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  • 1 dudoso

    adj.
    1 doubtful, insecure, in doubt, hesitant.
    2 doubtful, uncertain, unlikely, improbable.
    3 dubious, arguable, doubtable, doubtful.
    4 of dubious origin, fishy, louche.
    * * *
    1 (incierto) doubtful, uncertain
    2 (vacilante) hesitant, undecided
    3 (sospechoso) suspicious, dubious
    4 (poco seguro) questionable
    * * *
    (f. - dudosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    dudoso, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=incierto) [diagnóstico, futuro] doubtful, uncertain; [resultado] indecisive

    de origen dudoso — of doubtful o uncertain origin

    aún es dudosa su colaboración — it's still uncertain whether he will collaborate, his collaboration is still uncertain

    2) (=vacilante) [persona] hesitant

    estar dudoso — to be undecided, be in two minds

    3) (=sospechoso) [actuación, dinero, reputación] dubious
    2.
    SM / F

    el voto de los dudosos — the "undecided" vote

    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( incierto) doubtful

    lo veo dudoso — it's doubtful, I doubt it

    b) <costumbres/moral> dubious, questionable; < victoria> dubious; < decisión> dubious
    c) ( indeciso) hesitant, undecided
    * * *
    = suspect, dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], doubtful, dubious, questionable, suspicious, suspicious, unconvinced, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uncleared, iffy [iffier -comp., iffiest -sup.], rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.], borderline, fishy [fishier -comp., fishiest -sup.], fly-by-night, dubious-sounding.
    Ex. The utility, in information service terms, of a narrow technical education is suspect.
    Ex. The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.
    Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex. On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind.
    Ex. It was questionable if the talent available was fit for the rather specific purposes of SLIS.
    Ex. This can make them reluctant to accept or suspicious of outside help.
    Ex. This program can also discover misconfigured or faulty applications that generate suspicious data traffic.
    Ex. Many educators still remain unconvinced of the value of school libraries in the school.
    Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.
    Ex. Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.
    Ex. I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.
    Ex. The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.
    Ex. An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.
    Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.
    Ex. What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.
    Ex. But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.
    ----
    * con dudosa reputación = disreputable.
    * conseguido de manera dudosa = ill-gotten.
    * estar dudoso = be doubtful.
    * proceder dudoso = unfair practice.
    * que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.
    * ser dudoso = be doubtful.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( incierto) doubtful

    lo veo dudoso — it's doubtful, I doubt it

    b) <costumbres/moral> dubious, questionable; < victoria> dubious; < decisión> dubious
    c) ( indeciso) hesitant, undecided
    * * *
    = suspect, dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], doubtful, dubious, questionable, suspicious, suspicious, unconvinced, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uncleared, iffy [iffier -comp., iffiest -sup.], rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.], borderline, fishy [fishier -comp., fishiest -sup.], fly-by-night, dubious-sounding.

    Ex: The utility, in information service terms, of a narrow technical education is suspect.

    Ex: The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.
    Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex: On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind.
    Ex: It was questionable if the talent available was fit for the rather specific purposes of SLIS.
    Ex: This can make them reluctant to accept or suspicious of outside help.
    Ex: This program can also discover misconfigured or faulty applications that generate suspicious data traffic.
    Ex: Many educators still remain unconvinced of the value of school libraries in the school.
    Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.
    Ex: Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.
    Ex: I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.
    Ex: The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.
    Ex: An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.
    Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.
    Ex: What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.
    Ex: But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.
    * con dudosa reputación = disreputable.
    * conseguido de manera dudosa = ill-gotten.
    * estar dudoso = be doubtful.
    * proceder dudoso = unfair practice.
    * que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.
    * ser dudoso = be doubtful.

    * * *
    dudoso -sa
    1 (incierto) doubtful
    lo veo dudoso it's doubtful, I doubt it
    su participación aún está dudosa it is still uncertain whether they will take part
    es dudoso que cumpla su promesa it's doubtful o I doubt whether he'll keep his promise
    2 ‹costumbres/moral› dubious, questionable; ‹victoria› dubious
    una campaña publicitaria de dudoso gusto an advertising campaign in dubious o doubtful taste
    una decisión dudosa a doubtful o dubious decision
    3 (indeciso) hesitant, undecided
    * * *

    dudoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo





    dudoso,-a adjetivo
    1 (poco probable) unlikely, doubtful
    (incierto) los orígenes de la creación son dudosos, the origins of creation are uncertain
    (con pocas garantías) la atribución a Velázquez es dudosa, the attribution to Velazquez is doubtful
    2 (indeciso, vacilante) undecided: estaba dudoso, he was hesitant
    3 (turbio) dubious
    ' dudoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dudosa
    - incierto
    - oscuro
    English:
    bad debt
    - borderline
    - doubtful
    - dubious
    - moot
    - questionable
    - touch
    - uncertain
    - border
    * * *
    dudoso, -a adj
    1. [improbable] doubtful;
    una palabra de origen dudoso a word of doubtful origin;
    lo veo dudoso I doubt it;
    ser dudoso (que) to be doubtful (whether), to be unlikely (that);
    es dudoso que asista a la reunión it's unlikely (that) he'll attend the meeting, it's doubtful whether he'll attend the meeting
    2. [vacilante] hesitant, indecisive;
    estaba dudoso sobre qué hacer she was unsure about what to do
    3. [sospechoso] questionable, dubious;
    un individuo de dudosa reputación an individual of dubious reputation;
    una broma de gusto dudoso a joke in questionable taste;
    un penalti dudoso a dubious penalty
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( incierto) doubtful, dubious
    2 ( indeciso) hesitant
    * * *
    dudoso, -sa adj
    1) : doubtful
    2) : dubious, questionable
    ♦ dudosamente adv
    * * *
    dudoso adj (en general) doubtful
    estoy dudoso, no sé qué coche elegir I'm doubtful, I don't know which car to choose

    Spanish-English dictionary > dudoso

  • 2 sospechoso

    adj.
    1 suspicious, suspect, on suspicion, shady.
    2 suspicious, distrustful.
    3 suspicious, open to suspicion, doubtable, dubious.
    m.
    suspect, suspected criminal.
    * * *
    1 suspicious
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 suspect
    * * *
    1. (f. - sospechosa)
    noun
    2. (f. - sospechosa)
    adj.
    suspect, suspicious
    * * *
    sospechoso, -a
    1.
    2.
    SM / F suspect
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo <movimiento/comportamiento> suspicious; < paquete> suspicious, suspect

    me parece muy sospechoso — I find it very o highly suspicious

    II
    - sa masculino, femenino suspect
    * * *
    = suspect, fishy [fishier -comp., fishiest -sup.], shady, suspect, dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], fly-by-night, dubious-sounding, dubious, under suspicion.
    Ex. The utility, in information service terms, of a narrow technical education is suspect.
    Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.
    Ex. Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.
    Ex. Results show that newsworthiness of a homicide is enhanced when whites are suspects or victims, males are suspects and victims are females, children or senior citizens.
    Ex. The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.
    Ex. What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.
    Ex. But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.
    Ex. On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind.
    Ex. When war broke out against Germany, immigrants from that country were suddenly under suspicion of being possible enemy.
    ----
    * haber algo sospechoso con = there + be + something fishy going on with.
    * principal sospechoso = leading suspect.
    * que parece sospechoso = dubious-sounding.
    * ruedad de sospechosos = identity parade.
    * rueda de sospechosos = police line-up, identification parade.
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo <movimiento/comportamiento> suspicious; < paquete> suspicious, suspect

    me parece muy sospechoso — I find it very o highly suspicious

    II
    - sa masculino, femenino suspect
    * * *
    = suspect, fishy [fishier -comp., fishiest -sup.], shady, suspect, dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], fly-by-night, dubious-sounding, dubious, under suspicion.

    Ex: The utility, in information service terms, of a narrow technical education is suspect.

    Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.
    Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.
    Ex: Results show that newsworthiness of a homicide is enhanced when whites are suspects or victims, males are suspects and victims are females, children or senior citizens.
    Ex: The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.
    Ex: What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.
    Ex: But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.
    Ex: On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind.
    Ex: When war broke out against Germany, immigrants from that country were suddenly under suspicion of being possible enemy.
    * haber algo sospechoso con = there + be + something fishy going on with.
    * principal sospechoso = leading suspect.
    * que parece sospechoso = dubious-sounding.
    * ruedad de sospechosos = identity parade.
    * rueda de sospechosos = police line-up, identification parade.

