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in the bosom of the church

  • 1 return to the bosom of the church

    terugkeren in de armen/schoot van de kerk

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  • 2 bosom

    noun
    1) (person's breast) Brust, die; Busen, der (bes. dichter.)
    2) (fig.): (enfolding relationship) Schoß, der (geh.)

    in the bosom of one's familyim Schoße der Familie; attrib.

    a bosom friend — ein guter Freund; ein Busenfreund

    * * *
    ['buzəm] 1. noun
    1) (a woman's breasts: She has a large bosom.) der Busen
    2) (the chest: She held him tenderly to her bosom.) die Brust
    3) (the innermost part: in the bosom of his family.) das Herz
    2. adjective
    (intimate; close: a bosom friend.) Busen-...
    * * *
    bos·om
    [ˈbʊzəm]
    1. (breasts) Busen m
    to hold sb to one's \bosom jdn an die Brust drücken
    2. (centre of emotions) das Innere
    in the \bosom of one's family ( esp hum) im Schoß der Familie
    * * *
    ['bʊzəm]
    1. n
    1) (lit, fig of person) Busen m

    to lay bare one's bosom to sb (fig liter)jdm sein Herz erschließen (liter), jdm sein Innerstes offenbaren (liter)

    2) (of dress) Brustteil m
    3) (fig)
    2. adj attr
    friend etc Busen-
    * * *
    bosom [ˈbʊzəm]
    A s
    1. Busen m:
    take to one’s bosom B 1
    2. fig Busen m, Herz n (als Sitz der Gefühle etc):
    conceal ( oder lock) in one’s bosom B 2;
    bosom friend Busenfreund(in)
    3. fig Schoß m:
    in the bosom of one’s family (the Church) im Schoße der Familie (der Kirche); academic.ru/161/Abraham">Abraham
    4. Tiefe f, (das) Innere:
    the bosom of the earth das Erdinnere
    5. Brustteil m (eines Kleides etc), besonders US (Hemd)Brust f
    B v/t
    1. jemanden ans Herz drücken
    2. fig etwas in seinem Busen verschließen
    * * *
    noun
    1) (person's breast) Brust, die; Busen, der (bes. dichter.)
    2) (fig.): (enfolding relationship) Schoß, der (geh.)

    in the bosom of one's family — im Schoße der Familie; attrib.

    a bosom friend — ein guter Freund; ein Busenfreund

    * * *
    n.
    Busen -- m.

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  • 3 bosom

    ['buzəm] 1. noun
    1) (a woman's breasts: She has a large bosom.) peito
    2) (the chest: She held him tenderly to her bosom.) peito
    3) (the innermost part: in the bosom of his family.) seio
    2. adjective
    (intimate; close: a bosom friend.) do peito
    * * *
    bos.om
    [b'uzəm] n 1 peito. 2 peitilho, parte da roupa que cobre o peito. 3 abraço, amplexo. 4 centro, coração, alma. 5 seio, âmago, recesso (do lar, da família). in the bosom of the church / no seio da Igreja. 6 arch pensamento, desejo, afeição. 7 superfície (da terra ou da água). 8 seios de mulher, busto. • vt 1 abraçar. 2 alimentar, nutrir. 3 esconder, encerrar no seio. • adj do peito, de confiança, íntimo. he kept it in his bosom ele o manteve em segredo.

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  • 4 bosom

    adj. boezemvriend
    --------
    n. boezem
    [ boezəm]
    borst boezem
    borststuk 〈van kledingstuk; Amerikaans-Engels ook van herenkleding〉
    formeel gemoedhart, boezem
    voorbeelden:
    return to the bosom of the church terugkeren in de armen/schoot van de kerk

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  • 5 the old man of the sea

    человек, от которого трудно отвязаться, отделаться, прилипчивый человек [намёк на эпизод из сказок "Тысячи и одной ночи", в котором рассказывается, как Синдбад-мореход никак не мог избавиться от старика, усевшегося ему на плечи]

    Nearly two months after his arrival he began to complain that he felt worse. It was then that he became ranch's old man of the sea. (O. Henry, ‘Heart of the West’, ch. VII) — Прошло почти два месяца после его приезда, и он начал жаловаться, что ему стало хуже. На ранчо уже не знали, как от него избавиться.

    Every Englishman has a church-warden shut away in his bosom, an old man of the sea whom it is next to impossible to shake off. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Merry-Go-Round’, part II) — В каждом англичанине сидит где-то церковный староста. Это тяжелый крест, от которого почти невозможно избавиться.

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  • 6 the old man of the sea

       чeлoвeк, oт кoтopoгo тpуднo oтвязaтьcя, oтдeлaтьcя, пpилипчивый чeлoвeк [нaмёк нa эпизoд из cкaзoк "Tыcячи и oднoй нoчи", в кoтopoм paccкaзывaeтcя, кaк Cиндбaд-мopexoд никaк нe мoг избaвитьcя oт cтapикa, уceвшeгocя eму нa плeчи]
        Every Englishman has a church-warden shut away in his bosom, an old man of the sea whom it is next to impossible to shake off (W. S. Maugham). I know what you are. You're the Old Man of the Sea... You get on the back of everything vital, everything trying to be honest and free, and you bear it down (J. Fowles)

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  • 7 лоно

    bosom
    в лоното на природата in the open air, in the bosom of nature
    в лоното на църквата in the bosom of the church
    * * *
    ло̀но,
    ср., само ед. bosom; в \лоното на природата in the open air, in the bosom of nature; връщам се в \лоното на семейството return to the family fold; прибирам в \лоното bring into the fold.
    * * *
    fold; bosom: in the лоно of nature - в лоното на природата; lap
    * * *
    1. bosom 2. в ЛОНОто на природата in the open air, in the bosom of nature 3. в ЛОНОто на църквата in the bosom of the church

    Български-английски речник > лоно

  • 8 Schoß

    [∫o:s] m; -es, Schöße
    1. lap; auf jemandes Schoß sitzen sit on s.o.’s lap ( weiter vorn: knee); sie nahm das Kind auf den Schoß she took the child on her lap; komm auf meinen Schoß! come (and) sit on my lap ( oder knee); die Hände in den Schoß legen fig. sit back and take things easy; (Daumen drehen) twiddle one’s thumbs; es ist ihm in den Schoß gefallen fig. it just fell into his lap; ihm ist nichts in den Schoß gefallen he had to work for everything, he never had it easy
    2. geh. (Mutterleib) womb; ein Kind im Schoß tragen geh. be bearing a child
    3. fig., der Familie etc.: bosom; in den Schoß der Familie / Kirche zurückkehren return to the (family) fold / flock (of the church); ( sicher) wie in Abrahams Schoß umg. safe as houses, Am. safe as can be; sich wie in Abrahams Schoß fühlen feel protected
    4. fig., an Kleidung: (coat) tail; mit wehenden Schößen with coat tails flying
    * * *
    der Schoß
    (Mutterleib) loins; womb
    * * *
    I [ʃoːs] -es, -e ['ʃøːsə]
    m
    1) lap

    die Hände in den Schóß legen (lit) — to put one's hands in one's lap; (fig) to sit back (and take it easy)

    das ist ihm nicht in den Schóß gefallen (fig) — it wasn't handed (to) him on a plate, it didn't just fall into his lap

    See:
    2) (liter) (= Mutterleib) womb; (= Scheide) vagina

    im Schóße der Familie/Kirche — in the bosom of one's family/of the church

    im Schóß der Erde — in the bowels of the earth

    in den Schóß der Familie/Kirche zurückkehren (fig) — to return to the bosom of one's family/the church

    II [ʃoːs]
    f -, -en or -e
    ['ʃøːsə] (Aus) skirt
    * * *
    (the part from waist to knees of a person who is sitting: The baby was lying in its mother's lap.) lap
    * * *
    <-es, Schöße>
    [ʃɔs, pl ˈʃø:sə]
    m
    1. ANAT lap
    jdn auf den \Schoß nehmen to take sb on one's lap
    2. (geh: Mutterleib) womb
    3. MODE (veraltend: Rockschoß) tail
    4.
    der \Schoß der Erde (geh) the bowels of the earth
    etw fällt jdm in den \Schoß sth falls into sb's lap
    im \Schoß der Familie in the bosom of the family
    im \Schoß einer S. gen (geh) in the close circle of a thing; s.a. Abraham, Hand
    * * *
    der; Schoßes, Schöße
    1) lap

    ein Kind auf den Schoß nehmentake or sit a child on one's lap

    die Hände in den Schoß legen(fig.) sit back and do nothing

    jemandem in den Schoß fallen(fig.) just fall into somebody's lap

    im Schoß der Familie/der Kirche — (fig.) in the bosom of the family/of Mother Church; s. auch Hand 6)

    2) (geh.): (Mutterleib) womb
    * * *
    Schoß [ʃoːs] m; -es, Schöße
    1. lap;
    auf jemandes Schoß sitzen sit on sb’s lap ( weiter vorn: knee);
    sie nahm das Kind auf den Schoß she took the child on her lap;
    komm auf meinen Schoß! come (and) sit on my lap ( oder knee);
    die Hände in den Schoß legen fig sit back and take things easy; (Daumen drehen) twiddle one’s thumbs;
    es ist ihm in den Schoß gefallen fig it just fell into his lap;
    ihm ist nichts in den Schoß gefallen he had to work for everything, he never had it easy
    2. geh (Mutterleib) womb;
    ein Kind im Schoß tragen geh be bearing a child
    3. fig, der Familie etc: bosom;
    in den Schoß der Familie/Kirche zurückkehren return to the (family) fold/flock (of the church);
    (sicher) wie in Abrahams Schoß umg safe as houses, US safe as can be;
    4. fig, an Kleidung: (coat) tail;
    mit wehenden Schößen with coat tails flying
    * * *
    der; Schoßes, Schöße
    1) lap

    ein Kind auf den Schoß nehmentake or sit a child on one's lap

    die Hände in den Schoß legen(fig.) sit back and do nothing

    jemandem in den Schoß fallen(fig.) just fall into somebody's lap

    im Schoß der Familie/der Kirche — (fig.) in the bosom of the family/of Mother Church; s. auch Hand 6)

    2) (geh.): (Mutterleib) womb
    * * *
    ¨-e m.
    lap n.
    womb n.

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  • 9 seno

    m.
    1 breast (pecho).
    senos breasts, bosom
    2 refuge, shelter (amparo, cobijo).
    acogieron en su seno a los refugiados they gave shelter to o took in the refugees
    3 heart.
    4 hollow.
    5 sine (Mat).
    7 bosom, innermost part.
    * * *
    1 (pecho) breast, bosom
    3 (matriz) womb
    4 (cavidad) cavity, hollow, hole
    6 ANATOMÍA sinus
    7 GEOGRAFÍA gulf, bay
    8 figurado bosom, heart
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=pecho) breast
    2) (=centro)

    el seno del movimientothe heart o core of the movement

    3) liter (=útero)
    4) (Mat) sine
    5) (Anat)
    6) (Náut, Meteo) trough
    7) (Geog) (=ensenada) small bay; (=golfo) gulf
    8) frm (=hueco) hollow
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( mama) breast; ( pecho) bosom

    dar el seno — (Ven) to breastfeed

    b) ( matriz) womb
    c) (de organización, empresa) heart
    2) (Mat) sine
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( mama) breast; ( pecho) bosom

    dar el seno — (Ven) to breastfeed

    b) ( matriz) womb
    c) (de organización, empresa) heart
    2) (Mat) sine
    * * *
    seno1
    1 = breast, bosom.

    Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.

    Ex: The rolls, which it was customary to keep in the bosom, contained exhortations, messages and promises and were considered very valuable as physical objects.
    * dentro del seno de = within the pale of.
    * en el seno de = within, among, amongst.
    * en su seno = therein.
    * nacido en el seno de = born to.
    * senos caídos = saggy boobs.
    * senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.

    seno2
    2 = sine.

    Ex: The idea of creating sound by adding together sine waves is not new.

    seno3
    3 = sinus.

    Ex: Each sinus is connected to the nose by a small opening called an ostium.

    * seno nasal = sinus, nasal passage.

