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that cannot die

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1 die brief heeft haast

die brief heeft haast

that letter cannot wait

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > die brief heeft haast
2 in die opvatting kan ik u niet volgen

in die opvatting kan ik u niet volgen

I cannot share that view

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > in die opvatting kan ik u niet volgen
3 ἀθάνατος

ἀθᾰνᾰτ-ος, ον, also η, ον (so regularly in sense1.1, poet. and Isoc.9.16):—

A undying, immortal, Hom., etc.; ἀ. πρόσωπον, of Aphrodite, Sapph.1.14:— hence ἀθάνατοι, οἱ, the Immortals, Hom., Pi.Pae.6.50, etc.; ἀθάναται ἅλιαι, i.e. the sea goddesses, Od.24.47: [comp] Comp. - ώτερος Pl.Phd. 99c
.

2 of immortal fame, Tyrt.12.322.

II of things, etc., everlasting, perpetual, ἀ. κακόν Od.12.118
; χάρις Hdt.7.178
; ἀρετή, ἀρχά, S.Ph. 1420, OT 905 (lyr.); κλέος, μνήμη, B.12.65, Lys.2.81; συκοφάντης Hyp.Lyc.2
; ἀ. ὁ θάνατος 'death that cannot die', Amph.8; of Nisus' purple locks, ἀ. θρίξ on which life depended, A.Ch. 619.

III οἱ ἀ. the immortals, a body of Persian troops in which vacancies were filled up by successors already appointed, Hdt.7.83, 211; so ἀ. ἀνήρ one whose successor in case of death is appointed (as we say, the king never dies), ib.31; of a standing army, D.C.52.27.

2 maintained at a constant figure, πρόβατα PSI4.377.5
(iii B. C.), PThead.30.6 (iii A. D.); αἶγες PStrassb.30.6
(iii A. D.); διὰ τὸ ἀθάνατον (sc. τὸ παιδίον) αὐτὴν ἐπιδεδέχθαι τροφεύειν BGU1106.25
(Aug.).

IV = λυχνὶς στεφανωματική, Ps.-Dsc.3.100.

V Adv. ἀθανάτως, εὕδειν AP9.570
(Philod.). [ ᾱθ- always in the Adj. and all derivs., v. sub ἀ- 1
fin.]

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἀθάνατος
4 Sicherheit

f

1. (Sichersein, Schutz) safety; bes. POL., MIL. security; öffentliche Sicherheit public safety ( oder security); innere Sicherheit POL. internal security; für jemandes persönliche Sicherheit garantieren guarantee s.o.’s personal safety; in Sicherheit bringen (Person, Sache) bring to safety; (retten) rescue; (Sache) auch get into a safe place; sich in Sicherheit bringen escape from ( oder get out of danger), reach safety; sich durch einen Sprung in Sicherheit bringen jump to safety; in Sicherheit sein be safe (and sound); sich / jemanden in Sicherheit glauben oder wähnen believe one / s.o. is safe; sich / jemanden in Sicherheit wiegen be lulled / lull s.o. into a false sense of security; auf seine Sicherheit hin überprüfen (Gerät etc.) do a safety check on; Arbeitsplatz

2. (Gewissheit) certainty; (Zuverlässigkeit) einer Quelle, Methode: reliability; von Geschmack, Urteil: sureness, soundness; mit Sicherheit definitely; siehe auch sicherlich; aber mit Sicherheit! definitely!, no doubt about it!; ich weiß es mit Sicherheit I know that for certain ( oder for a fact), I’m certain of that; etw. wird mit Sicherheit eintreten s.th. is bound to happen; mit ziemlicher Sicherheit almost certainly; mit an Sicherheit grenzender Wahrscheinlichkeit very probably, if not certainly; das kann man wohl / nicht mit Sicherheit sagen it would be safe to say that / one cannot say that with any certainty; man kann mit Sicherheit annehmen one may safely assume

3. (Sicherheit im Auftreten, Selbstsicherheit) (self-)confidence, self-assurance; (sicheres Können) assured ( oder total) competence; Sicherheit in Englisch etc. confidence in English etc.; mit traumwandlerischer Sicherheit with the sureness ( oder sure instinct) of a sleepwalker; er ist begabt, aber es fehlt ihm noch die Sicherheit he is gifted but lacks assurance

4. (Sicherheitsleistung, Bürgschaft, Pfand) security; WIRTS., durch Deckung: cover; was für Sicherheiten haben Sie? what kind of security Sg. do you have?; Sicherheit leisten give security; für einen Kredit Sicherheit leisten secure a loan; Sicherheit (Kaution) stellen JUR. stand bail

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die Sicherheit

(Deckung) collateral; cover; security;

(Gefahrlosigkeit) safeness; safety;

(Gewissheit) certainty;

(Selbstbewusstsein) self-assurance

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Sị|cher|heit
f -, -en

1) no pl (= Gewissheit) certainty

Sicherheit darüber verschaffen, dass... — to assure oneself that...

verschaffen Sie sich persönlich Sicherheit darüber — you have to make certain for yourself

woher nimmst du die Sicherheit,...? — how can you be so sure...?

mit an Sicherheit grenzender Wahrscheinlichkeit — almost certainly, probably if not certainly

das ist mit Sicherheit richtig — that is definitely right

das lässt sich nicht mit Sicherheit sagen/beweisen — that cannot be said/proved with any degree of certainty

2) no pl (= Schutz, das Sichersein) safety; (als Aufgabe von Sicherheitsbeamten etc) security

Sicherheit und Ordnung — law and order

die öffentliche Sicherheit — public safety or security

innere Sicherheit — internal security

die Sicherheit der Bevölkerung — the safety or security of the people

soziale Sicherheit — social security

jdn/etw in Sicherheit bringen — to get sb/sth to safety

sich in Sicherheit bringen — to get (oneself) to safety

es gelang mir in letzter Minute, mich im Keller in Sicherheit zu bringen — at the last minute I managed to get to the safety of the cellar

Sicherheit im Straßen-/Flugverkehr — road/air safety

in Sicherheit sein, sich in Sicherheit befinden — to be safe

sich in Sicherheit wiegen or wähnen — to think oneself safe

jdn in Sicherheit wiegen — to lull sb into a (false) sense of security

jdn in Sicherheit wähnen — to think sb safe

halber — in the interests of safety

schnallen Sie sich zu Ihrer Sicherheit an — fasten your seat belt for your own safety

3) no pl (= Zuverlässigkeit) (von Mittel, Methode, Geschmack, Instinkt) reliability, sureness; (= Festigkeit) (von Hand, beim Balancieren etc) steadiness; (von Fahrer, Schwimmer) competence; (von Hand, Job, Einkommen) steadiness; (von Stellung) security

mit tödlicher Sicherheit — with deadly accuracy

4) (= Treffsicherheit im Umgang mit Sprache) sureness

5) no pl (= Selbstsicherheit) (self-)confidence, (self-)assurance

Sicherheit im Auftreten — self-confident or self-assured manner

6) (COMM, FIN) security; (= Pfand) surety

Sicherheit leisten (Comm, Fin) — to offer security; (Jur) to stand or go bail

etw als Sicherheit hinterlegen (Comm, Fin) — to deposit or lodge sth as security; (Jur) to put up sth as bail