    * * *
    ‹movimiento/comportamiento› suspicious; ‹paquete› suspicious, suspect
    tres hombres de aspecto sospechoso three suspicious-looking men
    relojes baratos de origen sospechoso cheap watches of dubious origin
    me parece muy sospechoso I find it very o highly suspicious
    masculine, feminine
    suspect
    * * *

    sospechoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo ‹movimiento/comportamiento› suspicious;


    ‹ paquete› suspicious, suspect;

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    suspect
    sospechoso,-a
    I sustantivo masculino y femenino suspect
    II adjetivo suspicious: era sospechoso de asesinato, he was suspected of committing a murder

    ' sospechoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    detener
    - detenida
    - detenido
    - enjuiciar
    - interrogar
    - oscura
    - oscuro
    - rondar
    - sospechosa
    - interrogación
    - llevar
    - vaina
    English:
    detention
    - doubtful
    - dubious
    - funny business
    - grill
    - shady
    - shifty
    - suspect
    - suspicious
    - up
    - Caucasian
    - fishy
    - furtive
    - name
    * * *
    sospechoso, -a
    ♦ adj
    suspicious;
    me parece sospechoso que no haya venido it strikes me as suspicious that he hasn't come
    ♦ nm,f
    suspect
    * * *
    I adj suspicious
    II m, sospechosa f suspect
    * * *
    sospechoso, -sa adj
    : suspicious, suspect
    sospechoso, -sa n
    : suspect
    * * *
    sospechoso1 adj suspicious
    sospechoso2 n suspect

    Spanish-English dictionary > sospechoso

  • 3 dubbio

    (pl -bbi) 1. adj doubtful
    ( equivoco) dubious
    2. m doubt
    essere in dubbio fra hesitate between
    senza dubbio undoubtedly, without a doubt
    * * *
    dubbio1 s.m.
    1 doubt, uncertainty: senza dubbio, no doubt (o without doubt o undoubtedly); è fuor di dubbio che..., it is beyond doubt that...; non c'è dubbio che tu abbia buone intenzioni, no doubt you mean well; ho i miei dubbi, I have my doubts; non ho alcun dubbio sulla tua onestà, I have no doubts about (o as to) your honesty; dissipare, chiarire un dubbio, to remove (o to dispel), to clear up a doubt; essere in dubbio sul da farsi, to be in doubt (o to be doubtful o to be uncertain) (about) what to do; sono in dubbio se chiamarlo o scrivergli, I'm not sure whether to call him or to write to him; la sua rielezione è in dubbio, his reelection is doubtful; nel dubbio ti conviene partire subito, if you aren't sure you should leave straight away; rimanere nel dubbio, to remain in doubt; voglio sapere tutto piuttosto che rimanere nel dubbio, I want to find out everything rather than remain in doubt (o in uncertainty); lasciare in dubbio, to leave doubtful; mettere in dubbio, to (call into) question; metto in dubbio la sua buona fede, I question his good faith; metto in dubbio le sue parole, I challenge what he says; mi viene un dubbio, I'm not sure (o I'm wondering); nutrire dubbi in merito a qlco., to have one's doubts about sthg.; sollevare un dubbio, to raise a doubt
    2 ( sospetto) misgiving, suspicion, apprehension, doubt: avevo il dubbio che l'avesse rubato, I suspected that she had stolen it; ho il dubbio che tu non sia sincero, I question (o doubt) your sincerity; ho molti dubbi su di lui, I have many misgivings about him.
    dubbio2 agg.
    1 ( incerto) doubtful, uncertain: il risultato è ancora dubbio, the result is still in doubt (o uncertain) // di dubbio gusto, in doubtful taste; una battuta di dubbio gusto, a joke in doubtful taste
    2 ( ambiguo) ambiguous, unreliable; ( sospetto) dubious, doubtful: un amico dubbio, a dubious friend; parole dubbie, ambiguous words; è un caso dubbio, it's a problematic (o doubtful) case; una persona di dubbia fama, a person of dubious reputation; sguardo dubbio, sinister look.
    * * *
    ['dubbjo] dubbio -bia, -bi, -bie
    1. sm

    mettere in dubbio — (affermazione, buona fede) to doubt, question, (esito, successo) to put in doubt

    avere il dubbio che — to suspect (that), be afraid that

    essere in dubbio — (risultato) to be doubtful o uncertain

    senza dubbio — doubtless, no doubt, undoubtedly

    2. agg
    1) (incerto: gen) doubtful, (avvenire) uncertain
    2) (equivoco, discutibile: qualità, gusto) dubious, questionable
    * * *
    1.
    pl. -bi, - bie ['dubbjo, bi, bje] aggettivo
    1) (poco certo) [ risultato] doubtful; [ successo] uncertain
    2) (ambiguo) [significato, risposta] ambiguous
    3) (inattendibile) [ autenticità] questionable

    essere dubbio — [ onestà] to be in doubt

    4) (discutibile) [persona, reputazione] dubious; [ affare] shady
    2.
    sostantivo maschile
    1) (incertezza) doubt

    senza dubbio — no o without doubt

    senza alcun dubbio — beyond (all) doubt, without (a) doubt

    lasciare qcn. nel dubbio — to leave sb. in a state of uncertainty

    mettere in dubbio qcs. — to put sth. in doubt, to cast doubt on sth., to doubt sth.

    essere in dubbio — [ persona] to be doubtful, to have misgivings ( riguardo, in merito a about); [ risultato] to be in doubt

    nel dubbio — if o when in doubt

    nel dubbio, ho preferito non dire nulla — not being sure I preferred not to say anything

    2) (sospetto) doubt

    avere o nutrire -bi su to have one's doubts about; ho dei o i miei -bi! — I have my doubts

    3) filos. relig. doubt
    * * *
    dubbio
    pl. -bi, - bie /'dubbjo, bi, bje/
     1 (poco certo) [ risultato] doubtful; [ successo] uncertain
     2 (ambiguo) [ significato, risposta] ambiguous
     3 (inattendibile) [ autenticità] questionable; essere dubbio [ onestà] to be in doubt
     4 (discutibile) [ persona, reputazione] dubious; [ affare] shady; scherzo di dubbio gusto joke in rather bad taste
     1 (incertezza) doubt; senza dubbio no o without doubt; senza alcun dubbio beyond (all) doubt, without (a) doubt; non avere -bi (che) to have no doubt (that); lasciare qcn. nel dubbio to leave sb. in a state of uncertainty; mettere in dubbio qcs. to put sth. in doubt, to cast doubt on sth., to doubt sth.; essere in dubbio [ persona] to be doubtful, to have misgivings ( riguardo, in merito a about); [ risultato] to be in doubt; nel dubbio if o when in doubt; nel dubbio, ho preferito non dire nulla not being sure I preferred not to say anything
     2 (sospetto) doubt; avere o nutrire -bi su to have one's doubts about; ho dei o i miei -bi! I have my doubts
     3 filos. relig. doubt.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > dubbio

  • 4 деньги сомнительного происхождения

    1) General subject: money of dubious provenance

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > деньги сомнительного происхождения

  • 5 dubia

    pl.
    Gen. -ów dubious things, materials l. things of dubious origin.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > dubia

  • 6 dubbio

    ['dubbjo] dubbio -bia, -bi, -bie
    1. sm

    mettere in dubbio — (affermazione, buona fede) to doubt, question, (esito, successo) to put in doubt

    avere il dubbio che — to suspect (that), be afraid that

    essere in dubbio — (risultato) to be doubtful o uncertain

    senza dubbio — doubtless, no doubt, undoubtedly

    2. agg
    1) (incerto: gen) doubtful, (avvenire) uncertain
    2) (equivoco, discutibile: qualità, gusto) dubious, questionable

    Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > dubbio

  • 7 niepew|ny

    Ⅰ adj. 1. (trudny do przewidzenia) [przyszłość] uncertain, doubtful; [pogoda] unpredictable, unsettled; [kariera, rynek] uncertain, unstable; [posada] precarious, insecure; [wynik] uncertain; iffy pot.
    - ich los jest wciąż niepewny their fate is still uncertain a. up in the air
    - niepewna sytuacja gospodarcza/prawna an uncertain economic/legal situation
    - inwestowanie w niepewnych czasach investment in times of uncertainty
    - po bankructwie fabryki czekało go niepewne jutro after the factory went bankrupt, he faced an uncertain future
    2. (wątpliwy) [zwycięstwo, zysk] uncertain
    - niepewne zarobki w bankrutującej firmie unreliable earnings in a firm facing bankruptcy
    3. (niebudzący zaufania) [dane, metoda, sojusznik] unreliable, uncertain; [pokój] precarious, uneasy
    - informacja pochodzi z niepewnego źródła the information comes from an unreliable source
    - alkohol/mięso niepewnego pochodzenia alcohol/meat of dubious origin
    - stąpać po niepewnym gruncie przen. to be treading on uncertain ground przen.; to be skating on thin ice przen.
    4. (niespokojny) unsure
    - być niepewnym jutra to live precariously
    - był niepewny miejsca w zespole he was unsure of his place in the team
    - niepewny o swój stołek przen. uncertain about keeping one’s job
    - był niepewny swej przyszłości he was unsure of a. felt uncertain about his future
    - niepewny siebie unsure of oneself, lacking in self-confidence
    - niepewna siebie nastolatka an insecure a. a self-conscious teenager
    5. (nieśmiały, niezdecydowany) [krok] hesitant, faltering
    - napisać coś niepewną ręką to write sth in an unsteady hand
    - stąpać niepewnym krokiem to walk unsteadily, to totter
    - mówić niepewnym głosem to speak in a faltering voice
    - miał niepewną minę he had an uncertain look on his face
    Ⅱ niepewien adj. praed. był niepewien swojej racji he was uncertain a. unsure of his arguments
    ■ być niepewnym dnia ani godziny pot. to live with a threat hanging over one’s head, to have one’s name on the danger list
    - uznany przez mafię za zdrajcę, był niepewny dnia ani godziny branded a traitor by the mafia, he lived with a death threat hanging over his head
    - na niepewne trusting to luck, leaving it to chance
    - nie skontaktował się z rodziną i jechał na niepewne he didn’t contact his family and went there on the off chance a. trusting to luck

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > niepew|ny

  • 8 empoigne

    n. f.
    1. Foire d'empoigne: 'Free-for-all', brawl, all-out fight.
    2. Acheter quelque chose à la foire d'empoigne (joc.): To get something from 'off the back of a lorry', to come into posses sion of goods of dubious origin.