    * * *
    A
    los senos the breasts
    le extirparon el seno izquierdo she had her left breast removed
    cáncer en or del seno ( AmL); breast cancer
    guardó la carta en su seno she kept the letter tucked away in her bosom
    le apretó contra su seno she clutched him to her breast o bosom
    dar el seno ( Ven); to breastfeed
    que Dios lo acoja en su seno may he be taken into the bosom of the Lord
    en el seno de Abraham in Abraham's bosom
    2 (matriz) womb
    la confusión existente en el propio seno de la empresa the confusion which exists at the very heart of the company
    después de muchos años volvió al seno de su familia after many years she returned to the bosom of her family
    Compuestos:
    frontal sinus
    womb
    B ( Mat) sine
    C ( Arquit) groin
    * * *

     

    seno sustantivo masculino
    a) ( mama) breast;

    ( pecho) bosom;

    dar el seno (Ven) to breastfeed
    b) (de organización, empresa) heart

    seno sustantivo masculino
    1 (mama femenina) breast
    2 (vientre, entrañas) aquella criatura, nacida de su seno, that child, to whom she gave birth
    3 Mat Geom sine: el seno de un ángulo de 30 grados es 0,5, the sine of a thirty degree angle is 0.5
    4 fig (interior) bosom, heart: nació en el seno de una familia humilde, he was born into a humble family
    la cuestión suscitó suspicacias en el seno de la organización, the question raised suspicions within the organization
    ' seno' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desunión
    English:
    bosom
    - breast
    - sinus
    * * *
    seno nm
    1. [pecho] breast;
    senos breasts, bosom
    2. [amparo, cobijo] refuge, shelter;
    acogieron en su seno a los refugiados they gave shelter to o took in the refugees;
    nació en el seno de una familia acaudalada she was born into a wealthy family;
    que Dios lo acoja en su seno may the Lord take them unto Himself
    3. [útero]
    4. [de una organización] heart;
    en el seno de within;
    hay tensiones en el seno del partido the party is riven by internal dissension
    5. [concavidad] hollow
    6. Mat sine
    7. [de la nariz] sinus
    * * *
    m
    bosom;
    senos breasts
    2 MAT sine
    3 ANAT sinus
    * * *
    seno nm
    1) : breast, bosom
    los senos: the breasts
    el seno de la familia: the bosom of the family
    2) : sinus
    3)
    seno materno : womb
    * * *
    seno n breast

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  • 10 ědro

    ědro Grammatical information: n. o Proto-Slavic meaning: `bosom'
    Page in Trubačev: VI 43
    Old Church Slavic:
    jadra `embrace, bosom' [Nompn o]
    Church Slavic:
    jadro `depth, womb, bosom' [Nompn o]
    Czech:
    ňadro `breast, bosom' [n o];
    ňadra `breast, bosom' [Nompn o]
    Old Czech:
    ňadra `breast, bosom' [Nompn o];
    ňádra `breast, bosom' [n o]
    Polish:
    jadro `net' [n o]
    Serbo-Croatian:
    jȅdro `sail' [n o], jèdra [Nom p];
    jèdro (Vuk) `sail' [n o] \{1\};
    Čak. ȉdro `sail' [n o], idrå̃ [Nom p];
    Čak. jȁdro (Novi) `sail' [n o]
    Slovene:
    jádrọ `sail, "bosom" of a net' [n o];
    nẹ̑drọ `bosom' [n o];
    nẹ̑drje `bosom' [n jo], nẹ̑drja `bosom' [Nomp jo]
    Comments: The forms with n- originate from the syntagms *vъn ědra and *vъn ědrěxъ, cf. vь nědrěxъ (Supr. 244, 26)
    Notes:
    \{1\} According to the RJA, the accentuation of jèdro is wrong.

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  • 11 giron

    giron [ʒiʀɔ̃]
    masculine noun
    ( = genoux) lap ; ( = sein) bosom
    * * *
    ʒiʀɔ̃
    nom masculin
    1) ( genoux) lap
    2) fig ( environnement) bosom
    * * *
    ʒiʀɔ̃ nm
    1) (= genoux) lap
    2) fig (= sein) bosom
    * * *
    giron nm
    1 ( genoux) lap; elle tenait l'enfant dans son giron she was holding the child on her lap;
    2 fig ( environnement) bosom; retourner dans le giron familial to return to the bosom of one's family;
    3 Hérald gyron.
    [ʒirɔ̃] nom masculin
    1. [d'une personne] lap
    2. (littéraire) [communauté] bosom
    3. [d'une marche] tread

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  • 12 seno

    m breast
    geography inlet
    * * *
    seno s.m.
    1 breast; bosom (anche fig.): lo strinse al seno, she pressed him to her breast (o bosom); nascose la lettera in seno, she hid the letter in her bosom; allattare un bimbo al seno, to breast-feed (o to suckle) a baby // in seno a, in the bosom of; within, among: in seno alla Chiesa, alla famiglia, in the bosom of the church, of the family; tornare in seno alla famiglia, to return to the bosom of the family; in seno alla commissione, within the committee; in seno al partito, within the party; un dibattito in seno all'assemblea, a debate among the members of the assembly // allevare una serpe in seno, (fig.) to nurse a viper in one's bosom
    2 ( grembo, viscere) womb: portare un figlio in seno, to carry a child in one's womb; il seno della terra, the bowels of the earth // benedetto il frutto del seno tuo, blessed is the fruit of thy womb
    3 ( cuore, animo) breast, bosom; heart, soul: nutriva una speranza in seno, he cherished a hope in his heart
    4 (anat.) sinus*: seno occipitale, occipital sinus
    5 (geogr.) inlet, bay, cove
    6 (mat.) sine.
    * * *
    I ['seno] sm
    1) Anat bosom, (mammella) breast, (grembo) womb

    in seno al partito/all'organizzazione — within the party/the organization

    2) Anat, (Zool : cavità) sinus
    3) Geog inlet, creek
    II ['seno] sm
    Mat sine
    * * *
    ['seno]
    sostantivo maschile
    1) (petto) breast, bosom; (mammella) breast

    stringere qcn. al seno — to embosom sb., to press sb. to one's breast

    2) lett. (ventre materno) womb
    3) fig. lett. (animo) bosom, breast
    4) anat. sinus*
    5) mat. sine
    6) geogr. cove

    in seno al partito, alla comunità — within the party, community

    * * *
    seno
    /'seno/ ⇒ 4
    sostantivo m.
     1 (petto) breast, bosom; (mammella) breast; stringere qcn. al seno to embosom sb., to press sb. to one's breast; allattare al seno to breast-feed
     2 lett. (ventre materno) womb
     3 fig. lett. (animo) bosom, breast; allevare una serpe in seno to nurse a viper in one's bosom lett.
     4 anat. sinus*
     5 mat. sine
     6 geogr. cove
     7 in seno a (all'interno di) in seno al partito, alla comunità within the party, community; tornare in seno alla famiglia to return to the family fold.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > seno

  • 13 grembo

    m lap
    ( materno) womb
    fig bosom
    * * *
    grembo s.m.
    1 lap: teneva il bambino in grembo, she held her child in her lap (o on her knees) // portare un figlio in grembo, (estens.) to be pregnant (o to carry a child)
    2 (ventre materno) womb
    3 (fig.) bosom // in grembo, within: in grembo alla famiglia, in the bosom of one's family; nel grembo della terra, in the bowels of the earth; gettarsi in grembo a qlcu., to trust blindly in s.o. // morire nel grembo della chiesa, to die in the bosom of the Church.
    * * *
    ['grɛmbo]
    sostantivo maschile
    1) lap
    3) fig. bosom
    * * *
    grembo
    /'grεmbo/ ⇒ 4
    sostantivo m.
     1 lap; teneva il bambino in grembo she was holding the child on her lap
     2 (ventre materno) womb; portare un bambino in grembo to carry a child in one's womb
     3 fig. bosom; tornare in grembo alla famiglia to return to the bosom of one's family.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > grembo

  • 14 alma

    adj.&f.
    feminine of ALMO.
    f.
    1 soul.
    sentir algo en el alma to be truly sorry about something
    agradecer algo en el alma to be deeply grateful for something
    lo que dijo me llegó al alma her words really struck home
    como alma en pena like a lost soul
    como alma que lleva el diablo like a bat out of hell
    2 soul (person).
    un pueblo de doce mil almas a town of twelve thousand people
    no se ve un alma there isn't a soul to be seen
    almas gemelas kindred spirits
    3 bore.
    4 core, heart.
    5 Alma.
    * * *
    (Takes el in singular)
    1 soul
    \
    agradecer a alguien con toda el alma to thank somebody from the bottom of one's heart
    caerse el alma a los pies to become disheartened
    con toda el alma wholeheartedly, with all one's heart
    llegar al alma de alguien to touch somebody, move somebody
    llevar en el alma a alguien to love somebody deeply
    no había ni una alma there wasn't a soul, there was nobody there
    no poder alguien con su alma to be absolutely exhausted
    parecer una alma en pena to look like a ghost
    partir el alma a alguien to break somebody's heart
    sentir algo en el alma to be deeply sorry about something
    ser el alma de la fiesta to be the life and soul of the party
    tener el alma en un hilo to have one's heart in one's mouth, be worried sick
    alma en pena lost soul
    alma gemela kindred spirit
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=espíritu) soul

    un pueblo de 2.000 almas — a village of 2,000 souls

    ¡alma de cántaro! — you idiot!

    alma caritativa, alma de Dios — kind soul

    almas gemelas — soul mates, kindred spirits más frm

    2)

    en el alma —

    - entregar el alma a Dios

    hasta el alma —

    de mi alma —

    ¡madre mía de mi alma!, ¡Dios mío de mi alma! — good God!, good grief!

    ¡hijo de mi alma! — [con cariño] my darling boy!, my precious child!; [con ironía] my dear child!

    ¡mi alma! o ¡alma mía!, ¿qué te ha pasado? — my love! what's wrong?

    partirse el alma —

    con toda el alma —

    lo odio con toda mi alma — I detest him, I hate his guts *

    tiró fuerte, con toda su alma — he pulled hard, with all his might

    3) (=parte vital) [de grupo, organización] driving force; [de asunto] heart, crux
    4) (Téc) [de cable] core; [de cuerda] core, central strand; [de cañón] bore; [de raíl] web
    5) (Bot) pith
    6) And (=cadáver) corpse
    * * *
    femenino‡
    1) ( espíritu) soul

    alma mía or mi alma — (como apelativo) my love

    clavársele en el alma a alguien: lo que me dijo se me clavó en el alma I've never forgotten what he said; lleva clavada en el alma esa traición he's never got(ten) over that betrayal; como (un) alma en pena like a lost soul; con el alma en un hilo worried to death; con toda el or mi/tu/su alma with all my/your/his/ heart; lo odiaba con toda su alma she hated him intensely; del alma: su amigo del alma his bosom friend; de mi alma: hija de mi alma! my darling!; en el alma: lo siento en el alma I'm really o terribly sorry; me duele or pesa en el alma it hurts me deeply; te lo agradezco en el alma I can't tell you how grateful I am; hasta el alma (fam): me dolió hasta el alma it was excruciatingly painful; se le vio hasta el alma she bared her all (colloq); llegarle a alguien al alma: aquellas palabras me llegaron al alma ( me conmovieron) I was deeply touched by those words; ( me dolieron) I was deeply hurt by those words; me/le parte el alma it breaks my/his heart; no poder con su alma to be tired out; romperle el alma a alguien (fam) to beat the living daylights out of somebody (colloq); romperse el alma (fam) to break one's neck (colloq); salir/ir como alma que lleva el diablo to run like a bat out of hell; salirle a alguien del alma: siento habérselo dicho pero me salió del alma I'm sorry I said that, it just came out; el suspiro le salió del alma she sighed deeply; se me/le cayó or fue el alma a los pies my/his heart sank; venderle el alma al diablo — to sell one's soul (to the Devil)