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die

1) (confidence: an air of assurance.) assurance

2) (something which cannot be doubted: It's a certainty that he will win.) certainty

3) (the state of being, or making safe, secure, free from danger etc: the security of a happy home; This alarm system will give the factory some security; There has to be tight security at a prison; ( also adjective) the security forces; a security guard.) security

4) safeness

5) (the state of being safe: I worry about the children's safety on these busy roads; a place of safety; ( also adjective) safety goggles; safety helmet.) safety

6) sureness

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Si·cher·heit

<-, -en>

f

1. kein pl (gesicherter Zustand) safety

die innere \Sicherheit domestic security

die öffentliche \Sicherheit public safety

soziale \Sicherheit social security

etw/jdn/sich in \Sicherheit bringen to get sth/sb/oneself to safety

[irgendwo] in \Sicherheit sein to be safe [somewhere]

sich in \Sicherheit wiegen [o wähnen] to think oneself safe

jdn in \Sicherheit wiegen to lull sb into a false sense of security

der \Sicherheit halber to be on the safe side, in the interests of safety

2. kein pl (Gewissheit) certainty

mit an \Sicherheit grenzender Wahrscheinlichkeit almost certainly

mit \Sicherheit for certain

ich kann es nicht mit letzter \Sicherheit sagen I can't be one hundred per cent sure about that

3. kein pl (Zuverlässigkeit) reliability

von absoluter \Sicherheit sein to be absolutely reliable; eines Urteils soundness

4. kein pl (Gewandtheit) skilfulness, competence

\Sicherheit im Auftreten assured manner

5. FIN (Kaution) surety, security, collateral

dingliche \Sicherheit real security

ursprüngliche/zusätzliche \Sicherheit original/additional security

eine \Sicherheit freigeben to release a security

\Sicherheit leisten [o geben] to offer security; JUR to stand bail

\Sicherheit für eine Forderung security for a debt

Darlehen gegen \Sicherheit loan against collateral

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die; Sicherheit, Sicherheiten

1) o. Pl. safety; (der Öffentlichkeit) security

die Sicherheit der Arbeitsplätze — job security

in Sicherheit sein — be safe

jemanden/etwas in Sicherheit [vor etwas (Dat.)] bringen — save or rescue somebody/something [from something]

sich vor etwas (Dat.) in Sicherheit bringen — escape from something

2) o. Pl. (Gewissheit) certainty

mit an Sicherheit (Akk.) grenzender Wahrscheinlichkeit — with almost complete certainty; almost certainly

3) (Wirtsch.): (Bürgschaft) security

4) o. Pl. (Zuverlässigkeit, Vertrauenswürdigkeit) reliability; soundness

5) o. Pl. (Selbstbewusstsein) [self-] confidence; [self-]assurance

Sicherheit im Auftreten — [self-]confidence of manner

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Sicherheit f

1. (Sichersein, Schutz) safety; besonders POL, MIL security;

öffentliche Sicherheit public safety ( oder security);

innere Sicherheit POL internal security;

für jemandes persönliche Sicherheit garantieren guarantee sb’s personal safety;

in Sicherheit bringen (Person, Sache) bring to safety; (retten) rescue; (Sache) auch get into a safe place;

sich in Sicherheit bringen escape from ( oder get out of danger), reach safety;

sich durch einen Sprung in Sicherheit bringen jump to safety;

in Sicherheit sein be safe (and sound);

sich/jemanden in Sicherheit glauben oder

wähnen believe one/sb is safe;

sich/jemanden in Sicherheit wiegen be lulled/lull sb into a false sense of security;

auf seine Sicherheit hin überprüfen (Gerät etc) do a safety check on; → Arbeitsplatz

2. (Gewissheit) certainty; (Zuverlässigkeit) einer Quelle, Methode: reliability; von Geschmack, Urteil: sureness, soundness;

mit Sicherheit definitely; → auch sicherlich;

aber mit Sicherheit! definitely!, no doubt about it!;

ich weiß es mit Sicherheit I know that for certain ( oder for a fact), I’m certain of that;

etwas wird mit Sicherheit eintreten sth is bound to happen;

mit ziemlicher Sicherheit almost certainly;

mit an Sicherheit grenzender Wahrscheinlichkeit very probably, if not certainly;

das kann man wohl/nicht mit Sicherheit sagen it would be safe to say that/one cannot say that with any certainty;

man kann mit Sicherheit annehmen one may safely assume

3. (Sicherheit im Auftreten, Selbstsicherheit) (self-)confidence, self-assurance; (sicheres Können) assured ( oder total) competence;

Sicherheit in Englisch etc confidence in English etc;

mit traumwandlerischer Sicherheit with the sureness ( oder sure instinct) of a sleepwalker;

er ist begabt, aber es fehlt ihm noch die Sicherheit he is gifted but lacks assurance

4. (Sicherheitsleistung, Bürgschaft, Pfand) security; WIRTSCH, durch Deckung: cover;

was für Sicherheiten haben Sie? what kind of security sg do you have?;

Sicherheit leisten give security;

für einen Kredit Sicherheit leisten secure a loan;

Sicherheit (Kaution)

stellen JUR stand bail

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die; Sicherheit, Sicherheiten

1) o. Pl. safety; (der Öffentlichkeit) security

die Sicherheit der Arbeitsplätze — job security

in Sicherheit sein — be safe

jemanden/etwas in Sicherheit [vor etwas (Dat.)] bringen — save or rescue somebody/something [from something]

sich vor etwas (Dat.) in Sicherheit bringen — escape from something

2) o. Pl. (Gewissheit) certainty

mit an Sicherheit (Akk.) grenzender Wahrscheinlichkeit — with almost complete certainty; almost certainly

3) (Wirtsch.): (Bürgschaft) security

4) o. Pl. (Zuverlässigkeit, Vertrauenswürdigkeit) reliability; soundness

5) o. Pl. (Selbstbewusstsein) [self-] confidence; [self-]assurance

Sicherheit im Auftreten — [self-]confidence of manner

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f.

certainty n.

certitude n.

certitudes n.

immunity n.

safeness n.

safety n.

secureness n.

security n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Sicherheit
5 annehmen

(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)

I vt/i

1. (Ggs. ablehnen) (Einladung, Entschuldigung, Geschenk, Hilfe, Vorschlag, Wahl) accept; (Arbeit, Auftrag, Wette) auch take on; (Angebot, Herausforderung) auch take up; PARL. (Antrag) carry, adopt; (Gesetzesvorschlag) pass; (jemandes Rat) take s.o.’s advice, agree; WIRTS. ( einen Wechsel) annehmen / nicht annehmen hono(u)r ( oder accept) / dishonono(u)r (a draft), accept / not accept; dankend annehmen accept with thanks; einstimmig annehmen accept unanimously

2. (vermuten) assume, suppose, bes. Am. guess; (glauben) presume, believe; (erwarten) suppose, expect; (voraussetzen) assume; ich nehme an, dass du Recht hast I suppose you’re right; ich nahm an, du hättest das erledigt I assumed (that) you had sorted that out ( oder dealt with that); nehmen wir ( einmal) an oder angenommen (let’s) suppose, supposing, (let’s) say umg.; wir nahmen es als ausgemacht ( oder erwiesen) an we took it for granted; das ist kaum oder nicht anzunehmen that cannot be assumed ( oder taken for granted); es ist anzunehmen oder man darf annehmen, dass... it can be taken as read that..., we etc. assume that; das kannst du aber annehmen! you can count ( oder bet) on it!; das hätte ich nie von dir angenommen I would never have thought it of you, I would never have expected that of you

