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1 bæta viî, gera betur
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2 bæta, laga
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3 batna
* * *(að), v.1) to improve, get better;2) impers., e-m batnar, one recovers (after sickness); the disease is added in gen. (e-m batnar síns meins, sjúkleika).* * *að, [v. bati; Ulf. gabatnan], to improve, get better, Nj. 52, Grág. i. 206.2. impers. medic. term; e-m batnar, one recovers, Fms. iv. 369, v. 22; the disease is added in gen., e-m b. síns meins, sjúkleika, sóttar, Bs. i. 343, Hkr. ii. 312, Eb. 280: at present also with nom.: proverb, batnanda manni er bezt að lifa. -
4 betra
* * *(að), v. to better, improve (betra líf sitt);refl. to become better;impers., þeir sögðu, at konungi betraðist mjök, that the king felt, much better.* * *að, to better, improve, Ld. 106; betrask, to become better, Fms. iii. 160: impers., ef eigi betraðist um, Rd. 277; þeir sögðu, at konungi betraðist mjök, that the king was much better, Fms. ix. 215. -
5 fegra
* * *(að or -ða), v. to embellish, beautify; kanna siðu inanna ok f. to improve, better; ekki þarf þat orðum at f. there is no use trying to extenuate it; f. um e-t, to mend, polish up.* * *að and ð, fegrðe, Ó. T. 1, and fegrir (pres.), Skálda 180, Eluc. 4, Hom. 149, Mork. (in a verse), cp. Fms. vi. 336: but fegraði, Fms. x. 320; fegrað (sup.), Bs. ii. 165, and in mod. usage always so, [fagr]:—to adorn, beautify, make fair; at kanna siðu manna ok fegra, to improve, better, Bs. i. 521; ekki þarf þat orðum at fegra, nothing is gained by extenuating it, Nj. 175; fegra um e-t, to mend, polish, Bs. i. 60. -
6 siða
(að), v. to improve, esp. to reform the faith (s. land, fólk);refl., siðast, to be improved, civilized (þar eptir siðaðist landit).* * *að, [Ulf. sidon = μελεταν, 1 Tim. iv. 15]:—to mend, improve one’s life and manners, in old writers esp. to reform the faith; hann setti eptir kenni-menn at siða landit ok kenna þeim heilög fræði. Fms. i. 202; lagða ek fé til prestvistar at siða þar fólk er náliga var áðr heiðit, vii. 121.II. reflex. to be lettered, civilised; þar eptir siðaðisk landit, ok guldusk skattar it efra sem it ytra, Fagrsk. 9; þá ruddisk landit ok siðaðisk, Fms. x. 192; at þá mundi allir siðask af honum, Sks. 279.2. part. siðaðr, mannered; sem þingit er betr stillt ok siðat, Gþl.; hafi þit verit vel siðaðir menn, Eg. 95; hann var maðr trúfastr ok vel siðaðr, 770; Þorkell máni, er einn heiðinna manna hefir verit bezt siðaðr, Landn. 38; hann var með honum vel siðaðr, Fms. vii. 16, Sks. 57 new Ed.; ílla siðaðr, ó-siðaðr, ill-mannered, unmannerly. -
7 bœta
(-tta, -ttr), v.1) to better, improve (ár þær, sem mikit bœta landit);bœta ráð sitt (to better one’s condition) ok biðja konu;bœta aptr, to restore;bœta at e-u, to repair;bœta upp borg, to repair it;2) to make up for, compensate;ef þér vilit eigi bœta (make up for) þat er þér hafit brotit;bœta glœp sinn syndir sínar, to atone for one’s crime, sins;bœta e-m e-t, to compensate one for a thing (= bœta e-t við e-n);Styrr vá mörg víg, en bœtti engi (viz. víg), S. slew many men, but paid for none;bœta mann fé (dat.), to pay weregild for one slain (Hrafnkell bœtti engan mann fé);bœta sál sína, to devote one’s efforts to the saving of one’s soul;bœta um e-t, to improve a thing;ekki bœtist um, matters grow worse;bœta yfir e-t, to make good again, redress;3) to heal, restore to health;guð bœtti honum af þessi sótt, God healed him of his disease; with gen. of the disease;bœta e-m sinnar vanheilsu, to restore one to health;refl., e-m bœtist, one gets better, is restored to health; with gen. of the disease (bœttist Búa augnaverkjarins). -
