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staggering

  • 1 HRUMR

    a. infirm, decrepit, staggering (h. í göngu).
    * * *
    adj. infirm, staggering, esp. from age, Thom. 464; hrumr í göngu, Band. 28 new Ed.; stirðr ok h., Bs. i. 344; h. af vási, Fms. ii. 59; haltr ok h., Stj. 501; h. at fótum, Fms. vii. 12; h. af elli, Eg. 393, Pr. 194.

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  • 2 fall-hætt

    n. adj. staggering, in danger of falling, Eb. 240.

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  • 3 HNÖGGVA

    or hnyggja, a defect. strong verb; pres. hnyggr; pret. hnögg (hnaugg), Thom. 503; part. hnugginn; [akin to hníga]:—to humble, bring down, with dat.; hnyggr þú andskotum, Fms. vi. 175 (in a verse); með hnöggvanda fæti, with staggering feet, Thom. 337; skip nyghðo (i. e. hnuggu, 3rd pers. pl. pret.), the ship lay adrift (?), Fagrsk. 44 (in a verse):—part. hnugginn, bereft; miklu h., bereft of much, Gm. 51; sigri h., Fms. vii. 58 (in a verse); h. hverjum leik, Lex. Poët.: sad, dismal, downcast, svip-h., a sad countenance, freq. in mod. usage.

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  • 4 RASA

    (að), v.
    1) to rush on headlong (sliks er mér ván, þú fórt rasandi mjök); r. fyrir ráð fram, to blunder grievously;
    2) to stumble (hestr rasaði undir honum).
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    að, to rush headlong; slíks er mér ván, sagði Höskuldr, þú fórt rasandi mjök, Nj. 155; en rasa eigi eptir reiði sinni, Fb. ii. 303; hefir þetta fólk farit æst ok rasanda, Fms. xi. 275: the saying, rasa fyrir ráð fram, Ld. 242; hætt er rasanda ráði, a saw, Pass. 48. 12; rasandi reiði, Mar.; rasa fram, to rush forwards, Al 23.
    II. to stumble; hestr rasaði undir honum, Landn. 146; hestr Guðmundar rasaði Fms. iii. 184; ef blindr leiðir blindan þá rasa þeir báðir, 655 xx. 3: þá rasar Sturla ok feilr, Bs. i. 527; Þorbjörn karl gékk fyrir ok fór mjök rasandi (staggering, Ed. hrasandi), Hrafn. 15.

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  • 5 ROT

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    n. insensibility (from a blow); slá e-n í r., to stun, render senseless by a blow; liggja í roti, to lie stunned.
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    n. a concussion of the brain from a blow, as also the stunning or insensibility from such a blow; falla í rot, Korm. 230; hann réttir við ór rotinu, 62; spyrndi Grettir svá fast við eyrun; á tveimr at þeir lágu í roti, Grett. 127; hann sló sveininn í rot, … í því raknaði sveinninn við, Ísl. ii. 421: also the insensibility of a drunkard, rakna ór roti, liggja í roti, Snót 100. rot-högg, n. a staggering, stunning blow.

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См. также в других словарях:

  • staggering — [stag′əriŋ] adj. 1. that staggers 2. that causes one to stagger; astonishing; overwhelming; specif., astonishingly great [a staggering sum] staggeringly adv …   English World dictionary

  • staggering — index incredible, ineffable, portentous (eliciting amazement), unbelievable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • staggering — (adj.) amazing, 1560s, from prp. of STAGGER (Cf. stagger) (v.). Related: Staggeringly …   Etymology dictionary

  • staggering — [adj] overwhelming amazing, astonishing, astounding, distressing, mindblowing, mind boggling, shocking, stunning; concepts 548,571 …   New thesaurus

  • staggering — adj. staggering to + inf. (it was staggering to total up the losses) * * * [ stæg(ə)rɪŋ] staggering to + inf. (it was staggering to total up the losses) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • staggering — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ The number of dead is truly staggering. ADVERB ▪ absolutely, quite, simply, truly …   Collocations dictionary

  • staggering — [[t]stæ̱gərɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is staggering is very surprising. ...a three year contract reputed to be worth a staggering ₤25,000 a week... The results have been quite staggering. Syn: astounding Derived words: staggeringly ADV… …   English dictionary

  • staggering — adjective Date: 1565 so great as to cause one to stagger ; astonishing, overwhelming < a staggering feat > < staggering medical bills > • staggeringly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • staggering — stag|ger|ing [ˈstægərıŋ] adj extremely great or surprising = ↑amazing ▪ The cost was a staggering $10 million. ▪ The financial impact on the town was staggering. >staggeringly adv ▪ a staggeringly beautiful landscape …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • staggering — stag|ger|ing [ stægərıŋ ] adjective extremely surprising: the staggering success of the books a staggering 63 percent increase ╾ stag|ger|ing|ly adverb: staggeringly effective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • staggering — UK [ˈstæɡərɪŋ] / US adjective extremely surprising the staggering success of the books a staggering 63 per cent increase Derived word: staggeringly adverb staggeringly effective …   English dictionary

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