II v/t

1. (entgegennehmen) (Bestellung) take; (Lieferung) accept; SPORT: (Ball) take; (Telefongespräch) take; den Fehdehandschuh annehmen fig. pick ( oder take) up the gauntlet

2. (Bewerber) take on, accept; (Schüler) auch: admit; (Mitarbeiter) auch: hire, employ; (Besucher) receive; wir nehmen keine neuen Patienten mehr an we are not accepting ( oder taking on) any more ( oder new) patients; die Alte hat ihr Junges nicht angenommen the mother didn’t accept ( oder rejected) her young

3. (Gewohnheit) take up, schlechte: fall into; (Brauch) adopt; (Namen, Titel) auch assume; Haltung annehmen MIL. stand at ( oder come to) attention; Form (en ) oder Gestalt annehmen Plan etc.: take shape; ein angenommener Name / Titel an assumed ( oder adopted) name / title

4. (adoptieren) adopt; an Kindes statt annehmen adopt (as one’s own)

5. (Farbe, Geruch) take on; Stoff: take; du hast im Urlaub ja richtig Farbe angenommen you’ve really caught the sun on holiday (Am. vacation)

III v/refl: sich einer Sache annehmen take care of s.th., see about s.th., attend to s.th.; sich jemandes Sache annehmen take up the cause of; sich jemandes annehmen take care of s.o., take s.o. under one’s wing, look after s.o.

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(entgegennehmen) to accept; to take in;

(vermuten) to suppose; to calculate; to presume; to guess;

(voraussetzen) to assume

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ạn|neh|men sep
1. vt

1) (= entgegennehmen, akzeptieren) to accept; Geld to accept, to take; Nahrung, einen Rat, Telegramm, Gespräch, Telefonat, Lottoschein, Reparaturen to take; Arbeit, Auftrag to accept, to take on; Herausforderung, Angebot to take up, to accept

See:

→ Vernunft

2) (= billigen) to approve; Gesetz to pass; Resolution to adopt; Antrag to accept

3) (= sich aneignen) to adopt; Gewohnheit etc to pick up, to adopt; Staatsangehörigkeit to take on, to adopt; Akzent, Tonfall to acquire, to take on; Gestalt, Namen to assume, to take on

ein angenommener Name — an assumed name

4) (= zulassen) Patienten, Bewerber to accept, to take on

5) (= adoptieren) to adopt

jdn an Kindes statt annehmen — to adopt sb

6) (= aufnehmen) Farbe to take

dieser Stoff/das Gefieder nimmt kein Wasser an — this material is/the feathers are water-repellent

7) (= vermuten) to presume, to assume

er ist nicht so dumm, wie man es von ihm annehmen könnte — he's not as stupid as you might think or suppose

8) (= voraussetzen) to assume

wir wollen annehmen, dass... — let us assume that...

etw als gegeben or Tatsache annehmen — to take sth as read or for granted

das kann man wohl annehmen — you can take that as read

See:

→ auch angenommen

9) (SPORT) to take

2. vr

sich jds annehmen — to look after sb

annehmen — to see to or look after a matter

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1) (to take (something offered): He accepted the gift.) accept

2) (to take (something) as one's own: After going to France he adopted the French way of life.) adopt

3) (to suppose or assume: I expect (that) you're tired.) expect

4) (to take or accept as true: I assume (that) you'd like time to decide.) assume

5) (to put on (a particular appearance etc): He assumed a look of horror.) assume

6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) pass

7) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) take on

8) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) take on

9) (to accept as true for the sake of argument; to consider as a possibility: (Let's) suppose we each had $100 to spend; Suppose the train's late - what shall we do?) suppose

10) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) understand

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an|neh·men

irreg

I. vt

1. (entgegennehmen)

▪ etw [von jdm] \annehmen to accept sth [from sb]

nehmen Sie das Gespräch an? will you take the call?

2. ÖKON (in Auftrag nehmen)

▪ etw \annehmen to take sth [on]

3. (akzeptieren)

▪ etw \annehmen to accept sth

eine Herausforderung \annehmen to accept [or take up] a challenge

[einen] Rat \annehmen to take [a piece of] advice no pl, no indef art

4. (meinen)

▪ etw [von jdm] \annehmen to think sth [of sb]

du kannst doch nicht im Ernst [von mir] \annehmen, dass ich dir helfe you can't seriously expect me to help you

5. (voraussetzen)

▪ etw \annehmen to assume sth

6. (billigen)

▪ etw \annehmen to adopt [or pass] sth

einen Antrag \annehmen to carry [or pass] a motion

7. (sich zulegen)

▪ etw \annehmen to adopt sth

schlechte Angewohnheiten \annehmen to pick up [or form acquire] bad habits

8. (zulassen)

▪ jdn/etw \annehmen to accept sb/sth

Patienten/Schüler \annehmen to take on [or accept] patients/[school]children

9. (sich entwickeln)

der Konflikt nimmt immer schlimmere Ausmaße an the conflict is taking a turn for the worse

▪ etw \annehmen to take sth on

10. JUR (adoptieren)

▪ jdn \annehmen to adopt sb

11. (eindringen lassen)

▪ etw \annehmen to take sth, to let sth in

dieser Stoff nimmt kein Wasser an this material is water-resistant [or water-repellent

II. vr

1. (sich um jdn kümmern)

▪ sich akk jds \annehmen to look after sb

nach dem Tod ihrer Eltern nahm er sich ihrer rührend an after her parents' death, he took her under his wing

2. (sich mit etw beschäftigen)

▪ sich akk einer S. gen \annehmen to take care of sth

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) accept; take; accept <alms, invitation, condition, help, fate verdict, punishment>; take <food, telephone call>; accept, take [on] <task, job, repairs>; accept, take up <offer, invitation, challenge>

2) (Sport) take

3) (billigen) approve; approve, adopt < resolution>

4) (aufnehmen) take on <worker, patient, pupil>

5) (adoptieren) adopt

jemanden an Kindes Statt annehmen — (veralt.) adopt somebody

6) (haften lassen) take <dye, ink>

kein Wasser annehmen — repel water; be water-repellent

7) (sich aneignen) adopt < habit, mannerism>; adopt, assume < name, attitude>

8) (bekommen) take on <look, appearance, form, tone, dimension>

9) (vermuten) assume; presume

ich nehme es an/nicht an — I assume or presume so/not

das ist/ist nicht anzunehmen — that can/cannot be assumed

10) (voraussetzen) assume

etwas als gegeben od. Tatsache annehmen — take something for granted or as read

angenommen, [dass]... — assuming [that]...

das kannst du annehmen! — (ugs.) you bet! (coll.)
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (geh.)

sich jemandes/einer Sache annehmen — look after somebody/something

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annehmen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t & v/i

1. (Ggs ablehnen) (Einladung, Entschuldigung, Geschenk, Hilfe, Vorschlag, Wahl) accept; (Arbeit, Auftrag, Wette) auch take on; (Angebot, Herausforderung) auch take up; PARL (Antrag) carry, adopt; (Gesetzesvorschlag) pass; (jemandes Rat) take sb’s advice, agree;