8 á-leiðis
adv. on the right path, opp. to afleiðis; (leið) snúa e-m á., metaph., 655 xiii. B; snú þeim á. er þú hefir áðr vilta, id.β. forwards, onwards; fóru á. til skipa, Fms. 1. 136; snúa ferð á., to go on (now, halda áfram), Korm. 232, K. Þ, K. 94 B: metaph., koma e-u á., to bring a thing about, Hkr. i. 169, iii. 104; koma e-u til á., id., Fas. i. 45 (corrupt reading); snúa e-u á., to improve, Bs. i. 488; víkja á. með e-m, to side with, Sturl. iii. 91. -
9 brenna
* * *I)(brenn; brann, brunnum; brunninn), v.1) to burn with a flame (logi, ljós, eldr, kerti brennr);2) to be consumed by fire (á Flugumýri brann fé mikit);nú breðr (= brennr) víðara en hann vildi, the fire spreads wider than he wished;brenna inni, to perish by fire;brenna upp, to be burnt up (á þeiri nátt brann upp allt Danavirki);hlutr e-s brennr við, one gets the worst of it;brann brátt þeirra hlutr við, it soon grew too hot for them;rautt mun fyrir brenna, mun nökkut fyrir brenna, things will brighten up or improve.(-da, -dr), v.1) to burn (brenna bál);2) to destroy by fire (brenna bœ, hof, skip at köldum kolum);brenna e-n inni, to burn one to death in his house;brenna e-t upp, to burn up;3) to cauterize (as a surgical operation);brenna e-n við bölvi, to burn one to cure his malady;brenna e-m díla, to burn spots on one’s back; fig. to brand one’s back;brenna e-m illan díla, to inflict a severe injury upon one;4) to produce by burning (brenna e-t til líms);brenna kol, to burn wood for charcoal;brenna salt, to produce salt by burning (sea-weed);5) to purify (silver or gold) by burning;brent silfr, pure silver (eyrir brendr, mörk brend).f. the burning of a house or person (þá er brenna var á Flugumýri; Njáls brenna).* * *1.d, with acc. to burn; b. bál, to burn or light a balefire, Hervar. S. (in a verse).2. to destroy by fire, devastate, Fms. xi. 391, Ann. 1329, 1289: b. upp, to burn up, Eg. 49; b. e-n inni, to burn one alive, Nj. 115, Grág. ii. 128, Landn. 215, v. l.3. medic. to cauterise (of hot iron), Grág. ii. 133; b. e-m díla, to burn spots on one’s back, body (medic.), Bs. 1. 644.β. metaph. to brand one’s back; eigi þurfu Danir at hælast við oss Norðmenn, margan díla höfum vér brent þeim frændum, Hkr. iii. 148; b. e-m illan díla, id., Fbr. 190 (in a verse).γ. b. kol, to burn, i. e. make charcoal (cp. charcoal-burner), Grág. i. 200.δ. part., brennt silfr, gull = skírt silfr, gull, pure silver, gold, K. Þ. K. 172, 152; eyrir brendr (= eyrir brends silfrs), mörk brend, Fms. ix. 421, Hkr. iii. 12; b. gull, Fms. xi. 77.2.u, f. fire, burning, Grág. ii. 129, Nj. 158, 199; Njáls brenna, Blundketils brenna, etc., Ann. 962, 1010: the burning of a dead body, Edda 38 (= bálför).β. astron., according to Finn Magnusson (Lex. Mythol.) Sirius is called Loka brenna, the conflagration of Loki, referring to the end of the world.COMPDS: brennumaðr, brennumál, brennusaga, brennustaðr, brennusumar, brennuvargr. -
10 BRENNA
* * *I)(brenn; brann, brunnum; brunninn), v.1) to burn with a flame (logi, ljós, eldr, kerti brennr);2) to be consumed by fire (á Flugumýri brann fé mikit);nú breðr (= brennr) víðara en hann vildi, the fire spreads wider than he wished;brenna inni, to perish by fire;brenna upp, to be burnt up (á þeiri nátt brann upp allt Danavirki);hlutr e-s brennr við, one gets the worst of it;brann brátt þeirra hlutr við, it soon grew too hot for them;rautt mun fyrir brenna, mun nökkut fyrir brenna, things will brighten up or improve.