    Dictionary of Modern Colloquial French > empoigne

  • 9 douteux

    douteux, -euse [dutø, øz]
    adjective
       a. ( = incertain) doubtful
    • il est douteux que... it is doubtful whether...
    • il n'est pas douteux que... there is no doubt that...
       b. (pejorative) [propreté, qualité, mœurs] dubious
    • d'un goût douteux [décoration, cravate, plaisanterie] in dubious taste
    * * *
    - euse dutø, øz adjectif
    1) ( peu certain) [résultat, succès] uncertain
    2) ( ambigu) [sens, réponse] ambiguous
    3) ( sujet à caution) [honnêteté, renseignements] dubious
    4) ( suspect) [affaire, individu] shady; [hygiène, viande] dubious
    * * *
    dutø, øz adj (-euse)
    1) (= incertain) doubtful
    2) (= discutable) dubious, questionable
    3) péjoratif (individu) suspicious-looking
    * * *
    douteux, - euse adj
    1 ( peu certain) [résultat, issue, succès] uncertain; il est douteux qu'il ait pu s'échapper it is unlikely that he was able to escape;
    2 ( ambigu) [sens, réponse] ambiguous;
    3 ( sujet à caution) [honnêteté, innocence, renseignements] dubious; [sincérité, authenticité] dubious, doubtful;
    4 ( suspect) [affaire, individu, transactions, profits] shady; [propreté, hygiène, fraîcheur] dubious, questionable; [plat, viande] dubious, suspect; cravate d'un goût douteux tie in dubious taste; plaisanterie d'un goût douteux joke in dubious taste.
    ( féminin douteuse) [dutø, øz] adjectif
    1. [non certain, non assuré - authenticité, fait] doubtful, uncertain, questionable ; [ - avenir, issue, origine etc.] doubtful, uncertain ; [ - signature] doubtful
    il est douteux que... it's doubtful whether...
    2. (péjoratif) [inspirant la méfiance - individu] dubious-looking ; [ - comportement, manœuvres, passé etc.] dubious, questionable
    le portrait/sa plaisanterie était d'un goût douteux the portrait/her joke was in dubious taste
    3. [sale, dangereux] dubious

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > douteux

  • 10 oscuro

    adj.
    1 dark, obscure, dim, darkish.
    2 sullen, dark.
    3 brunette, brunet, black-a-vised, dark.
    * * *
    1→ link=obscuro obscuro
    * * *
    (f. - oscura)
    adj.
    1) dark
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=sin luz) dark

    ¡qué casa tan oscura! — what a dark house!

    2) [color, cielo, día] dark
    3) [texto, explicación] obscure
    4) (=sospechoso)

    oscuras intenciones — dubious intentions, sinister intentions

    5) (=incierto) [porvenir, futuro] uncertain
    6) (=poco conocido) obscure
    * * *
    - ra adjetivo
    1)
    a) <calle/habitación> dark
    b) <color/ojos/pelo> dark
    2)
    a) < intenciones> dark; < asunto> dubious
    b) ( poco claro) <significado/asunto> obscure
    c) ( poco conocido) <escritor/orígenes> obscure
    * * *
    = black [blacker -comp., blackest -sup.], dark [darker -comp., darkest -sup.], darkling, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], obscure, murky [murkier -comp., murkiest -sup.], dusky.
    Ex. Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
    Ex. Input fields for passwords be dark to prevent other close the terminal from seeing, and perhaps copying the input.
    Ex. I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of Hereafter.
    Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
    Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).
    Ex. There are extraordinary uncertainties in the murky future of higher education and to change the character of our library at this stage would be too extreme a measure.
    Ex. The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky kin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections.
    ----
    * azul oscuro = deep blue.
    * callejón oscuro = dark alley.
    * claroscuro = light-and-shade.
    * cuarto oscuro de fotografía = photographic darkroom.
    * de color verde oscuro = bottle green.
    * dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.
    * de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.
    * en un pasado oscuro y lejano = in the dim and distant past.
    * marrón oscuro = dark brown.
    * oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.
    * traje oscuro de rayas = pinstripe(d) suit.
    * un pasado oscuro = a dark past.
    * volverse oscuro = turn + dark.
    * * *
    - ra adjetivo
    1)
    a) <calle/habitación> dark
    b) <color/ojos/pelo> dark
    2)
    a) < intenciones> dark; < asunto> dubious
    b) ( poco claro) <significado/asunto> obscure
    c) ( poco conocido) <escritor/orígenes> obscure
    * * *
    = black [blacker -comp., blackest -sup.], dark [darker -comp., darkest -sup.], darkling, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], obscure, murky [murkier -comp., murkiest -sup.], dusky.

    Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.

    Ex: Input fields for passwords be dark to prevent other close the terminal from seeing, and perhaps copying the input.
    Ex: I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of Hereafter.
    Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
    Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).
    Ex: There are extraordinary uncertainties in the murky future of higher education and to change the character of our library at this stage would be too extreme a measure.
    Ex: The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky kin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections.
    * azul oscuro = deep blue.
    * callejón oscuro = dark alley.
    * claroscuro = light-and-shade.
    * cuarto oscuro de fotografía = photographic darkroom.
    * de color verde oscuro = bottle green.
    * dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.
    * de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.
    * en un pasado oscuro y lejano = in the dim and distant past.
    * marrón oscuro = dark brown.
    * oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.
    * traje oscuro de rayas = pinstripe(d) suit.
    * un pasado oscuro = a dark past.
    * volverse oscuro = turn + dark.

    * * *
    oscuro -ra
    A
    1 ‹calle/habitación› dark
    son las cuatro de la tarde y ya está oscuro it's only four o'clock and it's dark already
    la oscura y triste celda the gloomy cell
    un cuartucho oscuro a dim little room
    cuarto2 (↑ cuarto (2))
    2 ‹color/tono/ropa› dark; ‹ojos/pelo/piel› dark
    vestía de oscuro she was wearing dark clothes
    B
    1 (sospechoso, turbio) ‹intenciones› dark; ‹asunto› dubious
    su oscuro pasado her murky past
    aún quedan puntos oscuros sobre su desaparición there are still some unanswered questions o some things that seem suspicious regarding his disappearance
    2 (poco claro) ‹significado/asunto› obscure
    3 (poco conocido) ‹escritor/orígenes› obscure
    * * *

     

    oscuro
    ◊ -ra adjetivo

    1
    a) ‹calle/habitación› dark;


    b) ‹color/ojos/pelo› dark;


    2
    a) ( dudoso) ‹ intenciones› dark;

    ‹ asunto› dubious
    b) ( poco claro) ‹significado/asunto› obscure

    c) ( poco conocido) ‹escritor/orígenes› obscure

    oscuro,-a adjetivo
    1 (el día, un color) dark: siempre viste de oscuro, she always wears dark clothing
    una oscura mañana de invierno, a dark winter morning
    2 (un asunto, una idea) obscure
    3 (sospechoso, turbio) shady, suspect: hay algo oscuro en su pasado, there's a shady element in his past
    4 (el porvenir) uncertain
    ' oscuro' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    negra
    - negro
    - oscura
    - parda
    - pardo
    - pasada
    - pasado
    - sórdida
    - sórdido
    - tenebrosa
    - tenebroso
    - color
    - ennegrecer
    - marrón
    - moreno
    - morocho
    - obscuro
    - prieto
    English:
    assailant
    - black
    - dark
    - darken
    - darkroom
    - deep
    - dim
    - dusky
    - gloomy
    - gun down
    - joke
    - murky
    - obscure
    - shadowy
    - still
    - pin
    - pitch-black
    - time
    * * *
    oscuro, -a, obscuro, -a adj
    1. [sin luz] dark;
    nos quedamos a oscuras we were left in darkness o in the dark;
    Fig
    en este tema estoy a oscuras I'm ignorant about this subject;
    ¡qué oscura está esta habitación! this room is very dark!;
    una casa oscura y lúgubre a dark and gloomy house
    2. [nublado] overcast;
    se quedó una tarde oscura the afternoon turned out overcast
    3. [color, traje, piel, pelo] dark
    4. [poco claro] obscure, unclear;
    palabras de oscuro sentido words whose meaning is unclear
    5. [incierto] uncertain, unclear;
    tiene un origen oscuro it's of uncertain origin
    6. [intenciones, asunto] shady
    7. [porvenir, futuro] gloomy
    8. [de poca relevancia] obscure, minor;
    un oscuro funcionario a minor official
    * * *
    adj
    1 dark;
    a oscuras in the dark
    2 fig
    obscure
    * * *
    oscuro, -ra adj
    1) : dark
    2) : obscure
    3)
    a oscuras : in the dark, in darkness
    * * *
    oscuro adj
    1. (en general) dark
    2. (poco conocido) obscure

    Spanish-English dictionary > oscuro

  • 11 incerto

    1. adj uncertain
    2. m uncertainty
    * * *
    incerto agg.
    1 (dubbio) doubtful, dubious, uncertain: una notizia incerta, an unconfirmed piece of news; etimo incerto, doubtful etymology; esito incerto, uncertain (o doubtful o dubious) result; origine, età incerta, uncertain origin, age; l'avvenire è incerto, the future is uncertain; in quanto a questa faccenda tutto è ancora incerto, as to this matter everything is still uncertain
    2 (instabile) unsettled, changeable, uncertain, variable: tempo incerto, unsettled (o changeable) weather
    3 (malsicuro) uncertain, unsure, hesitant, unsteady: è ancora incerto nella guida, he's still unsure in his driving; avanzare con passo incerto, to advance hesitantly; scrittura incerta, shaky handwriting
    4 (indefinito) unclear, indistinct, confused: forma incerta, indistinct shape; luce incerta, dim (o feeble) light
    5 (indeciso, irresoluto) doubtful (about, of, as to sthg., about doing); undecided (about, as to sthg., about doing); irresolute; hesitant, hesitating (about, as to sthg., about doing): sono incerto su quello che dovrei dire, I am doubtful (o undecided) as to what I should say; appare sempre molto incerto, he always seems undecided (o irresolute)
    ◆ s.m.
    1 (l'imprevedibile) uncertainty, risk: lasciare il certo per l'incerto, to step into the unknown; gli incerti del mestiere, occupational hazards (o risks)
    2 pl. (guadagni occasionali) perquisites; (fam.) perks, extras, casual earnings.
    * * *
    [in'tʃɛrto] incerto (-a)
    1. agg
    (esito, risultato) uncertain, doubtful, (tempo) uncertain, (persona) undecided, hesitating

    essere incerto su qc — to be uncertain o unsure about sth

    essere incerto sul da farsi — not to know what to do, be uncertain what to do

    2. sm

    lasciare il certo per l'incerto — to step out into the unknown, leave certainty behind one