WIRTSCH

(einen Wechsel) annehmen/nicht annehmen hono(u)r ( oder accept)/dishonono(u)r (a draft), accept/not accept;

dankend annehmen accept with thanks;

einstimmig annehmen accept unanimously

2. (vermuten) assume, suppose, besonders US guess; (glauben) presume, believe; (erwarten) suppose, expect; (voraussetzen) assume;

ich nehme an, dass du recht hast I suppose you’re right;

ich nahm an, du hättest das erledigt I assumed (that) you had sorted that out ( oder dealt with that);

nehmen wir (einmal) an oder

angenommen (let’s) suppose, supposing, (let’s) say umg;

wir nahmen es als ausgemacht ( oder

erwiesen)

an we took it for granted;

das ist kaum oder

nicht anzunehmen that cannot be assumed ( oder taken for granted);

es ist anzunehmen oder

man darf annehmen, dass … it can be taken as read that …, we etc assume that;

das kannst du aber annehmen! you can count ( oder bet) on it!;

das hätte ich nie von dir angenommen I would never have thought it of you, I would never have expected that of you

B. v/t

1. (entgegennehmen) (Bestellung) take; (Lieferung) accept; SPORT: (Ball) take; (Telefongespräch) take;

den Fehdehandschuh annehmen fig pick ( oder take) up the gauntlet

2. (Bewerber) take on, accept; (Schüler) auch: admit; (Mitarbeiter) auch: hire, employ; (Besucher) receive;

wir nehmen keine neuen Patienten mehr an we are not accepting ( oder taking on) any more ( oder new) patients;

die Alte hat ihr Junges nicht angenommen the mother didn’t accept ( oder rejected) her young

3. (Gewohnheit) take up, schlechte: fall into; (Brauch) adopt; (Namen, Titel) auch assume;

Haltung annehmen MIL stand at ( oder come to) attention;

Form(en) oder

Gestalt annehmen Plan etc: take shape;

ein angenommener Name/Titel an assumed ( oder adopted) name/title

4. (adoptieren) adopt;

an Kindes statt annehmen adopt (as one’s own)

5. (Farbe, Geruch) take on; Stoff: take;

du hast im Urlaub ja richtig Farbe angenommen you’ve really caught the sun on holiday (US vacation)

C. v/r:

sich einer Sache annehmen take care of sth, see about sth, attend to sth;

sich jemandes

Sache annehmen take up the cause of;

sich jemandes annehmen take care of sb, take sb under one’s wing, look after sb

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) accept; take; accept <alms, invitation, condition, help, fate verdict, punishment>; take <food, telephone call>; accept, take [on] <task, job, repairs>; accept, take up <offer, invitation, challenge>

2) (Sport) take

3) (billigen) approve; approve, adopt < resolution>

4) (aufnehmen) take on <worker, patient, pupil>

5) (adoptieren) adopt

jemanden an Kindes Statt annehmen — (veralt.) adopt somebody

6) (haften lassen) take <dye, ink>

kein Wasser annehmen — repel water; be water-repellent

7) (sich aneignen) adopt <habit, mannerism>; adopt, assume <name, attitude>

8) (bekommen) take on <look, appearance, form, tone, dimension>

9) (vermuten) assume; presume

ich nehme es an/nicht an — I assume or presume so/not

das ist/ist nicht anzunehmen — that can/cannot be assumed

10) (voraussetzen) assume

etwas als gegeben od. Tatsache annehmen — take something for granted or as read

angenommen, [dass]... — assuming [that]...

das kannst du annehmen! — (ugs.) you bet! (coll.)
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (geh.)

sich jemandes/einer Sache annehmen — look after somebody/something

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v.

to accept v.

to adopt v.

to assume v.

to expect v.

to imbibe v.

to presume v.

to suppose v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > annehmen
6 angehen

(unreg., trennb., -ge-)

I v/t (hat/ südd., österr., schw. ist)

1. (betreffen) concern; was ihn angeht as far as he’s concerned, as for him; was geht das mich an? what’s that got to do with me?; das geht dich nichts an that’s none of your business; das geht niemanden etwas an that’s my business, that’s nobody’s business but my own; das geht uns alle an it concerns all of us ( oder us all); was das angeht, kann ich dich beruhigen I can reassure you as far as that is concerned

2. (Problem etc.) tackle; Pferd: (Hindernis) approach; sie ist die Kurve zu schnell angegangen she took ( oder approached) the bend ( oder curve) too fast

3. jemanden um etw. angehen (bitten) approach s.o. with a request for s.th., ask s.o. for s.th.

4. (Gegner) auch SPORT: attack

II v/i (ist)

1. angehen gegen resist, fight (against)

2. (möglich, zulässig sein) es geht nicht an, dass... there’s no excuse for (+ Ger.) das mag ( noch) angehen one can (just about) overlook ( oder excuse) that; das kann nicht angehen (darf nicht sein) that cannot be tolerated ( oder allowed); (glaube ich nicht) it can’t be true

3. umg. (anfangen) get going, start allg.

4. (funktionieren) work; Motor, Auto: start; Licht: go on; Feuer: start burning, catch; Ofen: turn on; Radio etc.: come on

5. die Schuhe gehen schwer an I can hardly get into these shoes

6. (anwachsen) (Ableger) take root; MED., BIO. (Bakterien, Pilze) grow; angegangen

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to concern

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an|ge|hen ['angeː-] sep
1. vi aux sein

1) (inf = beginnen) (Schule, Theater etc) to start; (Feuer) to start burning, to catch; (Radio) to come on; (Licht) to come or go on

es langsam angehen lassen (fig) — to take it slowly

2)

(= entgegentreten) gegen jdn angehen — to fight sb, to tackle sb

gegen etw angehen — to fight sth; gegen Flammen, Hochwasser to fight sth back, to combat sth; gegen Missstände, Zustände to take measures against sth

dagegen muss man angehen — something must be done about it

3)

See:

→ angegangen

2. vt

1) aux haben or (S Ger) sein (= anpacken) Aufgabe, Schwierigkeiten, Hindernis to tackle; Gegner to attack; Kurve to take

2) aux haben or (S Ger) sein (= bitten) to ask (jdn um etw sb for sth)

3) aux sein (= betreffen) to concern

was mich angeht — for my part

was geht das ihn an? (inf) — what's that got to do with him?

das geht ihn gar nichts or einen Dreck or einen feuchten Staub an (inf) — that's none of his business, that's got nothing or damn all (inf) to do with him

3. vi impers aux sein

das geht nicht/keinesfalls an — that won't do, that's not on, that's quite out of the question

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1) (to begin to give out light: Evening came and the streetlights lit up.) light up

2) (to deal with or try to solve (a problem); to ask (someone) about a problem: He tackled the problem; She tackled the teacher about her child's work.) tackle

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an|ge·hen

irreg

I. vi

1. Hilfsverb: sein (beginnen) to start; (zu funktionieren) to come on

2. (zu leuchten beginnen) to come [or go] on; (zu brennen beginnen) to start burning, to catch [fire]

3. (vorgehen)

▪ [bei jdm/etw] gegen jdn \angehen to fight [against] sb [with sb/in sth]

ich werde bei Gericht gegen dich \angehen! I'll take you to [or see you in] court!