(-da, -dr), v.1) to burn (brenna bál);2) to destroy by fire (brenna bœ, hof, skip at köldum kolum);brenna e-n inni, to burn one to death in his house;brenna e-t upp, to burn up;3) to cauterize (as a surgical operation);brenna e-n við bölvi, to burn one to cure his malady;brenna e-m díla, to burn spots on one’s back; fig. to brand one’s back;brenna e-m illan díla, to inflict a severe injury upon one;4) to produce by burning (brenna e-t til líms);brenna kol, to burn wood for charcoal;brenna salt, to produce salt by burning (sea-weed);5) to purify (silver or gold) by burning;brent silfr, pure silver (eyrir brendr, mörk brend).f. the burning of a house or person (þá er brenna var á Flugumýri; Njáls brenna).* * *an old obsol. form brinna; pret. brann, 2nd pers. brant, mod. branst; pl. brunnu; sup. brunnit; pres. brenn, 3rd pers. brennr; old breðr, Grág. ii. 295, Fms. vii. 20 (in a verse); brenn (dropping the r), Hm. 56; with the neg. suffix, brennr-at ( non urit), 153, [Ulf. brinnan; A. S. byrnan; Early Engl. to ‘brenn;’ Germ. brennen; the strong form is almost obsolete in Germ.]:—to burn:1. of a light; þeir þóttust sjá fjögr ljós b., Nj. 118, Fas. i. 340; hrælog brunnu ( blazed) af vápnum þeirra, Bs. i. 509: of a candle, to burn out, eigi lengr en kerti þat brennr, Fas. i. 341, 342; cp. Fms. viii. 276.2. to be consumed by fire; kyrtillinn var brunninn, Fms. xi. 420; nú breðr viðara en hann vildi, the fire spreads wider than he would, Grág. l. c.β. of a volcano; er hér brann hraunit, er nú stöndu vér á, Bs. i. 22; brann þá Borgarhraun, Landn. 78, Ann. several times.γ. b. upp, to be burnt up. Grág. i. 459, K. Þ. K. 42; b. inni, to perish by fire, Gþl. 252, Nj. 198, 200.δ. to fester, Fms. xi. 288.ε. to be scolded, Eb. 198; skulu grónir grautar dílarnir þeir er þú brant, 200.3. metaph. in the phrase, e-t or e-s hlutr brennr við, one’s lot or portion of meat gets burnt in the cooling, one gets the worst of it; broth ‘brennr við,’ is burnt: ortu bændr þegar á um bardagann ( they made an onslaught), en þó brann brátt þeirra hlutr við, but it grew soon too hot for them, Fms. iv. 250; Sigurðr kvað sitt skyldu við brenna, quoth Sigurd, he would get the worst of it, i. e. it would never do, Fær. 236: the phrase, e-t brennr fyrir, or e-t rautt brennr fyrir, of bright hopes, rautt mun fyrir b. ok til virðingar snúa, Fs. 68; mun enn nokkut fyrir b. er þér komit heim, Fas. iii. 81. -
11 BÆTA
* * *tt, [bót; Ulf. bôtjan = ωφελειν; Hel. bôtian; A. S. bêtan; O. H. G. bôzau; Germ. büssen]:—to better, improve, amend, also t o restore, repair, Nj. 163, Gþl. 411; b. aptr, to restore, Grág. ii. 336; b. upp, to restore, atone for, Fms. ix. 43; b. at e-u, to repair, 367; bæta ráð sitt, to better one’s condition, to marry, Nj. 2: theol. to better one’s life: Guð bætti honum af þessi sótt, God restored him to health, Fms. ix. 391; with gen. of the sickness, O. H. L. 84.β. to mend, put a patch on a garment.2. reflex., e-m bætisk, one gets better, is restored to health; at föður hans bættisk helstríð, Landn. 146: absol., bættisk honum þegar, he got better at once, Bs. i. 318, 319, 325: with gen., bættisk Búa augna-verkjarins, Ísl. ii. 428 (rare); cp. heilsu-bót, recovery of health.II. a law term, to pay weregild, the person slain in acc., the money in dat.; Hrafnkell bætti engan mann fé, i. e. H. paid no weregild whomsoever he slew, Hrafn. 