    2)
    a) ( persona) soul

    ni un alma vivientenot a living soul

    ser un alma bendita or de Dios — to be a kind soul

    b) (centro, fuerza vital)
    3) ( ánimo) feeling
    * * *
    = soul, lifeblood, psyche.
    Ex. I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.
    Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.
    Ex. The author explores the history of the book in terms of its place of metaphor in the human psyche and compares it to electronic media.
    ----
    * alma caritativa = charitable soul.
    * alma en pena = banshee.
    * alma gemela = soulmate, kindred spirit.
    * alma máter = Alma Mater.
    * amiga del alma = soul sister.
    * amigo del alma = soul brother.
    * chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.
    * compañero del alma = soulmate, kindred spirit.
    * con el alma en vilo = on tenterhooks.
    * correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.
    * estar con el alma en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.
    * gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.
    * gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.
    * herir en el alma = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.
    * la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.
    * perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.
    * ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.
    * toda alma viviente = every living soul.
    * vender el alma al diablo = sell + Posesivo + soul to the devil.
    * * *
    femenino‡
    1) ( espíritu) soul

    alma mía or mi alma — (como apelativo) my love

    clavársele en el alma a alguien: lo que me dijo se me clavó en el alma I've never forgotten what he said; lleva clavada en el alma esa traición he's never got(ten) over that betrayal; como (un) alma en pena like a lost soul; con el alma en un hilo worried to death; con toda el or mi/tu/su alma with all my/your/his/ heart; lo odiaba con toda su alma she hated him intensely; del alma: su amigo del alma his bosom friend; de mi alma: hija de mi alma! my darling!; en el alma: lo siento en el alma I'm really o terribly sorry; me duele or pesa en el alma it hurts me deeply; te lo agradezco en el alma I can't tell you how grateful I am; hasta el alma (fam): me dolió hasta el alma it was excruciatingly painful; se le vio hasta el alma she bared her all (colloq); llegarle a alguien al alma: aquellas palabras me llegaron al alma ( me conmovieron) I was deeply touched by those words; ( me dolieron) I was deeply hurt by those words; me/le parte el alma it breaks my/his heart; no poder con su alma to be tired out; romperle el alma a alguien (fam) to beat the living daylights out of somebody (colloq); romperse el alma (fam) to break one's neck (colloq); salir/ir como alma que lleva el diablo to run like a bat out of hell; salirle a alguien del alma: siento habérselo dicho pero me salió del alma I'm sorry I said that, it just came out; el suspiro le salió del alma she sighed deeply; se me/le cayó or fue el alma a los pies my/his heart sank; venderle el alma al diablo — to sell one's soul (to the Devil)

    2)
    a) ( persona) soul

    ni un alma vivientenot a living soul

    ser un alma bendita or de Dios — to be a kind soul

    b) (centro, fuerza vital)
    3) ( ánimo) feeling
    * * *
    = soul, lifeblood, psyche.

    Ex: I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.

    Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.
    Ex: The author explores the history of the book in terms of its place of metaphor in the human psyche and compares it to electronic media.
    * alma caritativa = charitable soul.
    * alma en pena = banshee.
    * alma gemela = soulmate, kindred spirit.
    * alma máter = Alma Mater.
    * amiga del alma = soul sister.
    * amigo del alma = soul brother.
    * chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.
    * compañero del alma = soulmate, kindred spirit.
    * con el alma en vilo = on tenterhooks.
    * correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.
    * estar con el alma en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.
    * gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.
    * gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.
    * herir en el alma = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.
    * la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.
    * perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.
    * ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.
    * toda alma viviente = every living soul.
    * vender el alma al diablo = sell + Posesivo + soul to the devil.

    * * *
    f‡
    encomendó su alma a Dios he commended his soul to God
    entregó su alma a Dios en la madrugada de ayer ( liter); he departed this life in the early hours of yesterday morning ( liter)
    tiene alma de artista/poeta he has an artistic soul/a poetic spirit
    es un hombre con alma de niño he's a child at heart
    alma mía or mi alma ( como apelativo) my love
    clavársele en el alma a algn: lo que me dijo se me clavó en el alma I've never forgotten what he said
    lleva clavado en el alma no haber podido estudiar una carrera he's never got(ten) over the fact that he couldn't go to college
    como (un) alma en pena like a lost soul
    con el alma en un hilo worried to death
    hasta que el avión aterrizó estuvimos con el alma en un hilo until the plane landed our hearts were in our mouths
    está con el alma en un hilo porque aún no ha tenido noticias suyas she's worried sick o to death because there's still no news of him
    con toda el or mi/tu/su alma with all my/your/his/ heart
    lo odiaba con toda su alma she hated him intensely o vehemently
    te lo agradezco con toda mi alma I want to thank you with all my heart o from the bottom of my heart
    del alma: su amigo del alma his bosom friend
    de mi alma: ¡hijo de mi alma, qué pesadito te pones a veces! oh, Ian ( o Ben etc), darling, you can be such a nuisance sometimes
    ¿qué te han hecho, hija de mi alma? what have they done to you, my darling?
    en el alma: lo siento en el alma pero no puedo ayudarte I'm truly o really o terribly sorry but I can't help you
    me duele or pesa en el alma it hurts me deeply
    se alegró en el alma de que todo hubiera salido bien she was overjoyed that everything had turned out well
    te lo agradezco en el alma I can't tell you how grateful I am
    hasta el alma ( fam): ¡la inyección me dolió hasta el alma! the injection was excruciating o excruciatingly painful
    se le vio hasta el alma you could see everything o she bared her all ( colloq)
    me mojé hasta el alma I got soaked to the skin ( colloq)
    llegarle a algn al alma: aquellas palabras me llegaron al alma (me conmovieron) I was deeply touched o affected o moved by those words; (me dolieron) I was deeply hurt by those words
    me/le parte el alma it breaks my/his heart
    no poder con su alma to be ready to drop ( colloq), to be tired out o worn out
    estoy agotada, no puedo con mi alma I'm exhausted, I'm ready to drop
    romperle el alma a algn ( AmS fam); to beat the living daylights out of sb ( colloq)
    romperse el alma ( AmS fam); to break one's neck ( colloq)
    salir/ir como alma que lleva el diablo to run like a bat out of hell, to run hell for leather
    salirle a algn del alma: siento habérselo dicho pero me salió del alma I'm sorry I said that to him, it just came out
    me salió del alma regalárselo I just gave it to him on an impulse
    se me/le cayó or fue el alma a los pies my/his heart sank (into my/his boots)
    vender el alma al diablo to sell one's soul (to the Devil)
    ése es capaz de vender su alma al diablo para conseguirlo he'd sell his soul (to the Devil) for it, he'd do anything to get it, he'd sell his grandmother to get it ( colloq)
    volverle a algn el alma al cuerpo: al oír que lo habían encontrado vivo le volvió el alma al cuerpo when she heard that he had been found alive, she felt a great sense of relief
    B
    1 (persona) soul
    no hay un alma por la calle there isn't a soul on the streets
    un pueblecito de 600 almas a little village of 600 inhabitants o people
    ni un alma viviente not a single o living soul
    ser almas gemelas to be soul mates
    ser un alma bendita or de Dios to be kind-hearted, be a kind soul
    2
    (centro, fuerza vital): el alma de la fiesta the life and soul of the party
    el alma del movimiento nacionalista the driving force behind o the key figure of the nationalist movement
    C (sentimiento) feeling
    baila sin alma there's no feeling in her dancing
    D ( Const) strut
    * * *

     

    alma feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
    1 ( espíritu) soul;

    alma mía or mi alma ( como apelativo) my love;
    con toda el or mi/tu/su alma with all my/your/his/ heart;
    del alma: su amigo del alma his bosom friend;
    en el alma: lo siento en el alma I'm really o terribly sorry;
    te lo agradezco en el alma I can't tell you how grateful I am;
    llegarle a algn al alma: aquellas palabras me llegaron al alma ( me conmovieron) I was deeply touched by those words;

    ( me dolieron) I was deeply hurt by those words;
    me/le parte el alma it breaks my/his heart

    2 ( persona) soul;
    ni un alma viviente not a living soul;

    ser almas gemelas to be soul mates;
    ser un alma bendita or de Dios to be a kind soul
    alma sustantivo femenino
    1 soul
    (individuo) no había ni un alma, there was not a living soul
    2 (la persona clave) key figure: su hijo es el alma de la familia, her son is the darling of the family
    3 (ímpetu) heart: puse toda mi alma en ello, I put all my heart into it
    ♦ Locuciones: se me cayó el alma a los pies, my heart sank
    como alma que lleva el diablo: salió huyendo como alma que lleva el diablo, he shot out like a bat out of hell
    con toda el alma, with all my/your/his heart
    partir el alma: me parte el alma verte tan triste, it breaks my heart to see you so sad
    ' alma' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    espíritu
    - estar
    - gemela
    - gemelo
    - limpiar
    - reposo
    - ánima
    - grandeza
    - mancha
    English:
    body
    - bosom
    - depth
    - devil
    - heart
    - lifeblood
    - mope about
    - mope around
    - sink
    - soul
    - soulmate
    - spirit
    - driving
    - life
    - touch
    * * *
    1. [espíritu] soul;
    es un chico de alma noble he's a noble-minded boy;
    encomiendo mi alma a Dios I commend my soul to God
    alma en pena soul in purgatory;
    como alma en pena like a lost soul
    2. [persona] soul;
    un pueblo de doce mil almas a town of twelve thousand people;
    no se ve un alma there isn't a soul to be seen
    3. [de negocio, equipo] backbone;
    son el alma de la compañía they're the backbone o core of the company;
    el alma de la fiesta the life and soul of the party;
    el alma del proyecto the driving force behind the project;
    el humor es el alma de este espectáculo humour is at the heart of this show
    alma máter driving force;
    ser el alma máter de algo to be the driving force behind sth
    4. [de cañón] bore
    5. Mús [de instrumento] soundpost
    6. [de viga] web
    7. Comp
    mi alma [apelativo] dearest, darling;
    agradecer algo en el alma to be deeply grateful for sth;
    arrancarle el alma a alguien [matarlo] to kill sb;
    Fam Fam
    como alma que lleva el diablo like a bat out of hell;
    con toda mi/tu/ etc[m5]. alma with all my/your/ etc heart;
    lo odia con toda su alma she hates him with all her heart;
    cantaba con toda su alma he was singing his heart out, he was singing for all he was worth;
    deseo con toda mi alma que seas feliz I hope with all my heart that you'll be happy;
    me da en el alma que no llamarán I can feel it in my bones o deep down that they're not going to call o Br ring;
    en el alma truly, from the bottom of one's heart;
    entregar el alma to give up the ghost;
    estar con el alma en un hilo to be worried stiff;
    llegar al alma a alguien to touch sb's heart;
    lo que dijo me llegó al alma her words really struck home;
    Fam
    no puedo con mi alma I'm ready to drop, I'm completely worn out;
    partir el alma a alguien to break sb's heart;
    me salió del alma contestarle así I didn't mean to answer him like that, it just came out that way;
    sentirlo en el alma to be truly sorry;
    lo siento en el alma pero no puedo ayudarte I'm truly sorry, but I can't help you;
    ser el alma gemela de alguien to be sb's soul mate;
    ser un alma atravesada o [m5] de Caín o [m5] de Judas to be a fiend o a villain;
    Fam
    ser un alma de Dios to be a good soul;
    no tener alma to be heartless
    * * *
    f soul;
    se me cayó el alma a los pies fam my heart sank;
    llegar al alma conmover move deeply; herir hurt deeply;
    lo siento en el alma I am truly sorry;
    ¡alma mía! my love!;
    arrancarle a uno el alma, destrozar o
    partir el alma a uno break s.o.’s heart;
    como alma que lleva el diablo like a bat out of hell;
    con el alma en un hilo worried sick;
    con toda el alma with all one’s heart;
    me duele en el alma it hurts me deeply;
    romperle a uno el alma fam beat the living daylights out of s.o. fam ;
    no se ve un alma there isn’t a soul to be seen
    * * *
    alma nf
    1) : soul
    2) : person, human being
    3)
    no tener alma : to be pitiless
    4)
    tener el alma en un hilo : to have one's heart in one's mouth
    * * *
    alma n soul