4. (bekämpfen)

▪ gegen etw \angehen to fight [against] sth

ein Feuer \angehen to fight a fire

5. (möglich sein) to be possible [or fam OK]

▪ es geht nicht an, dass jd etw tut it is not permissible [or fam it's not o.k.] for sb to do sth

6. MED, BIOL to take [root]

II. vt

1. Hilfsverb: haben o SÜDD sein (in Angriff nehmen)

▪ etw \angehen Problem, Schwierigkeit to tackle [or address] sth

2. Hilfsverb: sein SPORT (anlaufen)

▪ etw \angehen to [take a] run[-]up to sth

3. Hilfsverb: sein (gegen jdn vorgehen)

▪ jdn \angehen to attack sb

4. Hilfsverb: haben (fig: attackieren)

▪ jdn irgendwie \angehen to attack sb in a certain manner

5. Hilfsverb: haben AUTO (anfahren)

▪ etw \angehen to take sth

eine Kurve \angehen to take a corner

6. Hilfsverb: haben (betreffen)

▪ jdn \angehen to concern sb

was geht mich das an? what's that got to do with me?

das geht dich einen Dreck an! (fam) that's none of your [damn] business

was mich angeht, würde ich zustimmen as far as I am concerned [or for my part], I would agree

7. Hilfsverb: haben o SÜDD sein (um etw bitten)

▪ jdn [um etw akk] \angehen to ask sb [for sth]

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) (sich einschalten, entzünden) < radio, light, heating> come on; < fire> catch, start burning

2) (sich einschalten, entzünden lassen) < radio, light> go on; < fire> light, catch

3) (ugs.): (beginnen) start

4) (anwachsen, wachsen) < plant> take root

5) (geschehen dürfen)

es mag noch angehen — it's [just about] acceptable

es geht nicht an, dass radikale Elemente die Partei unterwandern — radical elements must not be allowed to infiltrate the party

6) (bes. nordd.): (wahr sein)

das kann doch wohl nicht angehen! — that can't be true!

7)

gegen etwas/jemanden angehen — fight something/somebody
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (angreifen) attack; (Sport) tackle; challenge

2) (in Angriff nehmen) tackle <problem, difficulty>; take <fence, bend>

3) (bitten) ask

jemanden um etwas angehen — ask somebody for something

4) (betreffen) concern

was geht dich das an? — what's it got to do with you?

das geht dich nichts an — it's none of your business

was das/mich angeht, [so]... — as far as that is/I am concerned...

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angehen (irr, trennb, -ge-)

A. v/t (hat/südd, österr, schweiz ist)

1. (betreffen) concern;

was ihn angeht as far as he’s concerned, as for him;

was geht das mich an? what’s that got to do with me?;

das geht dich nichts an that’s none of your business;

das geht niemanden etwas an that’s my business, that’s nobody’s business but my own;

das geht uns alle an it concerns all of us ( oder us all);

was das angeht, kann ich dich beruhigen I can reassure you as far as that is concerned

2. (Problem etc) tackle; Pferd: (Hindernis) approach;

sie ist die Kurve zu schnell angegangen she took ( oder approached) the bend ( oder curve) too fast

3.

jemanden um etwas angehen (bitten) approach sb with a request for sth, ask sb for sth

4. (Gegner) auch SPORT attack

B. v/i (ist)

1.

angehen gegen resist, fight (against)

2. (möglich, zulässig sein)

es geht nicht an, dass … there’s no excuse for (+ger)

das mag (noch) angehen one can (just about) overlook ( oder excuse) that;

das kann nicht angehen (darf nicht sein) that cannot be tolerated ( oder allowed); (glaube ich nicht) it can’t be true

3. umg (anfangen) get going, start allg

4. (funktionieren) work; Motor, Auto: start; Licht: go on; Feuer: start burning, catch; Ofen: turn on; Radio etc: come on

5.

die Schuhe gehen schwer an I can hardly get into these shoes

6. (anwachsen) (Ableger) take root; MED, BIOL (Bakterien, Pilze) grow; → angegangen

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) (sich einschalten, entzünden) <radio, light, heating> come on; < fire> catch, start burning

2) (sich einschalten, entzünden lassen) <radio, light> go on; < fire> light, catch

3) (ugs.): (beginnen) start

4) (anwachsen, wachsen) < plant> take root

5) (geschehen dürfen)

es mag noch angehen — it's [just about] acceptable

es geht nicht an, dass radikale Elemente die Partei unterwandern — radical elements must not be allowed to infiltrate the party

6) (bes. nordd.): (wahr sein)

das kann doch wohl nicht angehen! — that can't be true!

7)

gegen etwas/jemanden angehen — fight something/somebody
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (angreifen) attack; (Sport) tackle; challenge

2) (in Angriff nehmen) tackle <problem, difficulty>; take <fence, bend>

3) (bitten) ask

jemanden um etwas angehen — ask somebody for something

4) (betreffen) concern

was geht dich das an? — what's it got to do with you?

das geht dich nichts an — it's none of your business

was das/mich angeht, [so]... — as far as that is/I am concerned...

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v.

to go on v.

to involve (in, with) v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > angehen
7 selbstverständlich

I Adj. (natürlich) (perfectly) natural; (offensichtlich) obvious; selbstverständlich! oder das ist ( doch) selbstverständlich auch that goes without saying; das ist keineswegs selbstverständlich that cannot be assumed es ist die selbstverständlichste Sache der Welt it’s the most natural thing in the world; etw. als selbstverständlich hinnehmen take s.th. for granted; siehe auch Selbstverständlichkeit

II Adv. of course, naturally; (ohne Bedenken) etw. tun: as a matter of course; einschränkend (freilich) of course; selbstverständlich! (natürlich!, sicher!) of course!, Am. auch sure!; wie selbstverständlich tat sie auch das für uns she did this for us too, as though it were the most natural thing in the world; selbstverständlich geht es nur, wenn... of course it’s only possible if...

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self-evident (Adj.); as a matter of course (Adv.); naturally (Adv.); of course (Adv.); certainly (Adv.)

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sẹlbst|ver|ständ|lich
1. adj
Freundlichkeit natural; Wahrheit self-evident
das ist doch selbstverständlich! — that goes without saying, that's obvious

vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe – aber das ist doch selbstverständlich — thanks for your help – it's no more than anybody would have done

kann ich mitkommen? – aber das ist doch selbstverständlich — can I come too? – but of course

es war für uns selbstverständlich, dass Sie... — we took it for granted that you...

das ist keineswegs selbstverständlich — it's by no means a matter of course, it cannot be taken for granted

etw für selbstverständlich halten, etw als selbstverständlich annehmen — to take sth for granted

2. adv
of course
wie selbstverständlich — as if it were the most natural thing in the world

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1) (something that one expects to happen, be done etc: You don't have to ask her - she'll do it as a matter of course.) a matter of course

2) (clear enough to need no proof: It is self-evident that we need food to stay alive.) self-evident

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selbst·ver·ständ·lich

I. adj natural

▪ \selbstverständlich sein to be a natural course of action

das ist doch \selbstverständlich don't mention it

etw \selbstverständlich finden, etw für \selbstverständlich halten to take sth for granted

II. adv naturally, of course

wie \selbstverständlich as if it were the most natural thing in the world

[aber] \selbstverständlich! [but] of course!