    * * *
    [in'tʃɛrto] 1.
    1) (imprevedibile) [ risultato] doubtful, uncertain; [ futuro] unclear, uncertain; [ tempo] hazardous, unpredictable, unsettled
    2) (esitante) [sguardo, risposta] dubious, hesitant; [ persona] uncertain; [ passo] faltering, unsteady; [ tentativo] wavering, shaky; [ grafia] wobbly

    essere incerto su qcs. — to be dubious about sth

    2.
    sostantivo maschile uncertainty
    * * *
    incerto
    /in't∫εrto/
     1 (imprevedibile) [ risultato] doubtful, uncertain; [ futuro] unclear, uncertain; [ tempo] hazardous, unpredictable, unsettled
     2 (esitante) [sguardo, risposta] dubious, hesitant; [ persona] uncertain; [ passo] faltering, unsteady; [ tentativo] wavering, shaky; [ grafia] wobbly; essere incerto su qcs. to be dubious about sth.
     uncertainty; gli -i del mestiere occupational risks.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > incerto

  • 12 sospetto

    1. adj suspicious
    2. m, sospetta f suspect
    * * *
    sospetto1 agg.
    1 ( che suggerisce sospetto) suspicious, dubious: aria sospetta, suspicious air; un rumore sospetto, a suspicious noise; con un'occhiata sospetta, with a suspicious glance; in circostanze sospette, in suspicious circumstances
    2 ( discutibile) suspect; questionable: affermazioni sospette, questionable statements; la sua buona fede è sospetta, his good faith is suspect (o questionable); merce di provenienza sospetta, goods of doubtful (o questionable) origin
    3 ( di cui si teme l'esistenza) suspected: una sospetta lesione al fegato, a suspected lesion of the liver
    ◆ s.m. ( persona sospettata) suspect: la polizia arrestò i sospetti, the police arrested the suspects.
    sospetto2 s.m.
    1 suspicion: sospetto fondato, infondato, well-founded, unfounded suspicion; ciò mi mise in sospetto, this made me suspicious; guardava con sospetto, he was looking with suspicion; ho il sospetto che egli sia un ladro, I have a suspicion (o I suspect) (that) he is a thief (o I suspect him of being a thief); ho dei sospetti sulla sua onestà, I've got doubts about his honesty; su di lui pesava il sospetto di omicidio, the suspicion of murder hangs over him; cadere in sospetto, to fall under suspicion; destare sospetto, to rouse suspicion; al di sopra di ogni sospetto, above suspicion // ho l'atroce sospetto che non guarirà, I have a horrible feeling that she's not going to get better
    2 (fam.) ( piccola quantità) hint, touch.
    * * *
    I 1. [sos'pɛtto]
    aggettivo [auto, individuo] suspect, suspicious; [ comportamento] furtive, suspicious; [ rumore] suspicious; [ origine] dubious
    2.
    sostantivo maschile (sospettato) (f. -a) suspect
    II [sos'pɛtto]
    sostantivo maschile (dubbio, supposizione) suspicion, misgiving; (idea vaga) suspicion, feeling, inkling
    * * *
    sospetto1
    /sos'pεtto/
     [auto, individuo] suspect, suspicious; [ comportamento] furtive, suspicious; [ rumore] suspicious; [ origine] dubious; un tipo sospetto a suspicious-looking individual
      (sospettato) (f. -a) suspect.
    ————————
    sospetto2
    /sos'pεtto/
    sostantivo m.
    (dubbio, supposizione) suspicion, misgiving; (idea vaga) suspicion, feeling, inkling; destare -i to arouse suspicion; al di sopra di ogni sospetto above suspicion; avere il sospetto che to have a suspicion that; ho il vago sospetto che I have a shrewd idea that.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sospetto