    Spanish-English dictionary > alma

  • 15 golko

    [from Lat. "colpu"] iz.
    1. bosom; \golkoa bete diruz with my bosom stuffed with money
    2.
    a. ( emakumearena) breast
    b. (irud.) elizaren \golkora itzuli zen he returned to the bosom of the church | he returned to the fold
    3. ( eramatea, jasanmena) stomach, guts; \golko handiko gizona i. ( eraman handiko) a long-suffering man ii. (L) ( faltsua) a treacherous man
    4. ( norbere buruarekin) "noiz arte", esan zuen bere \golkorako "for how long", he said to himself; ez dakigu zer duen \golkoan we don't know what he's up to | we don't know what his intentions are
    5. Geog.
    a. bay; Bizkaiko G\golkoa the Bay of Biscay
    b. gulf; Pertsiar G\golkoa the Persian Gulf; G\golkoko Gerla the Gulf War; Mexikoko G\golkoa the Gulf of Mexico

    Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > golko

  • 16 лоно Церкви

    obedience, the fold of the Church, the pale of the Church

    вне лона Церкви (за пределами границ, защиты Церкви) — outside [beyond, out of] the pale of the Church

    Русско-английский словарь религиозной лексики > лоно Церкви

  • 17 magalpe

    iz. bosom, protection; Elizaren \magalpetik urrundu dira they have strayed away from the bosom of the Church

    Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > magalpe

  • 18 strain

    I 1. strein verb
    1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) anstrenge (seg), stramme, anspenne
    2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) overanstrenge; vrikke
    3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) være en tålmodighetsprøve
    4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) sile, filtrere
    2. noun
    1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) stramming; belastning, påkjenning
    2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) press, overanstrengelse, påkjenning
    3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) forstrekning, forstuing
    4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) prøvelse, påkjenning
    - strainer
    - strain off
    II strein noun
    1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) rase, -stamme
    2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) anlegg, element
    3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) tone, melodi
    belastning
    --------
    forstuing
    --------
    låt
    --------
    melodi
    --------
    rase
    I
    subst. \/streɪn\/
    1) spenning, tøying, strekk(ing), stramming
    2) ( teknikk) påkjenning, belastning, trykk
    3) press, stress, påkjenning, belastning, prøvelse
    4) utmattelse, overanstrengelse
    5) ( medisin) forstrekning, vrikking, forstuing
    6) tone, (sinns)stemning
    7) stil
    at full strain ( gammeldags) med stort besvær
    be a strain on something slite på noe, tære på noe
    be under severe strain være under sterkt press være utsatt for harde påkjenninger
    in lofty strains i høystemte ordelag
    put a great strain on utsette for en stor belastning, sette på en hard prøve
    stand the strain motstå presset tåle påkjenningen
    strains toner, musikk melodi ( poetisk) vers, poesi
    II
    subst. \/streɪn\/
    1) slekt, ætt, familie
    2) avstamning, herkomst
    3) ( biologi) stamme
    4) ( biologi) rase, sort, art
    5) anstrøk, trekk, element, tendens, snev
    6) (arve)anlegg, gen
    III
    verb \/streɪn\/
    1) anstrenge seg, streve, slite
    2) overanstrenge, overbelaste
    3) ( medisin) forstrekke, forstue, vrikke
    4) spenne, strekke, stramme
    5) utnytte, dra veksler på
    6) presse, tøye, gjøre vold på
    7) overskride
    8) stille på prøve, prøve
    9) slite, hale, rykke
    10) ( om væske) sile, filtrere
    11) ( ved avføring) trekke sammen musklene
    strain (off) sile av, sile bort
    strain after anstrenge seg for å få, være ute etter jage etter
    strain a point avvike sine prinsipper, gjøre et unntak
    strain a point in someone's favour gjøre et (spesielt) unntak for noen
    strain at streve med, slite med slite (og dra) i
    nære betenkeligheter ved
    strain at a gnat and swallow a camel sile(r) myggen, men sluke(r) kamelen
    strain every nerve anstrenge seg til det ytterste, sette alt inn på
    strain one's ears lytte spent, spisse ører
    strain oneself anstrenge seg til det ytterste overanstrenge seg
    strain one's eyes kikke spent, skjerpe blikket (over)anstrenge øynene
    strain one's voice snakke så høyt man kan, synge så høyt man kan anstrenge stemmen sin, presse stemmen sin
    strain someone to one's bosom trykke noen til sitt bryst
    strain the law tøye loven (vel langt), tolke loven altfor liberalt
    strain the potatoes eller strain the spuds (hverdagslig, om mann) urinere

    English-Norwegian dictionary > strain

  • 19 жениться

    2) Colloquial: be tied up, pair off, pair
    5) Makarov: take( smb.) to (one's) bosom, take wife, change condition, charge condition
    6) Archaic: (wedded ; wedded, wed) wed (на ком-л.)
    7) Taboo: get hitched, (о мужчине) jump off the dock, make the legal move