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1.
Adjektiv natural

etwas für selbstverständlich halten — regard something as a matter of course; (für gegeben hinnehmen) take something for granted

das ist doch selbstverständlich — that goes without saying
2.
adverbial naturally; of course

selbstverständlich nicht! — of course not!

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selbstverständlich

A. adj (natürlich) (perfectly) natural; (offensichtlich) obvious;

selbstverständlich! oder

das ist (doch) selbstverständlich auch that goes without saying;

das ist keineswegs selbstverständlich that cannot be assumed

es ist die selbstverständlichste Sache der Welt it’s the most natural thing in the world;

etwas als selbstverständlich hinnehmen take sth for granted; → auch Selbstverständlichkeit

B. adv of course, naturally; (ohne Bedenken) etwas tun: as a matter of course; einschränkend (freilich) of course;

selbstverständlich! (natürlich!, sicher!) of course!, US auch sure!;

wie selbstverständlich tat sie auch das für uns she did this for us too, as though it were the most natural thing in the world;

selbstverständlich geht es nur, wenn … of course it’s only possible if …

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1.
Adjektiv natural

etwas für selbstverständlich halten — regard something as a matter of course; (für gegeben hinnehmen) take something for granted

das ist doch selbstverständlich — that goes without saying
2.
adverbial naturally; of course

selbstverständlich nicht! — of course not!

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v.

to be sure expr.

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8 Caeci

1.
caecus (not coecus; sometimes in MSS. cēcus), a, um, adj. [akin to skia, skotos; Sanscr. khāyā, shadow], having no light, devoid of light.
I.
Act., not seeing, blind.
A.
Lit.:
Appius, qui caecus annos multos fuit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112:
traditum est enim Homerum caecum fuisse,
id. ib. 5, 39, 114; Lucr. 5, 839:
catuli, qui jam dispecturi sunt, caeci aeque et hi qui modo nati,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64:
si facie miserabili senis, caeci, infantis,
Quint. 4, 1, 42:
caecum corpus,
the blind part of the body, the back, Sall. J. 107, 1:
perdices caecae impetu,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 102:
gigni,
Vell. 1, 5, 2.—
2.
Prov.:
ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 4:
apparet id quidem etiam caeco,
even a blind man can see that, Liv. 32, 34, 3:
caecis hoc, ut aiunt, satis clarum est,
Quint. 12, 7, 9.—
B.
Trop., mentally or morally blind, blinded (freq. in prose and poetry):
o pectora caeca!
Lucr. 2, 14:
non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54; cf.
casus,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15:
caecus atque amens tribunus,
id. Sest. 7, 17:
caecum me et praecipitem ferri,
id. Planc. 3, 6:
mater caeca crudelitate et scelere,
id. Clu. 70, 199:
cupidine,
Sall. J. 25, 7:
amentiā,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 48:
quem mala stultitia Caecum agit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 44:
amatorem amicae Turpia decipiunt caecum vitia,
id. ib. 1, 3, 39:
mens,
Tac. Agr. 43.—With ad:
caecus ad has belli artes,
Liv. 21, 54, 3.—With gen.:
caecus animi,
Quint. 1, 10, 29; Gell. 12, 13, 4:
fati futuri,
ignorant of, Luc. 2, 14; cf. Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 138.— Subst.: Caeci, ōrum, m., the blind people, i.e. the people of Chalcedon, according to the oracle at Delphi. Tac. A. 12, 63; cf. Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149. —
2.
Meton. of the passions themselves:
caeca honorum cupido,
Lucr. 3, 59; Ov. M. 3, 620:
ac temeraria dominatrix animi cupiditas,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Pis. 24, 57:
exspectatio,
id. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
amor,
Ov. F. 2, 762:
amor sui,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 14:
festinatio,
Liv. 22, 39, 22:
furor,
Hor. Epod. 7, 13:
caeca et sopita socordia,
Quint. 1, 2, 5:
ambitio,
Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 4.—
3.
Pregn., blind, i.e. at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless:
in hac calumniā timoris et caecae suspitionis tormento,
Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:
caeco quodam timore... quaerebant aliquem ducem,
id. Lig. 1, 3:
caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos,
Verg. A. 4, 209:
caeca regens filo vestigia,
id. ib. 6, 30:
ne sint caecae, pater, exsecrationes tuae,
Liv. 40, 10, 1:
et caeco flentque paventque metu,
Ov. F. 2, 822:
lymphatis caeco pavore animis,
Tac. H. 1, 82:
cervus... Caeco timore proximam villam petit,
Phaedr. 2, 8, 3:
timor,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 42.—
C.
Transf.
1.
Of plants, without buds or eyes:
rami,
Plin. 16, 30, 54, § 125; cf. caeco and oculus. —
2.
Of the large intestine:
intestinum,
the cœcum, Cels. 4, 1, 28; 4, 14, 1.—
II.
Pass., that cannot be seen, or trop., that cannot be known, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, obscure, dark.
A.
Lit.: sunt igitur venti nimirum corpora caeca, winds are accordingly bodies, although invisible, Lucr. 1, 278; 1, 296; 1, 329;
2, 713: vallum caecum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28; cf.: caecum vallum dicitur, in quo praeacuti pali terrae affixi herbis vel frondibus occuluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; so,
fossae,
covered, Col. 2, 2, 9; Pall. Mai, 3. 1:
in vada caeca ferre,
Verg. A. 1, 536:
fores,
private, id. ib. 2, 453:
spiramenta,
id. G. 1, 89:
colubri,
Col. 10, 231:
ignis,
Lucr. 4, 929:
venenum,
id. 6, 822:
tabes,
Ov. M. 9, 174:
viae,
blind ways, Tib. 2, 1, 78:
insidiae armaque,
Ov. F 2, 214; cf. Sil. 5, 3:
saxa,
Verg. A. 3, 706; 5, 164:
vulnus,
a secret wound, Lucr. 4, 1116;
but also,
a wound upon the back, Verg. A. 10, 733; cf.
in the same sense, ictus,
Liv. 34, 14, 11; Sil. 9, 105 (cf.: caecum corpus, the back, I. A. supra):
caeca manus, i.e. abscondita,
Ov. M. 12, 492:
caecum domūs scelus,
Verg. A. 1, 356.—
B.
Trop.:
caecas exponere causas,
Lucr. 3, 317:
improba navigii ratio, tum caeca jacebat,
lay still concealed, id. 5, 1004; so,
venti potestas,
id. 3, 248; 3, 270: fluctus, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 449, 10:
caeca et clandestina natura,
Lucr. 1, 779:
res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:
obscurum atque caecum,
id. Agr. 2, 14, 36:
fata,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 16:
sors,
id. S. 2, 3, 269:
tumultus,
secret conspiracies, Verg. G. 1, 464:
amor,
id. ib. 3, 210; cf.:
stimulos in pectore caecos Condidit,
Ov. M. 1, 726. In Plaut. once, prob. taken from the vulgar lang.: caecā die emere, upon a concealed ( pay-) day, i.e. to purchase on credit (opp. oculata dies, i.e. for ready money): Ca. Pereo inopiā argentariā. Ba. Emito die caecā hercle olivom, id vendito oculatā die, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.—
2.
By poet. license, transf. to the hearing:
murmur,
Verg. A. 12, 591 (as we, by a similar meton., say a hollow sound; cf. on the other hand, in Gr. tuphlos ta ôta); so,
clamor,
Val. Fl. 2, 461:
mugitusterrae,
Sen. Troad. 171.—
III.
Neutr., that obstructs the sight, or trop., the perception; dark, gloomy, thick, dense, obscure.
A.
Lit.:
nox,
Cic. Mil. 19, 50; Lucr. 1, 1108; Cat. 68, 44; Ov. M. 10, 476; 11, 521:
caligo,
Lucr. 3, 305; 4, 457; Cat. 64, 908; Verg. A. 3, 203; 8, 253:
tenebrae,
Lucr. 2, 54; 2, 746; 2, 798; 3, 87; 6, 35;
3, 87: silentia, i.e. nox,
Sil. 7, 350:
latebrae,
Lucr. 1, 409:
iter,
Ov. M. 10, 456:
loca,
Prop. 1, 19, 8:
cavernae,
Ov. M. 15, 299; Sil. 7, 372:
latus,
Verg. A. 2, 19:
cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur caecum,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 58 Müll.; so,
domus,
without windows, Cic. Or. 67, 224:
parietes,
Verg. A. 5, 589:
pulvis,
id. ib. 12, 444:
carcer,
id. ib. 6, 734:
sardonyches,
not transparent, opaque, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 86:
smaragdi,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: acervus (of chaos), chaotic, confused, Ov M. 1, 24; Col. 4, 32, 4' chaos, Sen. Med. 741, Sil. 11, 456.—
B.
Trop., uncertain, doubtful: obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere, i.e. of an uncertain consequence or result, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
quod temere fit caeco casu,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15. cursus (Fortunae), Luc. 2, 567:
eventus,
Verg. A. 6, 157:
caeci morbi, quorum causas ne medici quidem perspicere queunt,
Col. 1, 5, 6; so,
dolores,
Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 38; 29, 3, 13, § 55:
crimen,
that cannot be proved, Liv. 45, 31, 11.— Subst.: caecum, i, n., uncertainty, obscurity ( poet.):
verum in caeco esse,
Manil. 4, 304.—