  • 13 AF

    of
    * * *
    prep. w. dat.
    I. Of place:
    1) off, from;
    G. hljóp af hesti sínum, G. jumped off his horse;
    ganga af mótinu, to go away from the meeting;
    Flosi kastaði af sér skikkjunni, threw off his cloak;
    Gizzur gekk af útsuðri at gerðinu, from the south-west;
    hann hafði leyst af sér skúa sína, he had taken off his shoes;
    Steinarr vildi slíta hann af sér, throw him off;
    tók Gísli þá af sér vápnin, took off his arms;
    bréf af Magnúsi konungi, a letter from king Magnus;
    hverr af öðrum, one after another, in succession;
    vil ek þú vinnir af þér skuldina, work off the debt;
    muntu enga sætt af mér fá, no peace at my hand;
    rísa af dauða, to rise from the dead;
    vakna af draumi, to awaken from a dream;
    lúka upp af hrossi, to open a gate from off a horse;
    vindr stóð af landi, the wind blew from the land;
    2) out of;
    verða tekinn af heimi, to be taken out of the world;
    gruflar hón af læknum, she scrambles out of the brook;
    Otradalr var mjök af vegi, far out of the way.
    Connected with út; föstudaginn fór út herrinn af borginni, marched out of the town.
    II. Of time; past, beyond:
    af ómagaaldri, able to support oneself, of age;
    ek em nú af léttasta skeiði, no longer in the prime of life;
    þá er sjau vikur eru af sumri, when seven weeks of summer are past;
    var mikit af nótt, much of the night was past.
    III. In various other relations:
    1) þiggja lið af e-m, to receive help from one;
    hafa umboð af e-m, to be another’s deputy;
    vera góðs (ills) maklegr af e-m, to deserve good (bad) of one;
    féll þar lið mart af Eyvindi, many of Eyvind’s men fell there;
    þá eru þeir útlagir ok af goðorði sínu, have forfeited their goðorð;
    þá skalt þú af allri fjárheimtunni, forfeit all the claim;
    ek skal stefna þér af konunni, summon thee to give up;
    2) off, of;
    höggva fót, hönd, af e-m, to cut off one’s foot, hand;
    vil ek, at þú takir slíkt sem þér líkar af varningi, whatever you like of the stores;
    þar lá forkr einn ok brotit af endanum, with the point broken off;
    absol., beit hann höndina af, bit the hand off;
    fauk af höfuðit, the head flew off;
    3) of, among;
    hinn efniligasti maðr af ungum mönnum, the most promising of the young men;
    4) with;
    hláða, (ferma) skip af e-u, to load (freight) a ship with;
    fylla heiminn af sínu kyni, to fill the world with his offspring;
    5) of (= ór which is more frequent);
    húsit var gert af timbr stokkum, was built of trunks of trees;
    6) fig., eigi vita menn hvat af honum er orðit, what has become of him;
    hvat hefir þú gert af Gunnari, what hast thou done with Gunnar?;
    7) denoting parentage, descent, origin;
    ok eru af þeim komnir Gilsbekkingar, are descended from them;
    kominn af Trójumönnum, descended from the Trojans;
    8) by, of (after passive);
    ek em sendr hingat af Starkaði, sent hither by;
    ástsæll af landsmónnum, beloved of;
    9) on account of, by reason of, by;
    úbygðr at frosti ok kulda, because of frost and cold;
    ómáli af áverkum, speechless from wounds;
    af ástæld hans, by his popularity;
    af því, therefore;
    af hví, wherefor why;
    af því at, because;
    10) by means of, by;
    framfœra e-n af verkum sínum, by means of his own labour;
    af sínu fé, by one’s own means;
    absol., hann fekk af hina mestu sœmd, derived great honour from it;
    11) with adjectives, in regard to;
    mildr af fé, liberal of money;
    góðr af griðum, merciful;
    12) used absol. with a verb, off away;
    hann bað hann þá róa af fjörðinn, to row the firth off;
    ok er þeir höfðu af fjörðung, when they had covered one forth of the way;
    sofa af nóttina, to sleep the night away.
    * * *
    prep. often used elliptically by dropping the case, or even merely adverbially, [Ulf. af; A. S. and Engl. of, off; Hel. ab; Germ. ab; Gr. άπό; Lat. a, ab.] With dat. denoting a motion a loco; one of the three prepp. af, ór, frá, corresponding to those in loco—á, í, við, and ad locum—á, í, at. It in general corresponds to the prepp. in loco—á, or in locum— til, whilst ór answers more to í; but it also frequently corresponds to yfir, um or í. It ranges between ór and frá, generally denoting the idea from the surface of, while ór means from the inner part, and frá from the outer part or border. The motion from a hill, plain, open place is thus denoted by af; by ór that from an enclosed space, depth, cavity, thus af fjalli, but ór of a valley, dale; af Englandi, but ór Danmörk, as mörk implies the notion of a deep wood, forest. The wind blows af landi, but a ship sets sail frá landi; frá landi also means a distance from: af hendi, of a glove, ring; ór hendi, of whatever has been kept in the hand (correl. to á hendi and í hendi). On the other hand af is more general, whilst frá and ór are of a more special character; frá denoting a departure, ór an impulse or force; a member goes home af þingi, whereas ór may denote an inmate of a district, or convey the notion of secession or exclusion from, Eb. 105 new Ed.; the traveller goes af landi, the exile ór landi: taka e-t af e-m is to take a thing out of one’s hand, that of taka frá e-m to remove out of one’s sight, etc. In general af answers to Engl. of, off, ór to out of, and frá to from: the Lat. prepp. ab, de, and ex do not exactly correspond to the Icelandic, yet as a rule ór may answer to ex, af sometimes to ab, sometimes to de. Of, off, from among; with, by; on account of by means of, because of concerning, in respect of.
    A. Loc.
    I. With motion, off, from:
    1. prop. corresp. to á,
    α. konungr dró gullhring af hendi sér (but á hendi), Ld. 32; Höskuldr lætr bera farm af skipi, unload the ship (but bera farm á skip), id.; var tekit af hestum þeirra, they were unsaddled, Nj. 4; Gunnarr hafði farit heiman af bæ sínum, he was away from home, 82; Gunnarr hljóp af hesti sínum, jumped off his horse (but hl. á hest), 83; hlaupa, stökkva af baki, id., 112, 264 ; Gunnarr skýtr til hans af boganum, from the bow, where af has a slight notion of instrumentality, 96; flýja af fundinum, to fly from off the battle-field, 102; ríða af Þríhyrningshálsum, 206; út af Langaholti, Eg. 744 ; sunnan ór Danmörk ok af Saxlandi, 560; ganga af mótinu, to go from the meeting, Fms. vii. 130; af þeirra fundi reis María upp ok fór, 625. 85 ; Flosi kastaði af ser skikkjunni, threw his cloak off him (but kasta á sik),Nj. 176; taka Hrungnis fót af honum, of a load, burden, Edda 58; land þat er hann fiskði af, from which he set off to fish, Grág. i. 151, is irregular, frá would suit better; slíta af baki e-s, from off one’s back, ii. 9 ; bera af borði, to clear the table, Nj. 75.
    β. where it more nearly answers to í; þeir koma af hafi, of sailors coming in (but leggja í haf), Nj. 128 ; fara til Noregs af Orkneyjum (but í or til O.), 131; þeim Agli fórst vel ok komu af hafi i Borgarfjörð, Eg. 392 ; hann var útlagi ( outlawed) af Noregi, where ór would be more regular, 344; af Islandi, of a traveller, Fms. x. 3; búa her af báðum ríkjunum, to take a levy from, 51; hinir beztu bændr ór Norðlendingafjórðungi ok af Sunnlendingafjórðungi, the most eminent Southerners and Northerners, 113; Gizzurr gékk af útsuðri at gerðinu, from south-west, Sturl. ii. 219; prestar af hvárutveggja biskupsdæmi, from either diocess, Dipl. ii. 11; verða tekinn af heimi, to be taken out of the world, 623. 21; gruflar hon af læknum, scrambles out of the brook, Ísl. ii. 340; Egill kneyfði af horninu í einum drykk, drained off the horn at one draught, literally squeezed every drop out of it, Eg. 557; brottuaf herbúðunurn, Fms. x. 343.
    γ. of things more or less surrounding the subject, corresp. to yfir or um; láta þeir þegar af sér tjöldin, break off, take down the tents in preparing for battle, Eg. 261; kyrtillinn rifnaði af honum, his coat burst, caused by the swollen body, 602; hann hafði leyst af sér skúa sína, he untied his shoes (but binda á sik), 716; Steinarr vildi slíta hann af sér, throw him off, of one clinging to one’s body, 747; tók Gísli þá af sér vápnin, took off his arms, Fms. vii. 39. Of putting off clothes; fara af kápu, Nj. 143; far þú eigi af brynjunni, Bs. i. 541; þá ætlaði Sigurðr at fara af brynjunni, id.; þá var Skarphéðinn flettr af klæðunum, Nj. 209: now more usually fara or klæðum, fötum, exuere, to undress.
    δ. connected with út; föstudaginn for út herrinn af borginni, marched out of the town, Nj. 274; ganga út af kirkjunni, to go out of the church, now út úr, Fms. vii. 107: drekki hann af þeirri jörðunni, of something impregnated with the earth, Laekn. 402.
    ε. more closely corresponding to frá, being in such cases a Latinism (now frá); bréf af páfa, a pope’s bull, Fms. x. 6; rit af hánum, letter from him, 623. 52; bréf af Magnúsi konungi, a letter from king Magnus, Bs. i. 712; farið þér á brautu af mér í eilífan eld, Hom. 143; brott af drottins augliti, Stj. 43.
    ζ. denoting an uninterrupted continuity, in such phrases as land aflandi, from land to land, Eg. 343, Fas. ii. 539; skip af skipl. from ship to ship, Fms. v. 10; brann hvat af öðru, one after another, of an increasing fire, destroying everything, i. 128; brandr af brandi brenn, funi kveykist af funa, one from another, Hm. 56; hverr af öðrum, one after another, in succession, also hverr at öðrum, Eb. 272, 280 (where at in both passages).
    2. metaph., at ganga af e-m dauðum, to go from, leave one dead on the spot, of two combatants; en hann segiz bani hins ef hann gekk af dauðum manni, Grág. ii. 88, Hkr. 1. 327; undr þykir mér er bróðir þinn vildi eigi taka af þér starf þetta, would not take this toil from thee, Nj. 77; þegnar hans glöddust af honum, were fain of him, Fms. x. 380; at koma þeim manni af sér er settr var á fé hans, to get rid of, Ld. 52; vil ek þú vinriir af þér skuldina, work off the debt, Njarð. 366; reka af sér, to repel, Sturl. ii. 219; hann á þá sonu er aldri munu af oss ganga, who will never leave us, whom we shall never get rid of, Fas. i. 280; leysa e-n af e-u, to relieve, 64; taka e-n af lífi, to kill, Eg. 48, 416, Nj. 126; af lífdögum, Fms. vii. 204; ek mun ná lögum af því máli, get the benefit of the law in this case, Eg. 468; muntu enga sætt af mér fá, no peace at my hand, 414; rísa af dauða, to rise from death, Fms. ii. 142; guð bætti honum þó af þessi sótt, healed him of this sickness, ix. 390; vakna af sýn, draumi, svefni, to awaken from a vision, dream, sleep, 655 xxxii. I, Gísl. 24, Eb. 192, Fas. i. 41. Rather with the notion out of, in the phrase af sér etc., e. g. sýna e-t af scr, to shew, exhibit a disposition for or against, Ld. 18; gera mikit af sér, to shew great prowess, Ísl. ii. 368; éf þú gerir eigi meira af þér um aðra leika, unless you make more of thyself, Edda 32; Svipdagr hafði mikit af sér gert, fought bravely, Fas. i. 41; góðr (illr) af sér, good ( bad) of oneself, by nature; mikill af sjálfum sér, proud, bold, stout, Nj. 15; ágætastr maðr af sjálfum sér, the greatest hero, Bret.: góðr af ser, excellent, Hrafn. 7; but, on the contrary, af sér kominn, ruinous, in decay; this phrase is used of old houses or buildings, as in Bs. i. 488 = Sturl. l. c.; af sér kominn af mæði can also be said of a man fallen off from what he used to be; kominn af fotum fram, off his legs from age, Sturl. i. 223, Korm. 154 (in a verse).
    II. WITHOUT MOTION:
    1. denoting direction from, but at the same time continuous connection with an object from which an act or thing proceeds, from; tengja skip hvárt fram af stafni annars, to tie the ships in a line, stem to stern, Fms. i. 157, xi. 111; svá at þeir tóku út af borðum, jutted out of the boards, of rafters or poles, iv. 49; stjarna ok af sem skaft, of a comet, ix. 482; lúka upp af hrossi, to open a gate from off a horse, Grág. ii. 264; hon svarar af sínu sæti sem álpt af baru, Fás. i. 186; þar er sjá mátti utau af firði, af þjóðleið, that might be seen from the fareway on the sea when sailing in the firth, Hkr. ii. 64; þá mun hringt af (better at) Burakirkju, of bells rung at the church, Fms. xi. 160; gengr þar af Meðalfellsströnd, projects from, juts out, of a promontory, Ld. 10.
    2. denoting direction alone; upp af víkinni stóð borg mikil, a burg inland from the inlet, Eg. 161; lokrekkja innar af seti, a shut bed inward from the benches in the hall, Ísl. ii. 262; kapella upp af konungs herbergjum, upwards from, Fms. x. 153; vindr stóð af landi, the wind stood off the land, Bárð. 166.
    β. metaph., stauda af e-u, vide VI. 4.
    γ. ellipt., hallaði af norðr, of the channel, north of a spot, Boll. 348; also, austr af, suðr af, vestr af, etc.
    3. denoting absence; þingheyendr skulu eigi vera um nótt af þingi ( away from the meeting), eðr lengr, þá eru þeir af þingi ( away from (be meeting) ef þeir eru or ( out of) þingmarki, Grág. i. 25; vera um nótt af várþingi, 115; meðan hann er af landi héðan, abroad, 150.
    β. metaph., gud hvíldi af öllum verkum sínum á sjaunda degi, rested from his labours, Ver. 3.
    4. denoting distance; þat er komit af þjóðleið, out of the high road, remote, Eg. 369; af þjóðbraut, Grág. ii. 264, i. 15; Otradalr (a farm) var mjök af vegi, far out of the way, Háv. 53.
    B. TEMP, past, from, out of, beyond:
    1. of a person’s age, in the sense of having past a period of life; af ómaga aldri, of age, able to support oneself, Grág. i. 243; af aeskualdri, stricken in years, having past the prime of life, Eg. 202; lítið af barnsaldri, still a child, Ld. 74; ek em nú af léttasia skeiði, no longer in the prime of life, Háv. 40.
    2. of a part or period of time, past; eigi síðar en nótt er af þingi, a night of the session past, Grág. i. 101; þá er sjau vikur eru af sumri, seven weeks past of the summer, 182; tíu vikur af sumri, Íb. 10; var mikit af nótt, much of the night was past, Háv. 41; mikið af vetri, much of the winter was past, Fas. ii. 186; þriðjungr af nótt, a third of the night past, Fms. x. 160; stund af degi, etc.; tveir mánoðr af sumri, Gþl. 103.
    3. in adverbial phrases such as, af stundu, soon; af bragði, at once; af tómi, at leisure, at ease; af nýju, again; af skyndingu, speedily; af bráðungu, in a hurry, etc.
    C. In various other relations:
    I. denoting the passage or transition of an object, concrete or abstract, of, from.
    1. where a thing is received, derived from, conferred by a person or object; þiggja lið af e-m, to derive help from, Edda 26; taka traust af e-m, to receive support, comfort from, Fms. xi. 243; taka mála af e-m, to be in one’s pay, of a soldier, Eg. 266; halda land af e-m, to hold land of any one, 282; verða viss af e-m, to get information from, 57, Nj. 130; taka við sök af manni (a law term), to undertake a case, suit, Grág. i. 142; hafa umboð af e-m, to be another’s deputy, ii. 374; vera góðs (ills) maklegr af e-m, to deserve good (bad) of, Vd. 88 (old Ed., the new reads frá), Fs. 45; afla matar af eyjum, to derive supplies from, Eb. 12.