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > жениться

  • 20 AT

    I) prep.
    A. with dative.
    I. Of motion;
    1) towards, against;
    Otkell laut at Skamkatli, bowed down to S.;
    hann sneri egginni at Ásgrími, turned the edge against A.;
    Brynjólfr gengr alit at honum, quite up to him;
    þeir kómust aldri at honum, they could never get near him, to close quarters with him;
    3) to, at;
    koma at landi, to come to land;
    ganga at dómi, to go into court;
    4) along (= eptir);
    ganga at stræti, to walk along the street;
    dreki er niðr fór at ánni (went down the river) fyrir strauminum;
    refr dró hörpu at ísi, on the ice;
    5) denoting hostility;
    renna (sœkja) at e-m, to rush at, assault;
    gerði þá at þeim þoku mikla, they were overtaken by a thick fog;
    6) around;
    vefja motri at höfði sér, to wrap a veil round one’s head;
    bera grjót at e-m, to heap stones upon the body;
    7) denoting business, engagement;
    ríða at hrossum, at sauðum, to go looking after horses, watching sheep;
    fara at landskuldum, to go collecting rents.
    II. Of position, &c.;
    1) denoting presence at, near, by, upon;
    at kirkju, at church;
    at dómi, in court;
    at lögbergi, at the hill of laws;
    2) denoting participation in;
    vera at veizlu, brullaupi, to be at a banquet, wedding;
    3) ellipt., vera at, to be about, to be busy at;
    kvalararnir, er at vóru at pína hann, who were tormenting him;
    var þar at kona nökkur at binda (was there busy dressing) sár manna;
    4) with proper names of places (farms);
    konungr at Danmörku ok Noregi, king of;
    biskup at Hólum, bishop of Holar;
    at Helgafelli, at Bergþórshváli;
    5) used ellipt. with a genitive, at (a person’s) house;
    at hans (at his house) gisti fjölmenni mikit;
    at Marðar, at Mara’s home;
    at hins beilaga Ólafs konungs, at St. Olave’s church;
    at Ránar, at Ran’s (abode).
    III. Of time;
    1) at, in;
    at upphafi, at first, in the beginning;
    at skilnaði, at parting, when they parted;
    at páskum, at Easter;
    at kveldi, at eventide;
    at fjöru, at the ebb;
    at flœðum, at the floodtide;
    2) adding ‘komanda’ or ‘er kemr’;
    at ári komanda, next year;
    at vári, er kemr, next spring;
    generally with ‘komanda’ understood;
    at sumri, hausti, vetri, vári, next summer, &c.;
    3) used with an absolute dative and present or past part.;
    at sér lifanda, duing his lifetime;
    at öllum ásjándum, in the sight of all;
    at áheyranda höfðingjanum, in the hearing of the chief;
    at upprennandi sólu, at sunrise;
    at liðnum sex vikum, after six weeks are past;
    at honum önduðum, after his death;
    4) denoting uninterrupted succession, after;
    hverr at öðrum, annarr at öðrum, one after another;
    skildu menn at þessu, thereupon, after this;
    at því (thereafter) kómu aðrar meyjar.
    IV. fig. and in various uses;
    1) to, into, with the notion of destruction or change;
    brenna (borgina) at ösku, to burn to ashes;
    verða at ormi, to become a snake;
    2) for, as;
    gefa e-t at gjöf, as a present;
    eiga e-n at vin, to have one as friend;
    3) by;
    taka sverð at hjöltum, by the hilt;
    draga út björninn at hlustunum, by the ears;
    kjósa at afli, álitum, by strength, appearrance;
    auðigr at fé, wealthy in goods;
    vænn (fagr) at áliti, fair of face;
    5) as a law term, on the grounds of, by reason of;
    ryðja ( to challenge) dóm at mægðum, kvið at frændsemi;
    6) as a paraphrase of a genitive;
    faðir, móðir at barni (= barns, of a child);
    aðili at sök = aðili sakar;
    7) with adjectives denoting colour, size, age, of;
    hvítr, svartr, rauðr at lit, while, black, red of colour;
    mikill, lítill at stœrð, vexti, tall, small of stature;
    tvítugr at aldri, twenty years of age;
    kýr at fyrsta, öðrum kálfi, a cow that has calved once, twice;
    8) determining the source from which anything comes, of, from;
    Ari nam ok marga frœði at Þuríði (from her);
    þiggja, kaupa, geta, leigja e-t at e-m, to receive, buy, obtain, borrow a thing from one;
    hafa veg (virðing) styrk at e-m, to derive honour, power, from one;
    9) according, to, after (heygðr at fornum sið);
    at ráði allra vitrustu manna, by the advice of;
    at landslögum, by the law of the land;
    at leyfi e-s, by one’s leave;
    10) in adverbial phrases;
    gróa (vera grœddr) at heilu, to be quite healed;
    bíta af allt gras at snøggu, quite bare;
    at fullu, fully;
    at vísu, surely;
    at frjálsu, freely;
    at eilífu, for ever and ever;
    at röngu, at réttu, wrongly, rightly;
    at líku, at sömu, equally, all the same;
    at mun, at ráði, at marki, to a great extent.
    B. with acc., after, upon (= eptir);
    sonr á at taka arf at föður sinn, to take the inheritance after his father;
    at þat (= eptir þat), after that, thereafter;
    connected with a past part. or a., at Gamla fallinn, after the fall of Gamli;
    at Hrungni dauðan, upon the death of Hrungnir.
    1) as the simple mark of the infinitive, to;
    at ganga, at ríða, at hlaupa, to walk, to ride, to run;
    2) in an objective sense;
    hann bauð þeim at fara, sitja, he bade (ordered) them to go, sit;
    gefa e-m at eta, at drekka, to give one to eat, to drink;
    3) denoting design or purpose, in order to (hann gekk í borg at kaupa silfr).
    1) demonstrative particle before a comparative, the, all the, so much the;
    hón grét at meir, she wept the more;
    þykkir oss at líkara, all the more likely;
    þú ert maðr at verri (so much the worse), er þú hefir þetta mælt;
    2) rel. pron., who, which, that (= er);
    þeir allir, at þau tíðindi heyrðu, all those who heard;
    sem þeim er títt, at ( as is the custom of those who) kaupferðir reka.
    conj., that;
    1) introducing a subjective or objective clause;
    þat var einhverju sinni, at Höskuldr hafði vinaboð, it happened once that H.;
    vilda ek, at þú réðist austr í fjörðu, I should like you to go;
    2) relative to svá, denoting proportion, degree;
    svá mikill lagamaðr, at, so great a lawyer, that;
    3) with subj., denoting end or purpose, in order that (skáru þeir fyrir þá (viz. hestana) melinn, at þeir dœi eigi af sulti);
    4) since, because, as (= því at);
    5) connected with þó, því, svá;
    þó at (with subj.), though, although;
    því at, because, for;
    svá at, so that;
    6) temp., þá at (= þá er), when;
    þegar at (= þegar er), as soon as;
    þar til at (= þar til er), until, till;
    áðr at (= á. en), before;
    7) used superfluously after an int. pron. or adv.;
    Ólafr spurði, hvern styrk at hann mundi fá honum, what help he was likely to give him;
    in a relative sense; með fullkomnum ávexti, hverr at (which) þekkr ok þægiligr mun verða.
    V)
    negative verbal suffix, = ata; var-at, was not.
    odda at, Yggs at, battle.
    * * *
    1.
    and að, prep., often used ellipt. dropping the case and even merely as an adverb, [Lat. ad; Ulf. at = πρός and παρά, A. S. ät; Engl. at; Hel. ad = apud; O. H. G. az; lost in mod. Germ., and rare in Swed. and Dan.; in more freq. use in Engl. than any other kindred language, Icel. only excepted]:—the mod. pronunciation and spelling is (); this form is very old, and is found in Icel. vellum MSS. of the 12th century, e. g. aþ, 623. 60; yet in earlier times it was sounded with a tenuis, as we may infer from rhymes, e. g. jöfurr hyggi at | hve ek yrkja fat, Egill: Sighvat also makes it rhyme with a t. The verse by Thorodd—þar vastu at er fjáðr klæðið þvat (Skálda 162)—is hardly intelligible unless we accept the spelling with an aspirate (), and say that þvað is = þvá = þváði, lavabat; it may be that by the time of Thorodd and Ari the pure old pronunciation was lost, or is ‘þvat’ simply the A. S. þvât, secuit? The Icelanders still, however, keep the tenuis in compounds before a vowel, or before h, v, or the liquids l, r, thus—atyrða, atorka, athöfn, athugi, athvarf, athlægi; atvinna, atvik; atlaga, atlíðanði ( slope), atriði, atreið, atróðr: but aðdjúpr, aðfinsla (critic), aðferð, aðkoma, aðsókn, aðsúgr (crowding), aðgæzla. In some words the pronunciation is irregular, e. g. atkvæði not aðkv-; atburðr, but aðbúnaðr; aðhjúkran not athjúkran; atgörvi not aðgörfi. At, to, towards; into; against; along, by; in regard to; after.
    Mostly with dat.; rarely with acc.; and sometimes ellipt.—by dropping the words ‘home,’ ‘house,’ or the like—with gen.
    WITH DAT.
    A. LOC.
    I. WITH MOTION; gener. the motion to the borders, limits of an object, and thus opp. to frá:
    1. towards, against, with or without the notion of arrival, esp. connected with verbs denoting motion (verba movendi et eundi), e. g. fara, ganga, koma, lúta, snúa, rétta at…; Otkell laut at Skamkatli, O. louted (i. e. bowed down) towards S., Nj. 77, Fms. xi. 102; sendimaðrinn sneri ( turned) hjöltum sverðsins at konungi, towards the king, i. 15; hann sneri egginni at Ásgrími, turned the edge towards A., Nj. 220; rétta e-t at e-m, to reach, hand over, Ld. 132; ganga at, to step towards, Ísl. ii. 259.
    2. denoting proximity, close up to, up to; Brynjólfr gengr … allt at honum, B. goes quite up to him, Nj. 58; Gunnarr kom þangat at þeim örunum, G. reached them even there with his arrows, 115; þeir kómust aldri at honum, they could never get near him, to close quarters, id.; reið maðr at þeim (up to them), 274; þeir höfðu rakit sporin allt at ( right up to) gammanum, Fms. i. 9; komu þeir at sjó fram, came down to the sea, Bárð. 180.
    3. without reference to the space traversed, to or at; koma at landi, to land, Ld. 38, Fms. viii. 358; ríða at dyrum, Boll. 344; hlaupa at e-m, to run up to, run at, Fms. vii. 218, viii. 358; af sjáfarganginum er hann gekk at landinu, of the surf dashing against the shore, xi. 6; vísa ólmum hundi at manni, to set a fierce hound at a man, Grág. ii. 118; leggja e-n at velli, to lay low, Eg. 426, Nj. 117; hníga at jörðu, at grasi, at moldu, to bite the dust, to die, Njarð. 378; ganga at dómi, a law term, to go into court, of a plaintiff, defendant, or bystander, Nj. 87 (freq.)
    4. denoting a motion along, into, upon; ganga at stræti, to walk along the street, Korm. 228, Fms. vii. 39; at ísi, on the ice, Skálda 198, Fms. vii. 19, 246, viii. 168, Eb. 112 new Ed. (á is perh. wrong); máttu menn ganga bar yfir at skipum einum, of ships alone used as a bridge, Fas. i. 378; at höfðum, at nám, to trample on the slain on the battle-field, Lex. Poët.; at ám, along the rivers; at merkiósum, at the river’s mouth, Grág. ii. 355; at endilöngu baki, all along its back, Sks. 100.
    5. denoting hostility, to rush at, assault; renna at, hlaupa at, ganga, fara, ríða, sækja, at e-m, (v. those words), whence the nouns atrenna, athlaup, atgangr, atför, atreið, atsókn, etc.
    β. metaph., kom at þeim svefnhöfgi, deep sleep fell on them, Nj. 104. Esp. of weather, in the impers. phrase, hríð, veðr, vind, storm görir at e-m, to be overtaken by a snow storm, gale, or the like; görði þá at þeim þoku mikla, they were overtaken by a thick fog, Bárð. 171.
    6. denoting around, of clothing or the like; bregða skikkju at höfði sér, to wrap his cloak over his head, Ld. 62; vefja motri at höfði sér, to wrap a snood round her head, 188; sauma at, to stick, cling close, as though sewn on; sauma at höndum sér, of tight gloves, Bs. i. 453; kyrtill svá þröngr sem saumaðr væri at honum, as though it were stitched to him, Nj. 214; vafit at vándum dreglum, tight laced with sorry tags, id.; hosa strengd fast at beini, of tight hose, Eg. 602; hann sveipar at sér iðrunum ok skyrtunni, he gathers up the entrails close to him and the skirt too, Gísl. 71; laz at síðu, a lace on the side, to keep the clothes tight, Eg. 602.
    β. of burying; bera grjót at einum, to heap stones upon the body, Eg. 719; var gör at þeim dys or grjóti, Ld. 152; gora kistu at líki, to make a coffin for a body, Eb. 264, Landn. 56, Ld. 142.
    γ. of summoning troops or followers; stefna at sér mönnum, to summon men to him, Nj. 104; stefna at sér liði, Eg. 270; kippa mönnum at sér, to gather men in haste, Ld. 64.