* Comp., Hor. S. 1, 2, 91.— Sup. and adv. not in. use.
2.
Caecus, i, m.; agnomen of Appius Claudius Crassus, as being blind, Cic. Brut. 14, 55; cf. Liv. 9, 29, 11; Cic. Sen. 6, 16.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Caeci
9 caecum

1.
caecus (not coecus; sometimes in MSS. cēcus), a, um, adj. [akin to skia, skotos; Sanscr. khāyā, shadow], having no light, devoid of light.
I.
Act., not seeing, blind.
A.
Lit.:
Appius, qui caecus annos multos fuit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112:
traditum est enim Homerum caecum fuisse,
id. ib. 5, 39, 114; Lucr. 5, 839:
catuli, qui jam dispecturi sunt, caeci aeque et hi qui modo nati,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64:
si facie miserabili senis, caeci, infantis,
Quint. 4, 1, 42:
caecum corpus,
the blind part of the body, the back, Sall. J. 107, 1:
perdices caecae impetu,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 102:
gigni,
Vell. 1, 5, 2.—
2.
Prov.:
ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 4:
apparet id quidem etiam caeco,
even a blind man can see that, Liv. 32, 34, 3:
caecis hoc, ut aiunt, satis clarum est,
Quint. 12, 7, 9.—
B.
Trop., mentally or morally blind, blinded (freq. in prose and poetry):
o pectora caeca!
Lucr. 2, 14:
non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54; cf.
casus,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15:
caecus atque amens tribunus,
id. Sest. 7, 17:
caecum me et praecipitem ferri,
id. Planc. 3, 6:
mater caeca crudelitate et scelere,
id. Clu. 70, 199:
cupidine,
Sall. J. 25, 7:
amentiā,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 48:
quem mala stultitia Caecum agit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 44:
amatorem amicae Turpia decipiunt caecum vitia,
id. ib. 1, 3, 39:
mens,
Tac. Agr. 43.—With ad:
caecus ad has belli artes,
Liv. 21, 54, 3.—With gen.:
caecus animi,
Quint. 1, 10, 29; Gell. 12, 13, 4:
fati futuri,
ignorant of, Luc. 2, 14; cf. Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 138.— Subst.: Caeci, ōrum, m., the blind people, i.e. the people of Chalcedon, according to the oracle at Delphi. Tac. A. 12, 63; cf. Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149. —
2.
Meton. of the passions themselves:
caeca honorum cupido,
Lucr. 3, 59; Ov. M. 3, 620:
ac temeraria dominatrix animi cupiditas,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Pis. 24, 57:
exspectatio,
id. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
amor,
Ov. F. 2, 762:
amor sui,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 14:
festinatio,
Liv. 22, 39, 22:
furor,
Hor. Epod. 7, 13:
caeca et sopita socordia,
Quint. 1, 2, 5:
ambitio,
Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 4.—
3.
Pregn., blind, i.e. at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless:
in hac calumniā timoris et caecae suspitionis tormento,
Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:
caeco quodam timore... quaerebant aliquem ducem,
id. Lig. 1, 3:
caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos,
Verg. A. 4, 209:
caeca regens filo vestigia,
id. ib. 6, 30:
ne sint caecae, pater, exsecrationes tuae,
Liv. 40, 10, 1:
et caeco flentque paventque metu,
Ov. F. 2, 822:
lymphatis caeco pavore animis,
Tac. H. 1, 82:
cervus... Caeco timore proximam villam petit,
Phaedr. 2, 8, 3:
timor,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 42.—
C.
Transf.
1.
Of plants, without buds or eyes:
rami,
Plin. 16, 30, 54, § 125; cf. caeco and oculus. —
2.
Of the large intestine:
intestinum,
the cœcum, Cels. 4, 1, 28; 4, 14, 1.—
II.
Pass., that cannot be seen, or trop., that cannot be known, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, obscure, dark.
A.
Lit.: sunt igitur venti nimirum corpora caeca, winds are accordingly bodies, although invisible, Lucr. 1, 278; 1, 296; 1, 329;
2, 713: vallum caecum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28; cf.: caecum vallum dicitur, in quo praeacuti pali terrae affixi herbis vel frondibus occuluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; so,
fossae,
covered, Col. 2, 2, 9; Pall. Mai, 3. 1:
in vada caeca ferre,
Verg. A. 1, 536:
fores,
private, id. ib. 2, 453:
spiramenta,
id. G. 1, 89:
colubri,
Col. 10, 231:
ignis,
Lucr. 4, 929:
venenum,
id. 6, 822:
tabes,
Ov. M. 9, 174:
viae,
blind ways, Tib. 2, 1, 78:
insidiae armaque,
Ov. F 2, 214; cf. Sil. 5, 3:
saxa,
Verg. A. 3, 706; 5, 164:
vulnus,
a secret wound, Lucr. 4, 1116;
but also,
a wound upon the back, Verg. A. 10, 733; cf.
in the same sense, ictus,
Liv. 34, 14, 11; Sil. 9, 105 (cf.: caecum corpus, the back, I. A. supra):
caeca manus, i.e. abscondita,
Ov. M. 12, 492:
caecum domūs scelus,
Verg. A. 1, 356.—
B.
Trop.:
caecas exponere causas,
Lucr. 3, 317:
improba navigii ratio, tum caeca jacebat,
lay still concealed, id. 5, 1004; so,
venti potestas,
id. 3, 248; 3, 270: fluctus, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 449, 10:
caeca et clandestina natura,
Lucr. 1, 779:
res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:
obscurum atque caecum,
id. Agr. 2, 14, 36:
fata,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 16:
sors,
id. S. 2, 3, 269:
tumultus,
secret conspiracies, Verg. G. 1, 464:
amor,
id. ib. 3, 210; cf.:
stimulos in pectore caecos Condidit,
Ov. M. 1, 726. In Plaut. once, prob. taken from the vulgar lang.: caecā die emere, upon a concealed ( pay-) day, i.e. to purchase on credit (opp. oculata dies, i.e. for ready money): Ca. Pereo inopiā argentariā. Ba. Emito die caecā hercle olivom, id vendito oculatā die, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.—
2.
By poet. license, transf. to the hearing:
murmur,
Verg. A. 12, 591 (as we, by a similar meton., say a hollow sound; cf. on the other hand, in Gr. tuphlos ta ôta); so,
clamor,
Val. Fl. 2, 461:
mugitusterrae,
Sen. Troad. 171.—
III.
Neutr., that obstructs the sight, or trop., the perception; dark, gloomy, thick, dense, obscure.
A.
Lit.:
nox,
Cic. Mil. 19, 50; Lucr. 1, 1108; Cat. 68, 44; Ov. M. 10, 476; 11, 521:
caligo,
Lucr. 3, 305; 4, 457; Cat. 64, 908; Verg. A. 3, 203; 8, 253:
tenebrae,
Lucr. 2, 54; 2, 746; 2, 798; 3, 87; 6, 35;
3, 87: silentia, i.e. nox,
Sil. 7, 350:
latebrae,
Lucr. 1, 409:
iter,
Ov. M. 10, 456:
loca,
Prop. 1, 19, 8:
cavernae,
Ov. M. 15, 299; Sil. 7, 372:
latus,
Verg. A. 2, 19:
cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur caecum,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 58 Müll.; so,
domus,
without windows, Cic. Or. 67, 224:
parietes,
Verg. A. 5, 589:
pulvis,
id. ib. 12, 444:
carcer,
id. ib. 6, 734:
sardonyches,
not transparent, opaque, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 86:
smaragdi,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: acervus (of chaos), chaotic, confused, Ov M. 1, 24; Col. 4, 32, 4' chaos, Sen. Med. 741, Sil. 11, 456.—
B.
Trop., uncertain, doubtful: obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere, i.e. of an uncertain consequence or result, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
quod temere fit caeco casu,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15. cursus (Fortunae), Luc. 2, 567:
eventus,
Verg. A. 6, 157:
caeci morbi, quorum causas ne medici quidem perspicere queunt,
Col. 1, 5, 6; so,
dolores,
Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 38; 29, 3, 13, § 55:
crimen,
that cannot be proved, Liv. 45, 31, 11.— Subst.: caecum, i, n., uncertainty, obscurity ( poet.):
verum in caeco esse,
Manil. 4, 304.—

