár
n. bad season, dearth. -
9 úáran
n. bad season, dearth.
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