    2. where an object is taken by force:
    α. prop. out of a person’s hand; þú skalt hnykkja smíðit af honum, wrest it out of his hand, Nj. 32; cp. taka, þrífa, svipta e-u (e-t) af e-m, to wrest from.
    β. metaph. of a person’s deprival of anything in general; hann tók af þér konuna, carried thy wife off, Nj. 33; tók Gunnarr af þér sáðland þitt, robbed thee of seedland, 103; taka af honum tignina, to depose, degrade him, Eg. 271; vinna e-t af e-m, to carry off by force of arms, conquer, Fms. iii. 29; drepa menn af e-m, for one, slay one’s man, Eg. 417; fell þar lið mart af Eyvindi, many of Eyvind’s people fell there, 261.
    γ. in such phrases as, hyggja af e-u (v. afhuga), hugsa af e-u, to forget; hyggja af harmi; sjá af e-u, to lose, miss; var svá ástúðigt með þeim, at livargi þóttist mega af öðrum sjá, neither of them could take his eyes off the other, Sturl. i. 194; svá er mörg við ver sinn vær, at varla um sér hon af hoiuun nær, Skálda 163.
    3. denoting forfeiture; þá eru þeir útlagir, ok af goðorði sínu, have forfeited their priesthood, Grág. i. 24; telja hann af ráðunum fjár síns alls, to oust one, on account of idiocy or madness, 176; verða af kaupi, to be off the bargain, Edda 26; þá skalt þú af allri fjárheimtunni, forfeit all the claim, Nj. 15; ek skal stefna þér af konunni, summon thee to forfeit, a case of divorce, id.; ella er hann af rettarfari um hana, has forfeited the suit, Grág. i. 381.
    β. ellipt., af ferr eindagi ef, is forfeited, Grág. i. 140.
    II. denoting relation of a part to a whole, off, of, Lat. de; höggva hönd, höfuð, fót af e-um, to cut one’s hand, head, foot off, Nj. 97, 92, Bs. i. 674; höggva spjót af skapti, to sever the blade from the shaft, 264; hann lét þá ekki hafa af föðurarfi sínum, nothing of their patrimony, Eg. 25; vil ek at þú takir slíkt sem þér líkar af varningi, take what you like of the stores, Nj. 4; at þú eignist slíkt af fé okkru sem þú vili, 94.
    β. ellipt., en nú höfum vér kjörit, en þat er af krossinum, a slice of, Fms. vii. 89; Þórðr gaf Skólm frænda sínum af landnámi sínu, a part of, Landn. 211; hafði hann þat af hans eigu er hann vildi, Sturl. ii. 169; þar lá forkr einn ok brotið af endanum, the point broken off, Háv. 24, Sturl. i. 169.
    γ. absol. off; beit hann höndina af, þar sem nú heitir úlfliðr, bit the hand off, Edda 17; fauk af höfuðit, the head flew off, Nj. 97; jafnt er sem þér synist, af er fótrinn, the foot is off, id.; af bæði eyru, both ears off, Vm. 29.
    2. with the notion of—among; mestr skörungr af konum á Norðrlöndum, the greatest heroine in the North, Fms. i. 116; hinn efniligasti maðr af ungum mönnum í Austfjörðum, the most hopeful of youths in the Eastfirths, Njarð. 364; af ( among) öllurn hirðmönnuni virði konungr mest skáld sín, Eg. 27; ef hann vildi nokkura kaupa af þessum konum, Ld. 30; ör liggr þar útiá vegginum, ok er sú af þeirra örum, one of their own arrows, Nj. 115.
    β. from, among, belonging to; guð kaus hana af ollum konum sér til móður, of the Virgin Mary, Mar. A. i. 27.
    γ. metaph., kunna mikit (lítið) af e-u, to know much, little of, Bragi kann mest af skáldskap, is more cunning of poetry than any one else, Edda 17.
    δ. absol. out of, before, in preference to all others; Gunnarr bauð þér góð boð, en þú vildir eingi af taka, you would choose none of them, Nj. 77; ráða e-t af, to decide; þó mun faðir minn mestu af ráða, all depends upon him, Ld. 22; konungr kveðst því mundu heldr af trúa, preferred believing that of the two, Eg. 55; var honum ekki vildara af ván, he could expect nothing better, 364.
    3. with the additional sense of instrumentality, with; ferma skip af e-u, to freight a ship with, Eg. 364; hlaða mörg skip af korni, load many ships with corn, Fms. xi. 8; klyfja tvá hesta af mat, Nj. 74; var vágrinn skipaðr af herskipum, the bay was covered with war ships, 124; fylla ker af glóðum, fill it with embers, Stj. 319; fylla heiminn af sínu kyni, to fill the world with his offspring, Ver. 3.
    III. denoting the substance of which a thing is made, of; used indifferently with ór, though ór be more frequent; þeir gerðu af honum jörðina, af blóði hans sæinn ok vötnin, of the creation of the world from the corpse of the giant Ymir; the poem Gm. 40, 41, constantly uses ór in this sense, just as in modern Icelandic, Edda 5; svá skildu þeir, at allir hlutir væri smíðaðir af nokkru efni, 147 (pref.); húsit var gert af timbrstokkum, built of trunks of timber, Eg. 233; hjöhin vóru af gulli, of gold, golden, Fms. i. 17; af osti, of cheese, but in the verse 1. c. ór osti, Fms. vi. 253; línklæði af lérepti, linen, Sks. 287.
    2. metaph. in the phrases, göra e-t af e-n ( to dispose of), verða af ( become of), hvat hefir þú gört af Gunnari, what hast thou done with Gunnar? Njarð. 376; hvat af motrinuni er orðit, what has become of it? of a lost thing, Ld. 208; hverfr Óspakr á burt, svá eigi vita menn hvat af honum er orðit, what has become of him? Band. 5.
    IV. denoting parentage, descent, origin, domicile, abode:
    1. parentage, of, from, used indifferently with frá; ok eru af þeim komnir Gilsbekkingar, descend from them, but a little below—frá honum eru konmir Sturlungar, Eb. 338, cp. afkvæmi; af ætt Hörðakára, Fms. i. 287; kominn af Trojumönnum, xi. 416; af Ása-ætt (Kb. wrongly at), Edda I.
    β. metaph., vera af Guði (theol.), of God, = righteous, 686 B. 9; illr ávöxtr af íllri rót, Fms. ii. 48; Asia er kölluð af nafni nokkurar konu, derives her name from, Stj. 67; af honum er bragr kallaðr skáldskapr, called after his name, Edda 17.
    2. of domicile; af danskri tungu, of Danish or Scandinavian origin, speaking the Danish tongue, Grág. ii. 73; hvaðan af löndum, whence, native of what country? Ísl.
    β. especially denoting a man’s abode, and answering to á and í, the name of the farm (or country) being added to proper names, (as in Scotland,) to distinguish persons of the same name; Hallr af Síðu, Nj. 189; Erlingr af Straumey, 273; Ástríðr af Djúpárbakka, 39; Gunnarr af Hlíðarenda (more usual frá); þorir haklangr konungr af Ögðum, king of Agdir, Eg. 35, etc.; cp. ór and frá.
    V. denoting a person with whom an act, feeling, etc. originates, for the most part with a periphrastic passive:
    1. by, the Old Engl. of; as, ek em sendr hingað af Starkaði ok sonum hans, sent hither by, Nj. 94; inna e-t af hendi, to perform, 257; þó at alþýða væri skírð af kennimönnum, baptized of, Fms. ii. 158; meira virðr af mönnum, higher esteemed, Ld. 158; ástsæll af landsmönnum, beloved, íb. 16; vinsæll af mönnum, Nj. 102; í allgóðu yfirlæti af þeim feðgum, hospitably treated by them, Eg. 170; var þá nokkut drukkið af alþjóð, there was somewhat hard drinking of the people, Sturl. iii. 229; mun þat ekki upp tekið af þeim sükudólgum mínum, they will not clutch at that, Nj. 257; ef svá væri í hendr þér búit af mér, if í had so made everything ready to thy hands, Ld. 130; þá varð fárætt um af föður hans, his father said little about it, Fms. ii. 154.
    2. it is now also sometimes used as a periphrase of a nom., e. g. ritað, þýtt af e-m, written, translated, edited by, but such phrases scarcely occur in old writers.
    VI. denoting cause, ground, reason:
    1. originating from, on account of, by reason of; af frændsemis sökum, for kinship’s sake, Grág. ii. 72; ómáli af áverkum, speechless from wounds, 27; af manna völdum, by violence, not by natural accident, of a crime, Nj. 76; af fortölum Halls, through his pleading, 255; af ástsæld hans ok af tölum þeirra Sæmundar, by his popularity and the eloquence of S., Íb. 16; af ráðum Haralds konungs, by his contriving, Landn. 157; úbygðr af frosti ok kulda, because of frost and cold, Hkr. i. 5.
    β. adverbially, af því, therefore, Nj. 78; af hví, why? 686 B. 9; þá verðr bóndi heiðinn af barni sínu, viz. if he does not cause his child to be christened, K. Þ. K. 20.
    2. denoting instrumentality, by means of; af sinu fé, by one’s own means, Grág. i. 293; framfæra e-n af verkum sinum, by means of one’s own labour, K. Þ. K. 142; draga saman auð af sökum, ok vælum ok kaupum, make money by, 623. I; af sínum kostnaði, at hi s own expense, Hkr. i. 217.
    β. absol., hún fellir á mik dropa svá heita at ek brenn af öll, Ld. 328; hann fékk af hina mestu sæmd, derived great honotur from it, Nj. 88; elli sótti á hendr honum svá at hann lagðist í rekkju af, he grew bedridden from age, Ld. 54; komast undan af hlaupi, escape by running, Fms. viii. 58; spinna garn af rokki, spin off a wheel (now, spinna á rokk), from a notion of instrumentality, or because of the thread being spun out (?), Eb. 92.
    3. denoting proceeding, originating from; lýsti af höndum hennar, her hands spread beams of light, Edda 22; allir heimar lýstust ( were illuminated) af henni, id.; en er lýsti af degi, when the day broke forth, Fms. ii. 16; lítt var lýst af degi, the day was just beginning to break, Ld. 46; þá tók at myrkja af nótt, the ‘mirk-time’ of night began to set in, Eg. 230; tók þá brátt at myrkva af nótt, the night grew dark, Hkr. ii. 230.
    4. metaph., standa, leiða, hljótast af, to be caused by, result from; opt hlýtst íllt af kvenna hjali, great mischief is wrought by women’s gossip (a proverb), Gísl. 15, 98; at af þeim mundi mikit mein ok úhapp standa, be caused by, Edda 18; kenna kulda af ráðum e-s, to feel sore from, Eb. 42; þó mun her hljótast af margs manns bani, Nj, 90.
    5. in adverbial phrases, denoting state of mind; af mikilli æði, in fury, Nj. 116; af móð, in great emotion, Fms. xi. 221; af áhyggju, with concern, i. 186; af létta, frankly, iii. 91; af viti, collectedly, Grág. ii. 27; af heilu, sincerely, Eg. 46; áf fári, in rage; af æðru, timidly, Nj. (in a verse); af setning, composedly, in tune, Fms. iii. 187; af mikilli frægð, gallantly, Fas. i. 261; af öllu afli, with all might, Grág. ii. 41; af riki, violently, Fbr. (in a verse); af trúnaði, confidently, Grág. i. 400.
    VII. denoting regard to, of, concerning, in respect of, as regards:
    1. with verbs, denoting to tell of, be informed, inquire about, Lat. de; Dioscorides segir af grasi því, speaks of, 655 xxx. 5; er menn spurðu af landinu, inquired about it, Landn. 30; halda njósn af e-u, Nj. 104; er þat skjótast þar af at segja, Eg. 546, Band. 8.
    β. absol., hann mun spyrja, hvárt þér sé nokkut af kunnigt hversu for með okkr, whether you know anything about, how, Nj. 33; halda skóla af, to hold a school in a science, 656 A. i. 19 (sounds like a Latinism); en ek gerða þik sera mestan mann af öllu, in respect of all, that you should get all the honour of it, Nj. 78.
    2. with adjectives such as mildr, illr, góðrafe-u, denoting disposition or character in respect to; alira manna mildastr af fo, very liberal, often-banded, Fms. vii. 197; mildr af gulli, i. 33; góðr af griðum, merciful, Al. 33; íllr af mat en mildr af gulli, Fms. i. 53; fastr af drykk, close, stingy in regard to, Sturl. ii. 125; gat þess Hildigunnr at þú mundir góðr af hestinum, that you would be good about the horse, Nj. 90, cp. auðigr at, v. at, which corresponds to the above phrases; cp. also the phrase af sér above, p. 4, col. I, ll. 50 sqq.
    VIII. periphrasis of a genitive (rare); provincialis af öllum Predikaraklaustrum, Fms. x. 76; vera af hinum mesta fjandskap, to breathe deep hatred to, be on bad terms with, ix. 220; af hendi, af hálfu e-s, on one’s behalf, v. those words.
    IX. in adverbial phrases; as, af launungu, secretly; af hljóði, silently; v. those words.
    β. also used absolutely with a verb, almost adverbially, nearly in the signification off, away; hann bað þá róa af fjörðinn, pass the firth swiftly by rowing, row the firth off, Fms. ix. 502; var pá af farit þat seni skerjóttast var, was past, sailed past, Ld. 142; ok er þeir höfðu af fjórðung, past one fourth of the way, Dropl. 10: skína af, to clear up, of the skv, Eb. 152; hence in common language, skína af sér, when the sun breaks forth: sofa af nóttina, to sleep it away, Fms. ii. 98; leið af nóttin, the night past away, Nj. 53; dvelja af stundir, to kill the time, Band. 8; drepa af, to kill; láta af, to slaughter, kill off;
    γ. in exclamations; af tjöldin, off with the awnings, Bs. i. 420, Fins, ix. 49.
    δ. in the phrases, þar af, thence; hér af, hence, Fms. ii. 102; af fram, straight on, Nj. 144; now, á fram, on, advance.
    X. it often refers to a whole sentence or to an adverb, not only like other prepp. to hér, hvar, þar, but also redundantly to hvaðan, héðan, þaðan, whence, hence, thence.
    2. the preposition may sometimes be repeated, once elliptically or adverbially, and once properly, e. g. en er af var borit at borðinu, the cloth was taken off from the table, Nj. 176; Guð þerrir af (off, away) hvert tár af ( from) augum heilagra manna, God wipes off every tear from the eyes of his saints, 655 xx. vii. 17; skal þó fyrst bætr af lúka af fé vegaiula, pay off, from, Gþl. 160, the last af may be omitted—var þá af borið borðinu—and the prep. thus be separated from its case, or it may refer to some of the indecl. relatives er or sem, the prep. hvar, hér, þar being placed behind them without a case, and referring to the preceding relative, e. g. oss er þar mikit af sagt auð þeim, we have been told much about these riches, Band. 24; er þat skjótast þar af at segja, in short, shortly. Eg. 546; þaðan af veit ek, thence í infer, know, Fms. i. 97.
    XI. it is moreover connected with a great many verbs besides those mentioned above, e. g. bera af, to excel, whence afbragð, afbrigði; draga af, to detract, deduct, hence afdráttr; veita ekki af, to be hard with; ganga at, to be left, hence afgangr; standast af um e-t, to stand, how matters stand; sem af tekr, at a furious rate; vita af, to be conscious, know about (vide VII).
    D. As a prefix to compounds distinction is to be made between:
    I. af privativum, denoting diminution, want, deduction, loss, separation, negation of, etc., answering indifferently to Lat. ab-, de-, ex-, dis-, and rarely to re- and se-, v. the following COMPDS, such as segja, dicere, but afsegja, negare; rækja, colere, but afrækja, negligere; aflaga, contra legem; skapligr, normalis, afskapligr, deformis; afvik, recessus; afhús, afhellir, afdalr, etc.
    II. af intensivum, etymologically different, and akin to of, afr-, e. g. afdrykkja = ofdrykkja, inebrietas; afbrýði, jealously; afbendi, tenesmus; afglapi, vir fatuus, etc. etc. Both the privative and the intensive af may be contracted into á, esp. before a labial f, m, v, e. g. á fram = af fram; ábrýði = afbrýði; ávöxtr = afvöxtr; áburðr = afburðr; ávíta = afvíta (?). In some cases dubious. With extenuated and changed vowel; auvirðiligr or övirðiligr, depreciated, = afv- etc., v. those words.