    7. denoting a business, engagement; ríða at hrossum, at sauðum, to go looking after after horses, watching sheep, Glúm. 362, Nj. 75; fara at fé, to go to seek for sheep, Ld. 240; fara at heyi, to go a-haymaking, Dropl. 10; at veiðum, a-hunting; at fuglum, a-fowling; at dýrum, a-sbooting; at fiski, a-fishing; at veiðiskap, Landn. 154, Orkn. 416 (in a verse), Nj. 25; fara at landskuldum, to go a-collecling rents, Eg. 516; at Finnkaupum, a-marketing with Finns, 41; at féföngum, a-plundering, Fms. vii. 78; ganga at beina, to wait on guests, Nj. 50; starfa at matseld, to serve at table, Eb. 266; hitta e-n at nauðsynjum, on matters of business; at máli, to speak with one, etc., Fms. xi. 101; rekast at e-m, to pursue one, ix. 404; ganga at liði sér, to go suing for help, Grág. ii. 384.
    β. of festivals; snúa, fá at blóti, veizlu, brullaupi, to prepare for a sacrificial banquet, wedding, or the like, hence at-fangadagr, Eb. 6, Ld. 70; koma at hendi, to happen, befall; ganga at sínu, to come by one’s own, to take it, Ld. 208; Egill drakk hvert full er at honum kom, drained every horn that came to him, Eg. 210; komast at keyptu, to purchase dearly, Húv. 46.
    8. denoting imaginary motion, esp. of places, cp. Lat. spectare, vergere ad…, to look or lie towards; horfði botninn at höfðanum, the bight of the bay looked toward the headland, Fms. i. 340, Landn. 35; also, skeiðgata liggr at læknum, leads to the brook, Ísl. ii. 339; á þann arminn er vissi at sjánum, on that wing which looked toward the sea, Fms. viii. 115; sár þau er horft höfðu at Knúti konungi, xi. 309.
    β. even connected with verbs denoting motion; Gilsáreyrr gengr austan at Fljótinu, G. extends, projects to F. from the east, Hrafh. 25; hjá sundi því, er at gengr þingstöðinni, Fms. xi. 85.
    II. WITHOUT MOTION; denoting presence at, near, by, at the side of, in, upon; connected with verbs like sitja, standa, vera…; at kirkju, at church, Fms. vii. 251, K. f). K. 16, Ld. 328, Ísl. ii. 270, Sks. 36; vera at skála, at húsi, to be in, at home, Landn. 154; at landi, Fms. i. 82; at skipi, on shipboard, Grág. i. 209, 215; at oldri, at a banquet, inter pocula; at áti, at dinner, at a feast, inter edendum, ii. 169, 170; at samförum ok samvistum, at public meetings, id.; at dómi, in a court; standa (to take one’s stand) norðan, sunnan, austan, vestan at dómi, freq. in the proceedings at trials in lawsuits, Nj.; at þingi, present at the parliament, Grág. i. 142; at lögbergi, o n the hill of laws, 17, Nj.; at baki e-m, at the back of.
    2. denoting presence, partaking in; sitja at mat, to sit at meat, Fms. i. 241; vera at veizlu, brullaupi, to be at a banquet, nuptials, Nj. 51, Ld. 70: a law term, vera at vígi, to be an accessory in manslaying, Nj. 89, 100; vera at e-u simply means to be about, be busy in, Fms. iv. 237; standa at máli, to stand by one in a case, Grág. ii. 165, Nj. 214; vera at fóstri, to be fostered, Fms. i. 2; sitja at hégóma, to listen to nonsense, Ld. 322; vera at smíð, to be at one’s work, Þórð. 62: now absol., vera at, to go on with, be busy at.
    3. the law term vinna eið at e-u has a double meaning:
    α. vinna eið at bók, at baugi, to make an oath upon the book by laying the band upon it, Landn. 258, Grág., Nj.; cp. Vkv. 31, Gkv. 3. 3, Hkv. 2. 29, etc.: ‘við’ is now used in this sense.
    β. to confirm a fact (or the like) by an oath, to swear to, Grág. i. 9, 327.
    γ. the law phrase, nefna vátta at e-u, of summoning witnesses to a deed, fact, or the like; nefna vátta at benjum, to produce evidence, witnesses as to the wounds, Nj., Grág.; at görð, Eg. 738; at svörum, Grág. i. 19: this summoning of witnesses served in old lawsuits the same purpose as modern pleadings and depositions; every step in a suit to be lawful must be followed by such a summoning or declaration.
    4. used ellipt., vera at, to be about, to be busy at; kvalararnir er at vóru at pína hann, who were tormenting him; þar varstu at, you were there present, Skálda 162; at várum þar, Gísl. (in a verse): as a law term ‘vera at’ means to be guilty, Glúm. 388; vartattu at þar, Eg. (in a verse); hence the ambiguity of Glum’s oath, vask at þar, I was there present: var þar at kona nokkur ( was there busy) at binda sár manna, Fms. v. 91; hann var at ok smíðaði skot, Rd. 313; voru Varbelgir at ( about) at taka af, þau lög …, Fms. ix. 512; ek var at ok vafk, I was about weaving, xi. 49; þeir höfðu verit at þrjú sumur, they had been busy at it for three summers, x. 186 (now very freq.); koma at, come in, to arrive unexpectedly; Gunnarr kom at í því, G. came in at that moment; hvaðan komtú nú at, whence did you come? Nj. 68, Fms. iii. 200.
    5. denoting the kingdom or residence of a king or princely person; konungr at Danmörk ok Noregi, king of…, Fms. i. 119, xi. 281; konungr, jarl, at öllum Noregi, king, earl, over all N., íb. 3, 13, Landn. 25; konungr at Dyflinni, king of Dublin, 25; but í or yfir England!, Eg. 263: cp. the phrase, sitja at landi, to reside, of a king when at home, Hkr. i. 34; at Joini, Fms. xi. 74: used of a bishop; biskup at Hólum, bishop of Hólar, Íb. 18, 19; but biskup í Skálaholti, 19: at Rómi, at Rome, Fbr. 198.
    6. in denoting a man’s abode (vide p. 5, col. 1, l. 27), the prep. ‘at’ is used where the local name implies the notion of by the side of, and is therefore esp. applied to words denoting a river, brook, rock, mountain, grove, or the like, and in some other instances, by, at, e. g. at Hofi (a temple), Landn. 198; at Borg ( a castle), 57; at Helgafelli (a mountain), Eb. constantly so; at Mosfelli, Landn. 190; at Hálsi (a hill), Fms. xi. 22; at Bjargi, Grett. 90; Hálsum, Landn. 143; at Á ( river), 296, 268; at Bægisá, 212; Giljá, 332; Myrká, 211; Vatnsá, id.; þverá, Glúm. 323; at Fossi (a ‘force’ or waterfall), Landn. 73; at Lækjamoti (waters-meeting), 332; at Hlíðarenda ( end of the lithe or hill), at Bergþórshváli, Nj.; at Lundi (a grove), at Melum (sandhill), Landn. 70: the prep. ‘á’ is now used in most of these cases, e. g. á Á, á Hofi, Helgafelli, Felli, Hálsi, etc.
    β. particularly, and without any regard to etymology, used of the abode of kings or princes, to reside at; at Uppsölum, at Haugi, Alreksstöðum, at Hlöðum, Landn., Fms.
    γ. konungr lét kalla at stofudyrum, the king made a call at the hall door, Eg. 88; þeir kölluðu at herberginu, they called at the inn, Fms. ix. 475.
    7. used ellipt. with a gen., esp. if connected with such words as gista, to be a guest, lodge, dine, sup (of festivals or the like) at one’s home; at Marðar, Nj. 4; at hans, 74; þingfesti at þess bóanda, Grág. i. 152; at sín, at one’s own home, Eg. 371, K. Þ. K. 62; hafa náttstað at Freyju, at the abode of goddess Freyja, Eg. 603; at Ránar, at Ran’s, i. e. at Ran’s house, of drowned men who belong to the queen of the sea, Ran, Eb. 274; at hins heilaga Ólafs konungs, at St. Olave’s church, Fms. vi. 63: cp. ad Veneris, εις Κίμωνος.
    B. TEMP.
    I. at, denoting a point or period of time; at upphafi, at first, in the beginning, Ld. 104; at lyktum, at síðustu, at lokum, at last; at lesti, at last, Lex. Poët., more freq. á lesti; at skilnaði, at parting, at last, Band. 3; at fornu, in times of yore, formerly, Eg. 267, D. I. i. 635; at sinni, as yet, at present; at nýju, anew, of present time; at eilífu, for ever and ever; at skömmu, soon, shortly, Ísl. ii. 272, v. l.
    II. of the very moment when anything happens, the beginning of a term; denoting the seasons of the year, months, weeks, the hours of the day; at Jólum, at Yule, Nj. 46; at Pálmadegi, on Palm Sunday, 273; at Páskum, at Easter; at Ólafsvöku, on St. Olave’s eve, 29th of July, Fms.; at vetri, at the beginning of the winter, on the day when winter sets in, Grág. 1. 151; at sumarmálum, at vetrnáttum; at Tvímánaði, when the Double month (August) begins, Ld. 256, Grág. i. 152; at kveldi, at eventide, Eg. 3; at því meli, at that time; at eindaga, at the term, 395; at eykð, at 4 o’clock p. m., 198; at öndverðri æfi Abra hams, Ver. II; at sinni, now at once, Fms. vi. 71; at öðruhverju, every now and then.
    β. where the point of time is marked by some event; at þingi, at the meeting of parliament (18th to the 24th of June), Ld. 182; at féránsdómi, at the court of execution, Grág. i. 132, 133; at þinglausnum, at the close of the parliament (beginning of July), 140; at festarmálum, eðr at eiginorði, at betrothal or nuptials, 174; at skilnaði, when they parted, Nj. 106 (above); at öllum minnum, at the general drinking of the toasts, Eg. 253; at fjöru, at the ebb; at flæðum, at flood tide, Fms. viii. 306, Orkn. 428; at hrörum, at an inquest, Grág. i. 50 (cp. ii. 141, 389); at sökum, at prosecutions, 30; at sinni, now, as yet, v. that word.
    III. ellipt., or adding ‘komanda’ or ‘er kemr,’ of the future time:
    1. ellipt., komanda or the like being understood, with reference to the seasons of the year; at sumri, at vetri, at hausti, at vári, next summer, winter…, Ísl. ii. 242; at miðju sumri, at ári, at Midsummer, next year, Fas. i. 516; at miðjum vetri, Fms. iv. 237,
    2. adding ‘komanda’ or ‘er kemr;’ at ári komanda, Bárð. 177; at vári er kemr, Dipl. iii. 6.
    IV. used with an absolute dat. and with a pres. part.:
    1. with pres. part.; at morni komanda, on the coming morrow, Fms. i. 263; at sér lifanda, in vivo, in his life time, Grág. ii. 202; at þeim sofundum, illis dormientibus, Hkr. i. 234; at öllum ásjándum, in the sight of all, Fms. x. 329; at úvitanda konungi, illo nesciente, without his knowledge, 227; at áheyranda höfðingjanum, in the chief’s bearing, 235.
    2. of past time with a past part. (Lat. abl. absol.); at hræjum fundnum, on the bodies being found, Grág. ii. 87; at háðum dómum ok föstu þingi, during the session, the courts being set, i. 484; at liðnum sex vikum, after six weeks past, Band. 13; at svá búnu, so goru, svá komnu, svá mæltu (Lat. quibus rebus gestis, dictis, quo facto, dicto, etc.), v. those words; at úreyndu, without trial, without put ting one to the test, Ld. 76; at honum önduðum, illo mortuo.
    3. ellipt. without ‘at;’ en þessum hlutum fram komnum, when all this has been done, Eb. 132.
    V. in some phrases with a slight temp, notion; at görðum gildum, the fences being strong, Gþl. 387; at vörmu spori, at once, whilst the trail is warm; at úvörum, unawares, suddenly, Nj. 95, Ld. 132; at þessu, at this cost, on that condition, Eb. 38, Nj. 55; at illum leiki, to have a narrow escape, now við illan leik, Fms. ix. 473; at því, that granted, Grág. ii. 33: at því, at pessu, thereafter, thereupon, Nj. 76.
    2. denoting succession, without interruption, one after another; hverr at öðrum, annarr maðr at öðrum, aðrir at öðrum; eina konu at annarri, Eg. 91, Fms. ii. 236, vi. 25, Bs. i. 22, 625. 80, H. E. i. 522.
    C. METAPH. and in various cases:
    I. denoting a transformation or change into, to, with the notion of destruction; brenna at ösku, at köldum kolum, to burn to ashes, to be quite destroyed, Fms. i. 105, Edda 3, Sturl. ii. 51: with the notion of transformation or transfiguration, in such phrases as, verða at e-u, göra e-t at e-u, to turn it into:
    α. by a spell; verða at ormi, to become a snake, Fms. xi. 158; at flugdrekum, Gullþ. 7; urðu þau bönd at járni, Edda 40.
    β. by a natural process it can often be translated by an acc. or by as; göra e-n at urðarmanni, to make him an outlaw, Eg. 728; græða e-n at orkumlamanni, to heal him so as to maim him for life, of bad treatment by a leech, Eb. 244: in the law terms, sár görist at ben, a wound turning into a ben, proving to be mortal, Grág., Nj.; verða at ljúgvætti, to prove to be a false evidence, Grág. i. 44; verða at sætt, to turn into reconciliation, Fms. i. 13; göra e-t at reiði málum, to take offence at, Fs. 20; at nýjum tíðindum, to tell as news, Nj. 14; verða fátt at orðum, to be sparing of words, 18; kveðr (svá) at orði, to speak, utter, 10; verða at þrifnaði, to geton well, Fms. vii. 196: at liði, at skaða, to be a help or hurt to one; at bana, to cause one’s death, Nj. 223, Eg. 21, Grág. ii. 29: at undrum, at hlátri, to become a wonder, a laughing-stock, 623. 35, Eg. 553.