4; ek vil engan mann fé b., 9; Styrr vá mörg víg, en bætti engin (viz. víg), S. slew many men, but paid for none, Eb. 54; bæta þá menn alla er þar létusk eðr fyrir sárum urðu, 98; b. sakir (acc.) fé (dat.), Grág. ii. 169: the allit. law term, b. baugum, to pay weregild, 174: the amount of money in acc. to pay out, bæt heldr fé þat er þú ert sakaðr við hann, Fms. iii. 22; ok á hann eigi þat at b., he has not to pay that, Grág. ii. 168; b. öfandar bót, Gþl. 358: part. bættr, Eb. 98, 246.2. metaph. to redress, adjust; b. við e-n, or b. yfir við e-n, to give one redress, make good a wrong inflicted; hefir þú yfir bætt við mik um þetta bráðræði, Fms. ii. 25, xi. 434: also used in a religious sense, skaltu b. við Guð, er þú hefir svá mjök gengit af trú þinni, ii. 213 (yfír-bót, repentance); b. sál, or b. fyrir sál sinni, to do for the health of the soul, iv. 63, Fb. i. 345 Bs. i. 642 (in a verse); b. um e-t, to make a thing better (um-bot, bettering, improvement), Orkn. 442: reflex., ekki bætisk um, matters grow worse, Fms. ii. 53; b. við, to add to (við-bót, addition), Húv. 45.3. part. pass, used as adj. in compar.; ok er eigi at bættra, þótt …, things are no better, though …, Fms. vii. 36; þykir mér Ólafr ekki at bættari, þótt…, i. e. it is no redress for Olave’s death, though …, Fas. ii. 410; er mér ekki sour minn at bættari þótt Bolli sé drepinn, my son’s death is none the more atoned for though B. is slain, Ld. 226.4. part. act. as noun; bætandi, pl. -endr, a law term, one who has to pay weregild, Grág. ii. 174, etc. -
12 rífka
(að), v. to mend, improve; er nauðsyn at r. ráð fyrir dóttur þinni, to mend her state.* * *að, to enlarge, Nj. 21, passim in mod. usage: reflex. to be enlarged. -
13 síða
(að), v. to improve, esp. to reform the faith (s. land, fólk);refl., siðast, to be improved, civilized (þar eptir siðaðist landit).* * *að (?), to side, Stj. 197, v. l. -
14 SÍÐA
(að), v. to improve, esp. to reform the faith (s. land, fólk);refl., siðast, to be improved, civilized (þar eptir siðaðist landit).* * *1.u, f. [A. S. siðe; Engl. side; O. H. G. sita; Germ. seite]:— a side = Lat. latus; hljóp sverðit á síðuna, Nj. 262; leggja síður sínar við spjóts-oddum, Fms. xi. 30; millum síðu hans ok skyrtunnar, Bs. i. 44; konungr lagði hendr sínar yfir síðu Egils þar er verkrinn lá undir, Fms. iv. 369; reip sveigð at síðum mér, Sól. 37; hafa verk undir síðunni, to have a stitch in the side; síðu-stingr, siðu-verkr, a stitch in the side, side-ache; síðusár, a wound in the side, 625. 80; síðu-sárr, adj. wounded in the side, Str. 47; á síðu hestinum, Gullþ. 72.2. of meat, a side of meat; nauta-limir hálfr fjórði tigr, síður hálfr þriði tigr, Dipl. v. 18; síður af nauti allfeitar, Fms. x. 303; rauðar runa siður, red-smoked sides of bacon, vi. (in a verse).3. metaph. side, direction; á allar síður, to all sides, Fas. i. 5; á hverri heimsins síðu, Sks. 194 B; allar heimsins síður, id.II. a local name, coast, water-side; Balagarðs-síða, Kinnlima-síða, in the Baltic; Jótlands-síða, the west coast of Jutland; Hallands-síða, in Sweden, Fms. xii: or counties bordering on rivers, Temsar-síða, Thames-side, Fms. v. (in a verse); of a sloping county, Síða, in the east of Icel., whence Síðu-menn, m. pl. the men of S.; Síðu-hallr, m. the Hall of S.; Síðu-múli, Kristni S., Landn.; Hvítár-síða, Ægi-síða, map of Icel.2.a def. old strong verb, of which occur only the infin. pret. seið, Vsp. 25; pl. siðu, Ls. 29; part. siðit; and a weak pret. síddi: [seiðr, seiða]:— to work a charm through seiðr, q. v.; þeir létu síða í hundinn þriggya manna vit, Hkr. i. 136; stjúpmóðir Dómalda lét síða at honum úgæfu, 20; þá var siðit til þess, at …, 136; hann síddi þar ok var kallaðr skratti, Fms. x. 378; sízt at bræðr þínum siðu blíð regin, Ls. 29; seið hón leikin, Vsp. 25; seið Yggr til Rindar, Kormak, of a love charm.
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