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    Grammatical information: m.
    Meaning: `roll, band, girth' (Anon. ap. Suid.);
    Compounds: as 1. member in κομβο-λύτης βαλαντιοτόμος H., κομβο-θηλεία f. `buckle' (sch.; from κόμβος θῆλυς [ θήλεια]); also κομπο-θηλαία `band, girth' (sch.) and κομπο-θήλυκα pl. (Hippiatr.; v. l. for πόρπακας) after κόμπος = `boast'(?).
    Derivatives: κομβίον = περόνη (Eust., Sch.), κομβώσασθαι στολίσασθαι, κόμβωμα στόλισμα H., κομβώματα = καλλωπίσματα etc. (Suid., H.). Better attested is the hypostasis ἐγκομβόομαι `bind on, draw on' (Epich., hell. Com., 1 Ep. Pet. 5, 5) with ἐγκόμβωμα `protecting upper garment worn by slaves' (Longus, Thd.); further ἀνακομβόομαι `gird oneself' (Gp.).
    Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
    Etymology: Technical word without certain explanation. One compares since Fick 1, 383; 3, 71, Zupitza Die germ. Gutt. 22f. on the one hand some Baltoch-Slavic words for `hang etc.', e. g. Lith. kabìnti `hang on, hook on', kìbti `hang on oneself, hook on', S.-Csl. skoba `fibula', Russ. skobá `iron hook, clamp', on the other Gr. σκαμβός `crooked (legs)', Σκόμβος PN (after Bechtel KZ 44, 358 "the limper"); further the isolated Norw. hempa `Kleiderstrippe, strap, handle' (can hardly be separated from hamp `hemp'). "Das Resultat dieser Vergleiche ist offenbar eine sowohl lautlich wie begrifflich wenig befriedigende Approximation." Frisk - Pok. 918, W.-Hofmann s. cambiō and campus, Vasmer s. skobá. - The IE connections are quite dubious. The forms κομβοθηλεία, κομποθηλαία, κομποθήλυκα clearly show a Pre-Greek word (a confusion of κόμβος with κόμπος is improbable, so the variation β\/π points to a Pre-Greek word; note also the variation - εια, - αια (and - υκα!), which we have seen more often in Pre-Greek (Beekes, Pre-Greek, suffixes sub - αι\/- ε(ι)). But does it contain the word κόμβος? The derivation of the second element from θῆλυς is clearly wrong.
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  • 15 λοιδορέω