    II. denoting capacity, where it may be translated merely by as or for; gefa at Jólagjöf, to give for a Christmas-box, Eg. 516; at gjöf, for a present; at erfð, at láni, launum, as an inheritance, a loan; at kaupum ok sökum, for buying and selling, Ísl. ii. 223, Grág. i. 423; at solum, ii. 204; at herfangi, as spoil or plunder; at sakbótum, at niðgjöldum, as a compensation, weregeld, i. 339, ii. 171, Hkr. ii. 168; taka at gíslingu, to take as an hostage, Edda 15; eiga e-n at vin, at óvin, to have one as friend or foe, illt er at eiga þræl at eingavin, ‘tis ill to have a thrall for one’s bosom friend (a proverb), Nj. 77; fæða, eiga, at sonum (syni), to beget a son, Edda 8, Bs. i. 60 (but eiga at dóttur cannot be said); hafa möttul at yfirhöfn, Fms. vii. 201; verða nökkut at manni (mönnum), to turn out to be a worthy man; verða ekki at manni, to turn out a worthless person, xi. 79, 268.
    2. in such phrases as, verða at orðum, to come towards, Nj. 26; var þat at erindum, Eg. 148; hafa at veizlum, to draw veizlur ( dues) from, Fms. iv. 275, Eg. 647; gora e-t at álitum, to take it into consideration, Nj. 3.
    III. denoting belonging to, fitting, of parts of the whole or the like; vóru at honum (viz. the sword) hjölt gullbúin, the sword was ornamented with a hilt of gold, Ld. 330; umgörð at ( belonging to) sverði, Fs. 97 (Hs.) in a verse; en ef mór er eigi at landinu, if there be no turf moor belonging to the land, Grág. ii. 338; svá at eigi brotnaði nokkuð at Orminum, so that no harm happened to the ship Worm, Fms. x. 356; hvatki er meiðir at skipinu eðr at reiðinu eðr at viðum, damage done t o …, Grág. ii. 403; lesta ( to injure) hús at lásum, við eðr torfi, 110; ef land hefir batnað at húsum, if the land has been bettered as to its buildings, 210; cp. the phrase, göra at e-u, to repair: hamlaðr at höndum eðr fótum, maimed as to hands or feet, Eg. 14; heill at höndum en hrumr at fótum, sound in band, palsied in foot, Fms. vii. 12; lykill at skrá, a key belonging, fitting, to the latch; hurð at húsi; a key ‘gengr at’ ( fits) skrá; and many other phrases. 2. denoting the part by which a thing is held or to which it belongs, by; fá, taka at…, to grasp by …; þú tókt við sverði hans at hjöltunum, you took it by the bill, Fms. i. 15; draga út björninn at hlustum, to pull out the bear by the ears, Fas. ii. 237; at fótum, by the feet, Fms. viii. 363; mæla ( to measure) at hrygg ok at jaðri, by the edge or middle of the stuff, Grág. i. 498; kasta e-m at höfði, head foremost, Nj. 84; kjósa e-n at fótum, by the feet alone, Edda 46; hefja frændsemi at bræðrum, eða at systkynum, to reckon kinship by the brother’s or the sister’s side, Grág. i. 28; kjósa at afli, at álitum, by strength, sight, Gs. 8, belongs rather to the following.
    IV. in respect of, as regards, in regard to, as to; auðigr at fé, wealthy of goods, Nj. 16, 30, 51; beztir hestar at reið, the best racehorses, 186; spekingr at viti, a man of great intellect, Ld. 124; vænn (fagr) at áliti, fair of face, Nj. 30, Bs. i. 61; kvenna vænst at ásjónu ok vits munum, of surpassing beauty and intellect, Ld. 122; fullkominn at hyggju, 18; um fram aðra menn at vinsældum ok harðfengi, of surpassing popularity and hardihood, Eb. 30.
    2. a law term, of challenging jurors, judges, or the like, on account of, by reason of; ryðja ( to challenge) at mægðum, guðsifjum, frændsemi, hrörum …; at leiðarlengd, on account of distance, Grág. i. 30, 50, Nj. (freq.)
    3. in arithm. denoting proportion; at helmingi, þriðjungi, fjórðungi, tíunda hluta, cp. Lat. ex asse, quadrante, for the half, third… part; máttr skal at magni (a proverb), might and main go together, Hkr. ii. 236; þú munt vera at því mikill fræðimaðr á kvæði, in the same proportion, as great, Fms. vi. 391, iii. 41; at e-s hluta, at… leiti, for one’s part, in turn, as far as one is con cerned, Grág. i. 322, Eg. 309, Fms. iii. 26 (freq.): at öðrum kosti, in the other case, otherwise (freq.) More gener., at öllu, öngu, in all (no) respects; at sumu, einhverju, nokkru, partly; at flestu, mestu, chiefly.
    4. as a paraphrase of a genitive; faðir, móðir at barni (= barns); aðili at sök (= sakar a.); morðingi at barni (= barns), faðerni at barni (barns); illvirki at fé manna (cp. Lat. felo de se), niðrfall at sökum (saka), land gangr at fiskum (fiska), Fms. iv. 274, Grág. i. 277, 416, N. G. L. i. 340, K. Þ. K. 112, Nj. 21.
    5. the phrase ‘at sér,’ of himself or in himself, either ellipt. or by adding the participle görr, and with the adverbs vel, ilia, or the like; denoting breeding, bearing, endowments, character …; væn kona, kurteis ok vel at sér, an accomplished, well-bred, gifted lady, Nj. I; vitr maðr ok vel at sér, a wise man and thoroughly good in feeling and bearing, 5; þú ert maðr vaskr ok vel at þér, 49; gerr at sér, accomplished, 51; bezt at sér görr, the finest, best bred man, 39, Ld. 124; en þó er hann svá vel at sér, so generous, Nj. 77; þeir höfðingjar er svá vóru vel at sér, so noble-minded, 198, Fms. i. 160: the phrase ‘at sér’ is now only used of knowledge, thus maðr vel að sér means clever, a man of great knowledge; illa að sér, a blockhead.
    6. denoting relations to colour, size, value, age, and the like; hvitr, svartr, grár, rauðr … at lit, white, swarthy, gray, red … of colour, Bjarn. 55, 28, Ísl. ii. 213, etc.; mikill, lítill, at stærð, vexti, tall, small of size, etc.; ungr, gamall, barn, at aldri, young, old, a child of age; tvítugr, þrítugr … at aldri, twenty, thirty … years of age (freq.): of animals; kyr at fyrsta, öðrum … kálfi, a cow having calved once, twice…, Jb. 346: value, amount, currency of money, kaupa e-t at mörk, at a mark, N. G. L. 1. 352; ok er eyririnn at mörk, amounts to a mark, of the value of money, Grág. i. 392; verðr þá at hálfri murk vaðmála eyrir, amounts to a half a mark, 500.
    β. metaph. of value, connected with verbs denoting to esteem, hold; meta, hafa, halda at miklu, litlu, vettugi, engu, or the like, to hold in high or low esteem, to care or not to care for (freq.): geta e-s at góðu, illu, öngu, to mention one favourably, unfavourably, indifferently … (freq.), prop. in connection with. In many cases it may be translated by in; ekki er mark at draumum, there is no meaning in dreams, no heed is to be paid to dreams, Sturl. ii. 217; bragð er at þá barnið finnr, it goes too far, when even a child takes offence (a proverb): hvat er at því, what does it mean? Nj. 11; hvert þat skip er vöxtr er at, any ship of mark, i. e. however small, Fms. xi. 20.
    V. denoting the source of a thing:
    1. source of infor mation, to learn, perceive, get information from; Ari nam ok marga fræði at Þuríði, learnt as her pupil, at her hands, as St. Paul at the feet of Gamaliel, (just as the Scotch say to speer or ask at a person); Ari nam at Þorgeiri afraðskoll, Hkr. (pref.); nema kunnáttu at e-m, used of a pupil, Fms. i. 8; nema fræði at e-m, xi. 396.
    2. of receiving, acquiring, buying, from; þiggja e-t at e-m, to receive a thing at his hands, Nj. 51; líf, to be pardoned, Fms. x. 173; kaupa land at e-m, to buy it from, Landn. 72, Íb. II, (now af is more freq. in this sense); geta e-t at e-m, to obtain, procure at one’s hands, impetrare; þeirra manna er þeir megu þat geta at, who are willing to do that, Grág. i. I; heimta e-t at e-m (now af), to call in, demand (a debt, money), 279; fala e-t at e-m (now af), to chaffer for or cheapen anything, Nj. 73; sækja e-t at e-m, to ask, seek for; sækja heilræði ok traust at e-m, 98; leiga e-t at e-m (now af), to borrow, Grág. ii. 334; eiga e-t (fé, skuld) at e-m, to be owed money by any one, i. 399: metaph. to deserve of one, Nj. 113; eiga mikit at e-m, to have much to do with, 138; hafa veg, virðing, styrk, at, to derive honour, power from, Fms. vi. 71, Eg. 44, Bárð. 174; gagn, to be of use, Ld. 216; mein, tálma, mischief, disadvantage, 158, 216, cp. Eg. 546; ótta, awe, Nj. 68.
    VI. denoting conformity, according to, Lat. secundum, ex, after; at fornum sið, Fms. i. 112; at sögn Ara prests, as Ari relates, on his authority, 55; at ráði allra vitrustu manna, at the advice of, Ísl. ii. 259, Ld. 62; at lögum, at landslögum, by the law of the land, Grág., Nj.; at líkindum, in all likelihood, Ld. 272; at sköpum, in due course (poet.); at hinum sama hætti, in the very same manner, Grág. i. 90; at vánum, as was to be expected, Nj. 255; at leyfi e-s, by one’s leave, Eg. 35; úlofi, Grág. ii. 215; at ósk, vilja e-s, as one likes…; at mun, id. (poet.); at sólu, happily (following the course of the sun), Bs. i. 70, 137; at því sem …, as to infer from …, Nj. 124: ‘fara, láta, ganga at’ denotes to yield, agree to, to comply with, give in, Ld. 168, Eg. 18, Fms. x. 368.
    VII. in phrases nearly or quite adverbial; gróa, vera græddr, at heilu, to be quite healed, Bárð. 167, Eb. 148; bíta at snöggu, to bite it bare, Fms. xi. 6; at þurru, till it becomes dry, Eb. 276; at endilöngu, all along, Fas. ii; vinnast at litlu, to avail little, 655 x. 14; at fullu, fully, Nj. 257, Hkr. i. 171; at vísu, of a surety, surely, Ld. 40; at frjálsu, freely, 308; at líku, at sömu, equally, all the same, Hom. 80, Nj. 267; at röngu, wrongly, 686 B. 2; at hófi, temperately, Lex. Poët.; at mun, at ráði, at marki, to a great extent; at hringum, utterly, all round, (rare), Fms. x. 389; at einu, yet, Orkn. 358; svá at einu, því at einu, allt at einu, yet, however, nevertheless.
    VIII. connected with comparatives of adverbs and adjectives, and strengthening the sense, as in Engl. ‘the,’ so much the more, all the more; ‘at’ heldr tveimr, at ek munda gjarna veita yðr öllum, where it may be translated by so much the more to two, as I would willingly grant it to all of you; hon grét at meir, she grat (wept) the more, Eg. 483; þykir oss at líkara, all the more likely, Fms. viii. 6; þess at harðari, all the harder, Sturl. iii. 202 C; svá at hinn sé bana at nær, Grág. ii. 117; at auðnara, at hólpnara, the more happy, Al. 19, Grett. 116 B; þess at meiri, Fms. v. 64; auvirðismaðr at meiri, Sturl. ii. 139; maðr at vaskari, id.; at feigri, any the more fey, Km. 22; maðr at verri, all the worse, Nj. 168; ok er ‘at’ firr…, at ek vil miklu heldr, cp. Lat. tantum abest… ut, Eg. 60.
    β. following after a negation; eigi at síðr, no less, Nj. 160, Ld. 146; eigi… at meiri maðr, any better, Eg. 425, 489; erat héra at borgnara, any the better off for that, Fms. vii. 116; eigi at minni, no less for that, Edda (pref.) 146; eigi at minna, Ld. 216, Fms. ix. 50; ekki at verri drengr, not a bit worse for that, Ld. 42; er mér ekki son minn at bættari, þótt…, 216; at eigi vissi at nær, any more, Fas. iii. 74.
    IX. following many words:
    1. verbs, esp. those denoting, a. to ask, enquire, attend, seek, e. g. spyrja at, to speer (ask) for; leita at, to seek for; gæta, geyma at, to pay attention to; huga, hyggja at; hence atspurn, to enquire, aðgæzla, athugi, attention, etc.
    β. verbs denoting laughter, play, joy, game, cp. the Engl. to play at …, to laugh at …; hlæja, brosa at e-u, to laugh, smile at it; leika (sér) at e-u, to play at; þykja gaman at, to enjoy; hæða, göra gys at …, to make sport at …
    γ. verbs denoting assistance, help; standa, veita, vinna, hjálpa at; hence atstoð, atvinna, atverk:—mode, proceeding; fara at, to proceed, hence atför and atferli:—compliance; láta, fara at e-u, v. above:— fault; e-t er at e-u, there is some fault in it, Fms. x. 418; skorta at e-u, to fall short of, xi. 98:—care, attendance; hjúkra at, hlýja at, v. these words:—gathering, collecting; draga, reiða, flytja, fá at, congerere:—engagement, arrival, etc.; sækja at, to attack; ganga at, vera at, to be about; koma at, ellipt. to arrive: göra at, to repair: lesta at, to impair (v. above); finna at, to criticise (mod.); telja at, id.: bera at, to happen; kveða at e-m, to address one, 625. 15, (kveða at (ellipt.) now means to pronounce, and of a child to utter (read) whole syllables); falla at, of the flood-tide (ellipt.): metaph. of pains or straits surrounding one; þreyngja, herða at, to press hard: of frost and cold, with regard to the seasons; frjósa at, kólna at, to get really cold (SI. 44), as it were from the cold stiffening all things: also of the seasons themselves; hausta, vetra að, when the season really sets in; esp. the cold seasons, ‘sumra at’ cannot be used, yet we may say ‘vára að’ when the spring sets in, and the air gets mild.
    δ. in numberless other cases which may partly be seen below.
    2. connected ellipt. with adverbs denoting motion from a place; norðan, austan, sunnan, vestan at, those from the north, east…; utan at, innan at, from the outside or inside.
