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1 origins
noun plural (a person's place of birth, family background etc: He tried to hide his origins.) ætterni, rætur -
2 background
1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) bakgrunnur2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) forsaga3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) uppruni -
3 humble
1. adjective1) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) lítillátur, hógvær, auðmjúkur2) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) lágur2. verb(to make (someone) humble: He was humbled by his failure.) auðmÿkja- humbly- humbleness See also:- humility -
4 origin
['ori‹in] 1. noun(the place or point from which anything first comes; the cause: the origin(s) of the English language; the origin of the disagreement.) uppruni- original2. noun1) (the earliest version: This is the original - all the others are copies.) frumgerð, frumeintak2) (a model from which a painting etc is made: She is the original of the famous portrait.) fyrirmynd•- originally
- originate
- origins -
5 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rót2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rót3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rót, orsök4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) uppruni, rætur2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) (láta) skjóta rótum- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) róta í2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) róta
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