    Grammatical information: v.
    Meaning: `abuse, revile, reproach, rail at' (Pi., IA.).
    Other forms: aor. λοιδορῆσαι.
    Compounds: sts with prefix as ἀπο-, συν-, προσ-.
    Derivatives: λοιδορία `abuse, reproach' (Att.); also λοιδόρ-ησις (Pl., LXX), - ησμός (Ar.), - ημα (Arist., Plu.), - ημάτιον (Ar.); - ητικός `abusing' (Arist.), - ιστής H. as explanation of κόβειρος (*λοιδορίζω; after ἀγωνιστής a. o.); as backformation λοίδορος `abusing, slanderer' (E. Kyk. 534, Arist., hell.); cf. Frisk Eranos 41, 55ff.
    Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]
    Etymology: Formation like πολι-ορκέω, δειρο-τομέω, οἰνο-χοέω etc., but further unclear. Quite dubious suggestions by Frisk l.c.: to δέρω `flay' and a 1. member cognate with λύω (s.v.)?; or from *λοῖδος = Lat. lūdus `play', λίζει παίζει H. (with Fick 1, 533), and through *λοιδόλης (like μαινόλης a.o.) with dissimilation λ--λ\> λ--ρ? - Extensive lit. in Bq, WP. 2, 402, (Pok. 666), W.-Hofmann s. lūdus. - S. also Perpillou, RLGA 112ff. Several terms with this meaning are Pre-Greek ( κερτομέω).
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  • 16 μύδος

    Grammatical information: adj.
    Meaning: ἄφωνος H. (Lattes comment is not clear to me.)
    Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]
    Etymology: Cf. μυκός. I see no connection between the two. The first connection seems with μυνδός, which points to a Pre-Greek word (with prenasalisation). Connection with Arm. mownǰ `dumb' seems obvious, but the conclusion is not clear (Clackson, Relationship 45: *mundi̯o- `somewhat dubious'; it could well be a substratum word). Pok. 751 does not help.

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  • 17 νάκη

    Grammatical information: f.
    Meaning: `woollen skin, fleece, esp. of sheep a. goat' (ξ 530, Lyc., Paus.);
    Other forms: more usual νάκος n. (Pi., Hdt., Simon., inscr.).
    Compounds: As 1. member a.o. in νακο-δέψης m. `tenner' (Hp.), as 2. member in κατω-νάκη f. `coarse cloth, worn by slaves working on the field, with a front of sheepskin' (Ar.), prop. a bahuvrihi; on ἀρνακίς s. ἀρήν.
    Derivatives: νακύριον δέρμα H.; formation unclear (hypothetical combinations by v. Blumenthal Hesychst. 14f.), perh. with Schmidt to be changed into νακύ\<δ\> ριον (like μελ-ύδριον a.o.; Chantraine Form. 72 f.).
    Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
    Etymology: With νάκος: νάκη cf. νάπος: νάπη and the not rare abstract pairs like βλάβος: βλάβη (on this Bolelli Stud. itfilcl. NS. 24, 98ff.); νάκος like εἶρος, φᾶρος a.o., νάκη like λώπη a.o. -- Without immediate agreement outside Greek. Since Lidén IF 18, 410 f. one connects the in German. isolated OE næsc `soft leather like e.g. deer-skin', which through PGm. * naska-, -ō- may represent IE * nak-s-ko-, -ā-; here also OPr. nognan `leather', if for noknan from IE nāk-no- (Lidén Stud. 66 f.). More dubious is the connection with Goth. snaga m. ' ἱμάτιον', s. Lidén l.c. and Feist Vgl. Wb. w. lit. -- WP. 2, 316f., Pok. 754. Cf. νάσσω. Rather a Pre-Greek word; Fur. 294, 305; the form νακύριον may point in the same direction.

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  • 18 πέλλα 2

    πέλλα 2.
    Grammatical information: f.
    Meaning: λίθος H.
    Other forms: cf. φελλεύς bel.
    Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
    Etymology: Since Fick 1, 83 a.o. as PGr. *πελσᾱ connected with a word for `rock, stone' in OHG felis `rock', MIr. all `crag' (PCelt. * palso-, IE *pl̥so-) [but the variation * pelso-\/ peliso- does not seem IE, Furnée 162 n. 77], Skt. pāṣāṇá- m. `stone, rock', Psht. parṣ́a `id.' (Indo-Ir. * pars-, IE * pels-). WP. 2, 66 f. a. Mayrhofer s. v. w. further details and rich lit., Pok. 807; older lit. also in Bq. On the stemformation (dubious) Specht Ursprung 24, 153, 156 a. 234. Identical to Πέλλα town in Macedonia (Kretschmer Einleitung 286 w. n. 1, Pisani Ist. Lomb. 73:2, No. 3; if this is correct. the word is hardly IE, cf. DELG). Furnée 161f. compares further φελλεύς `stony ground' etc.
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  • 19 ÁLFR

    (-s, -ar), m. elf, fairy (hóll er skamt heðan er álfar búa í).
    * * *
    s, m. [A. S. ælf, munt-ælfen, sæ-ælfen, wudu-ælfen, etc.; Engl. elf, elves, in Shakespeare ouphes are ‘fairies;’ Germ. alb and elfen, Erl- in Erlkönig (Göthe) is, according to Grimm, a corrupt form from the Danish Ellekonge qs. Elver-konge]; in the west of Icel. also pronounced álbr:
    I. mythically, an elf, fairy; the Edda distinguishes between Ljósálfar, the elves of light, and Dökkálfar, of darkness (the last not elsewhere mentioned either in mod. fairy tales or in old writers), 12; the Elves and Ases are fellow gods, and form a favourite alliteration in the old mythical poems, e. g. Vsp. 53, Hm. 144, 161, Gm. 4, Ls. 2, 13, Þkv. 7, Skm. 7, 17, Sdm. 18. In the Alvismál Elves and Dwarfs are clearly distinguished as different. The abode of the elves in the Edda is Álfheimar, fairy land, and their king the god Frey (the god of light), Edda 12; see the poem Gm. 12, Álfheim Frey gáfu í árdaga tívar at tannfé. In the fairy tales the Elves haunt the hills, hence their name Huldufólk, hidden people: respecting their origin, life, and customs, v. Ísl. Þjóðs. i. I sqq. In old writers the Elves are rarely mentioned; but that the same tales were told as at present is clear;—Hallr mælti, hvi brosir þú nú? þórhallr svarar, af því brosir ek, at margr hóll opnast ok hvert kvikindi býr sinn bagga bæði smá ok stór, ok gera fardaga (a foreboding of the introduction of Christianity), Fms. ii. 197, cp. landvættir; álfamenn, elves, Bs. i. 417, Fas. i. 313, 96; hóll einn er hér skamt í brott er álfar búa í, Km. 216: álfrek, in the phrase, ganga álfreka, cacare, means dirt, excrements, driving the elves away through contamination, Eb. 12, cp. Landn. 97, Fms. iv. 308, Bárð. ch. 4: álfröðull, elfin beam or light, a poët. name of the sun; álfavakir, elf-holes, the small rotten holes in the ice in spring-time in which the elves go a fishing; the white stripes in the sea in calm weather are the wakes of elfin fishing boats, etc.: medic. álfabruni is an eruption in the face, Fél. ix. 186: Ivar Aasen mentions ‘alvgust, alveblaastr, alveld,’ the breath, fire of elves (cp. St. Vitus’ dance or St. Anthony’s fire); ‘alvskot,’ a sort of cancer in the bone:—græti álfa, elfin tears, Hðm. I, is dubious; it may mean some flower with dew-drops glittering in the morning sun, vide s. v. glýstamr ( glee-steaming). Jamieson speaks of an elf’s cup, but elf tears are not noticed elsewhere; cp. Edda 39. In Sweden, where the worship of Frey prevailed, sacrifices, álfa-blót, were made to the elves, stóð húsfreyja í dyrum ok bað hann ( the guest) eigi þar innkoma, segir at þau ætti álfa blót, Hkr. ii. 124 (referring to the year 1018), cp. Korm. ch. 22.
    2. metaph., as the elves had the power to bewitch men, a silly, vacant person is in Icel. called álfr; hence álfalegr, silly; álfaskapr and álfaháttr, silly behaviour.
    II. in historical sense, the Norse district situated between the two great rivers Raumelfr and Gautelfr (Alhis Raumarum, et Gotharum) was in the mythical times called Álfheimar, and its inhabitants Álfar, Fas. i. 413, 384, 387, Fb. i. 23, vide also P. A. Munch, Beskrivelse over Norge, p. 7. For the compds v. above.

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  • 20 bastarðr

    * * *
    m. bastard, appears for the first time as the cognom. of William the Conqueror. The etymon is dubious; Grimm suggests a Scandinavian origin; but this is very doubtful; the word never occurs in Scandinavian writers before the time of William, sounds very like a foreign word, is rarely used, and hardly understood by common people in Icel.; neither does it occur in A. S. nor O. H. G.; so that Adam of Bremen says, iste Willelmus quem Franci bastardum vocant; whence the word seems to come from some southern source; cp. the Játv. S. (Ed. 1852), and Fl. iii. 463 sqq.; the MS. Holm, spells bastarðr, the Fb. basthardr.
    2. name of a sword, Fms. vii. 297, referring to A. D. 1163.
    3. a kind of cloth, in deeds of the 14th and 15th centuries, Vm. 46, 136, D. N. ii. 165; cp. the remarks on bæsingr, p. 92, col. 1 at bottom.

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