    3. with adjectives (but rarely), e. g. kærr, elskr, virkr (affectionate), vandr (zealous), at e-m; v. these words.
    WITH ACC.
    TEMP.: Lat. post, after, upon, esp. freq. in poetry, but rare in prose writers, who use eptir; nema reisi niðr at nið (= maðr eptir mann), in succession, of erecting a monument, Hm. 71; in prose, at þat. posthac, deinde, Fms. x. 323, cp. Rm., where it occurs several times, 2, 6, 9, 14, 18, 24, 28, 30, 35; sonr á at taka arf at föður sinn, has to take the inheritance after his father, Grág. i. 170 new Ed.; eiga féránsdóm at e-n, Grág. i. 89; at Gamla fallinn, after the death of G., Fms. x. 382; in Edda (Gl.) 113 ought to be restored, grét ok at Oð, gulli Freyja, she grat (wept) tears of gold for her lost husband Od. It is doubtful if it is ever used in a purely loc. sense; at land, Grág. (Sb.)ii. 211, is probably corrupt; at hönd = á hönd, Grág. (Sb.) i. 135; at mót = at móti, v. this word.
    ☞ In compounds (v. below) at- or að- answers in turn to Lat. ad- or in- or con-; atdráttr e. g. denotes collecting; atkoma is adventus: it may also answer to Lat. ob-, in atburðr = accidence, but might also be compared with Lat. occurrere.
    2.
    and að, the mark of the infinitive [cp. Goth. du; A. S. and Engl. to; Germ. zu]. Except in the case of a few verbs ‘at’ is always placed immediately before the infinitive, so as to be almost an inseparable part of the verb.
    I. it is used either,
    1. as, a simple mark of the infinitive, only denoting an action and independent of the subject, e. g. at ganga, at hlaupa, at vita, to go, to run, to know; or,
    2. in an objective sense when following such verbs as bjóða segja…, to invite, command …; hann bauð þeim at ganga, at sitja, be bade, ordered them to go, sit, or the like; or as gefa and fá; gefa e-m at drekka, at eta, to give one to drink or to eat, etc. etc.
    β. with the additional notion of intention, esp. when following verba cogitandi; hann ætlaði, hafði í hyggju at fara, he had it in his mind to go (where ‘to go’ is the real object to ætlaði and hafði í hyggju).
    3. answering to the Gr. ινα, denoting intention, design, in order to; hann gékk í borg at kaupa silfr, in order to buy, Nj. 280; hann sendi riddara sína með þeim at varðveita þær, 623. 45: in order to make the phrase more plain, ‘svá’ and ‘til’ are frequently added, esp. in mod. writers, ‘svá at’ and contr. ‘svát’ (the last however is rare), ‘til at’ and ‘til þess at,’ etc.
    II. in the earlier times the infin., as in Greek and Lat., had no such mark; and some verbs remain that cannot be followed by ‘at;’ these verbs are almost the same in Icel. as in Engl.:
    α. the auxiliary verbs vil, mun ( μέλλω), skal; as in Engl. to is never used after the auxiliaries shall, will, must; ek vil ganga, I will go; ek mun fara, (as in North. E.) I mun go; ek skal göra þat, I shall do that, etc.
    β. the verbs kunna, mega, as in Engl. I can or may do, I dare say; svá hygginn at hann kunni fyrir sökum ráða, Grág. ii. 75; í öllu er prýða má góðan höfðingja, Nj. 90; vera má, it may be; vera kann þat, id.: kunnu, however, takes ‘at’ whenever it means to know, and esp. in common language in phrases such as, það kann að vera, but vera kann þat, v. above.
    γ. lata, biðja, as in Engl. to let, to bid; hann lét (bað) þá fara, he let (bade) them go.
    δ. þykkja, þykjast, to seem; hann þykir vera, he is thought to be: reflex., hann þykist vera, sibi videtur: impers., mér þykir vera, mibi videtur, in all cases without ‘at.’ So also freq. the verbs hugsa, hyggja, ætla, halda, to think, when denoting merely the act of thinking; but if there be any notion of intention or purpose, they assume the ‘at;’ thus hann ætlaði, hugði, þá vera góða menn, he thought them to be, acc. c. inf.; but ætlaði at fara, meant to go, etc.
    ε. the verbs denoting to see, bear; sjá, líta, horfa á … ( videre); heyra, audire, as in Engl. I saw them come, I heard him tell, ek sá þá koma, ek heyrði hann tala.
    ζ. sometimes after the verbs eiga and ganga; hann gékk steikja, be went to roast, Vkv. 9; eiga, esp. when a mere periphrasis instead of skal, móður sína á maðr fyrst fram færa (better at færa), Grág. i. 232; á þann kvið einskis meta, 59; but at meta, id. l. 24; ráða, nema, göra …, freq. in poetry, when they are used as simple auxiliary verbs, e. g. nam hann sér Högna hvetja at rúnum, Skv. 3. 43.
    η. hljóta and verða, when used in the sense of must (as in Engl. he must go), and when placed after the infin.of another verb; hér muntu vera hljóta, Nj. 129; but hljóta at vera: fara hlýtr þú, Fms. 1. 159; but þú hlýtr at fara: verða vita, ii. 146; but verða at vita: hann man verða sækja, þó verðr (= skal) maðr eptir mann lifa, Fms. viii. 19, Fas. ii. 552, are exceptional cases.
    θ. in poetry, verbs with the verbal neg. suffix ‘-at,’ freq. for the case of euphony, take no mark of the infinitive, where it would be indispensable with the simple verb, vide Lex. Poët. Exceptional cases; hvárt sem hann vill ‘at’ verja þá sök, eða, whatever he chooses, either, Grág. i. 64; fyrr viljum vér enga kórónu at bera, en nokkut ófrelsi á oss at taka, we would rather bear no crown than …, Fms. x. 12; the context is peculiar, and the ‘at’ purposely added. It may be left out ellipt.; e. g. þá er guð gefr oss finnast (= at finnast), Dipl. ii. 14; gef honum drekka (= at drekka), Pr. 470; but mostly in unclassical writers, in deeds, or the like, written nastily and in an abrupt style.
    3.
    and að, conj. [Goth. þatei = οτι; A. S. þät; Engl. that; Germ, dass; the Ormul. and Scot. at, see the quotations sub voce in Jamieson; in all South-Teutonic idioms with an initial dental: the Scandinavian idioms form an exception, having all dropped this consonant; Swed. åt, Dan. at]. In Icel. the Bible translation (of the 16th century) was chiefly based upon that of Luther; the hymns and the great bulk of theol. translations of that time were also derived from Germany; therefore the germanised form það frequently appears in the Bible, and was often employed by theol. authors in sermons since the time of the Reformation. Jón Vidalin, the greatest modern Icel. preacher, who died in 1720, in spite of his thoroughly classical style, abounds in the use of this form; but it never took root in the language, and has never passed into the spoken dialect. After a relative or demonstr. pronoun, it freq. in mod. writers assumes the form eð, hver eð, hverir eð, hvað eð, þar eð. Before the prep. þú (tu), þ changes into t, and is spelt in a single word attú, which is freq. in some MS.;—now, however, pronounced aððú, aððeir, aððið …, = að þú…, with the soft Engl. th sound. It gener. answers to Lat. ut, or to the relat. pron. qui.
    I. that, relative to svá, to denote proportion, degree, so…, that, Lat. tam, tantus, tot…, ut; svá mikill lagamaðr, at…, so great a lawyer, that…, Nj. 1; hárið svá mikit, at þat…, 2; svá kom um síðir því máli, at Sigvaldi, it came so far, that…, Fms. xi. 95, Edda 33. Rarely and unclass., ellipt. without svá; Bæringr var til seinn eptir honum, at hann … (= svá at), Bær. 15; hlífði honum, at hann sakaði ekki, Fas. iii. 441.
    II. it is used,
    1. with indic, in a narrative sense, answering partly to Gr. οτι, Lat. quod, ut, in such phrases as, it came to pass, happened that …; þat var einhverju sinni, at Höskuldr hafði vinaboð, Nj. 2; þat var á palmdrottinsdag, at Ólafr konungr gékk út um stræti, Fms. ii. 244.
    2. with subj. answering to Lat. acc. with infin., to mark the relation of an object to the chief verb, e. g. vilda ek at þú réðist, I wished that you would, Nj. 57.
    β. or in an oblique sentence, answering to ita ut…; ef svá kann verða at þeir láti…, if it may be so that they might…, Fms. xi. 94.
    γ. with a subj. denoting design, answering to ϊνα or Lat. ut with subj., in order that; at öll veraldar bygðin viti, ut sciat totus orbis, Stj.; þeir skáru fyrir þá melinn, at þeir dæi eigi af sulti, ut ne fame perirent, Nj. 265; fyrsti hlutr bókarinnar er Kristindómsbálkr, at menn skili, in order that men may understand, Gþl. p. viii.
    III. used in connection with conjunctions,
    1. esp. þó, því, svá; þó at freq. contr. þótt; svát is rare and obsolete.
    α. þóat, þótt (North. E. ‘thof’), followed by a subjunctive, though, although, Lat. etsi, quamquam (very freq.); þóat nokkurum mönnum sýnist þetta með freku sett… þá viljum vér, Fms. vi. 21: phrases as, gef þú mér þó at úverðugri, etsi indignae (dat.), Stj. MS. col. 315, are unclass., and influenced by the Latin: sometimes ellipt. without ‘þó,’ eigi mundi hón þá meir hvata göngu sinni, at (= þóat) hon hraeddist bana sinn, Edda 7, Nj. 64: ‘þó’ and ‘at’ separated, svarar hann þó rétt, at hann svari svá, Grág. i. 23; þó er rétt at nýta, at hann sé fyrr skorinn, answering to Engl. yetthough, Lat. attamenetsi, K. Þ. K.
    β. því at, because, Lat. nam, quia, with indic.; því at allir vóru gerfiligir synir hans, Ld. 68; því at af íþróttum verðr maðr fróðr, Sks. 16: separated, því þegi ek, at ek undrumst, Fms. iii. 201; því er þessa getið, at þat þótti, it i s mentioned because …, Ld. 68.
    γ. svá at, so that, Lat. ut, ita ut; grátrinn kom upp, svá at eingi mátti öðrum segja, Edda 37: separated, so … that, svá úsvúst at …, so bad weather, that, Bs. i. 339, etc.
    2. it is freq. used superfluously, esp. after relatives; hver at = hverr, quis; því at = því, igitur; hverr at þekkr ok þægiligr mun verða, Fms. v. 159; hvern stvrk at hann mundi fá, 44; ek undrumst hvé mikil ógnarraust at liggr í þér, iii. 201; því at ek mátti eigi þar vera elligar, því at þar var kristni vel haldin, Fas. i. 340.
    IV. as a relat. conj.:
    1. temp, when, Lat. quum; jafnan er ( est) mér þá verra er ( quum) ek fer á braut þaðan, en þá at ( quum) ek kem, Grett. 150 A; þar til at vér vitum, till we know, Fms. v. 52; þá at ek lýsta (= þá er), when, Nj. 233.
    2. since, because; ek færi yðr (hann), at þér eruð í einum hrepp allir, because of your being all of the same Rape, Grág. i. 260; eigi er kynlegt at ( though) Skarphéðinn sé hraustr, at þat er mælt at…, because (since) it is a saying that…, Nj. 64.
    V. in mod. writers it is also freq. superfluously joined to the conjunctions, ef að = ef, si, (Lv. 45 is from a paper MS.), meðan að = meðan, dum; nema að, nisi; fyrst að = fyrst, quoniam; eptir að, síðan að, postquam; hvárt að = hvárt, Lat. an. In the law we find passages such as, þá er um er dæmt eina sök, at þá eigu þeir aptr at ganga í dóminn, Grág. i. 79; ef þing ber á hina helgu viku, at þat á eigi fyrir þeim málum at standa, 106; þat er ok, at þeir skulu reifa mál manna, 64; at þeir skulu með váttorð þá sök sækja, 65: in all these cases ‘at’ is either superfluous or, which is more likely, of an ellipt. nature, ‘the law decrees’ or ‘it is decreed’ being understood. The passages Sks. 551, 552, 568, 718 B, at lokit (= at ek hefi lokit), at hugleitt (= at ek hefi h.), at sent (= at ek hefi sent) are quite exceptional.
    4.
    and að, an indecl. relat. pronoun [Ulf. þatei = ος, ος αν, οστις, οσπερ, οιος, etc.; Engl. that, Ormul. at], with the initial letter dropped, as in the conj. at, (cp. also the Old Engl. at, which is both a conj. and a pronoun, e. g. Barbour vi. 24 in Jamieson: ‘I drede that his gret wassalage, | And his travail may bring till end, | That at men quhilc full litil wend.’ | ‘His mestyr speryt quhat tithings a t he saw.’—Wyntoun v. 3. 89.) In Icel. ‘er’ (the relat. pronoun) and ‘at’ are used indifferently, so that where one MS. reads ‘er,’ another reads ‘at,’ and vice versâ; this may easily be seen by looking at the MSS.; yet as a rule ‘er’ is much more freq. used. In mod. writers ‘at’ is freq. turned into ‘eð,’ esp. as a superfluous particle after the relative pron. hverr (hver eð, hvað eð, hverir eð, etc.), or the demonstr. sá (sá eð, þeir eð, hinir eð, etc.):—who, which, that, enn bezta grip at ( which) hafði til Íslands komið, Ld. 202; en engi mun sá at ( cui) minnisamara mun vera, 242; sem blótnaut at ( quae) stærst verða, Fms. iii. 214; þau tiðendi, at mér þætti verri, Nj. 64, etc. etc.
    5.
    n. collision (poët.); odda at, crossing of spears, crash of spears, Höfuðl. 8.
    β. a fight or bait of wild animals, esp. of horses, v. hesta-at and etja.
    6.
    the negative verbal suffix, v. -a.

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