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2 ÞÖRF
(gen. þarfar, pl. þarfar), f. want, need, necessity;e-s er þörf, a thing is wanted, is necessary (hón kvað þess litla þörf);e-m er e-s þörf, e-m er þörf á e-u, one is in need of;þá er þörf verðr, when wanted;ef gørast þarfar þess, if need be;þola þörf e-s, to be in want of;fjár síns, er fengit hefir, skylit maðr þörf þola, a man should not stint himself of money he has made;þörfum meirr, more than wanted, excessively;e-t kemr vel í þarfar, it comes to good use, comes in when wanted;vinna þörf, to suffice;kunna þörf (with infin.), to long to, feel impelled to.* * *f., gen. þarfar, pl. þarfir, [þurfa; Ulf. þarba = ὑστέρημα, þarbos þulan = ὑστερεισθαι; Dan. tarv]:—need, necessity; e-m er þörf e-s, Hm. 149; ef görask þarfar þess, Skm.; enga þörf ætla ek mér á því, Fms. vi. 36; bíða langa þörf e-s, Bs. i. 862: the phrases, vinna þörf, to suffice, Al. 125, 129, Grág. i. 445, 457; þola þörf e-s (Goth. þarvos þulan), Hm.; þá er þörf verðr, when wanted, K. Þ. K. 14; þörfum meirr, more than needed, excessively, Ld. 206, Jd. 32; e-t kemr vel í þarfar, it comes to good use, in a case of need or emergency, Fms. viii. 290: business, N. G. L. i. 80. -
3 gegnd
f. moderation, reason; það er engi gegnd í því, ‘tis unreasonable; ó-gegnd, excess; í ó-gegnd, excessively; það er mesta ó-gegnd, id.: gegndar-ligr, adj. (-liga, adv.), = gegniligr; gegndar-lauss, adj. (-leysi, n.), unreasonable, exorbitant. -
4 ofsi
* * *m. overbearing, tyranny.* * *a, m. overbearing, tyranny; fyrir o. Haralds konungs, Fs. 123; biskup kvaðsk vænta at menn munu þessum ofsa af sér hrinda, Fb. iii. 450; ofsi ok löglausa, Ó. H. 238, Eb. 116; ofsa ok yfirgang, Fms. vi. 26; ofsi ok újafnaðr, Eg. 8; ofsa ok údáðir, Fms. i. 208; at eigi mætti ofsi steypa lögunum, Hkr. i. 72; at sjatna mundi þeirra o., Ísl. ii. 386: extravagance, meir með ofsa en fyrirhyggju, Ld. 186; Þorsteini þótti nokkut svá vita ofsa þarvist þeirra ok eigi með fullri forsjá, Fs. 13; til ofsa ok frásagnar, Gþl. 275.II. gen. prefixed, excessively; ofsa hörð veðr, vehement gales, Bs. i. 893; ofsa kláði, a sore itch. Fél. x; ofsa þrútuligr, Hkr. 642 new Ed.COMPDS: ofsalegr, ofsamaðr, ofsaveðr. -
5 ofsamikill
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