* Comp., Hor. S. 1, 2, 91.— Sup. and adv. not in. use.
2.
Caecus, i, m.; agnomen of Appius Claudius Crassus, as being blind, Cic. Brut. 14, 55; cf. Liv. 9, 29, 11; Cic. Sen. 6, 16.

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10 Caecus

1.
caecus (not coecus; sometimes in MSS. cēcus), a, um, adj. [akin to skia, skotos; Sanscr. khāyā, shadow], having no light, devoid of light.
I.
Act., not seeing, blind.
A.
Lit.:
Appius, qui caecus annos multos fuit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112:
traditum est enim Homerum caecum fuisse,
id. ib. 5, 39, 114; Lucr. 5, 839:
catuli, qui jam dispecturi sunt, caeci aeque et hi qui modo nati,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64:
si facie miserabili senis, caeci, infantis,
Quint. 4, 1, 42:
caecum corpus,
the blind part of the body, the back, Sall. J. 107, 1:
perdices caecae impetu,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 102:
gigni,
Vell. 1, 5, 2.—
2.
Prov.:
ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 4:
apparet id quidem etiam caeco,
even a blind man can see that, Liv. 32, 34, 3:
caecis hoc, ut aiunt, satis clarum est,
Quint. 12, 7, 9.—
B.
Trop., mentally or morally blind, blinded (freq. in prose and poetry):
o pectora caeca!
Lucr. 2, 14:
non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54; cf.
casus,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15:
caecus atque amens tribunus,
id. Sest. 7, 17:
caecum me et praecipitem ferri,
id. Planc. 3, 6:
mater caeca crudelitate et scelere,
id. Clu. 70, 199:
cupidine,
Sall. J. 25, 7:
amentiā,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 48:
quem mala stultitia Caecum agit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 44:
amatorem amicae Turpia decipiunt caecum vitia,
id. ib. 1, 3, 39:
mens,
Tac. Agr. 43.—With ad:
caecus ad has belli artes,
Liv. 21, 54, 3.—With gen.:
caecus animi,
Quint. 1, 10, 29; Gell. 12, 13, 4:
fati futuri,
ignorant of, Luc. 2, 14; cf. Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 138.— Subst.: Caeci, ōrum, m., the blind people, i.e. the people of Chalcedon, according to the oracle at Delphi. Tac. A. 12, 63; cf. Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149. —
2.
Meton. of the passions themselves:
caeca honorum cupido,
Lucr. 3, 59; Ov. M. 3, 620:
ac temeraria dominatrix animi cupiditas,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Pis. 24, 57:
exspectatio,
id. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
amor,
Ov. F. 2, 762:
amor sui,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 14:
festinatio,
Liv. 22, 39, 22:
furor,
Hor. Epod. 7, 13:
caeca et sopita socordia,
Quint. 1, 2, 5:
ambitio,
Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 4.—
3.
Pregn., blind, i.e. at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless:
in hac calumniā timoris et caecae suspitionis tormento,
Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:
caeco quodam timore... quaerebant aliquem ducem,
id. Lig. 1, 3:
caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos,
Verg. A. 4, 209:
caeca regens filo vestigia,
id. ib. 6, 30:
ne sint caecae, pater, exsecrationes tuae,
Liv. 40, 10, 1:
et caeco flentque paventque metu,
Ov. F. 2, 822:
lymphatis caeco pavore animis,
Tac. H. 1, 82:
cervus... Caeco timore proximam villam petit,
Phaedr. 2, 8, 3:
timor,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 42.—
C.
Transf.
1.
Of plants, without buds or eyes:
rami,
Plin. 16, 30, 54, § 125; cf. caeco and oculus. —
2.
Of the large intestine:
intestinum,
the cœcum, Cels. 4, 1, 28; 4, 14, 1.—
II.
Pass., that cannot be seen, or trop., that cannot be known, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, obscure, dark.
A.
Lit.: sunt igitur venti nimirum corpora caeca, winds are accordingly bodies, although invisible, Lucr. 1, 278; 1, 296; 1, 329;
2, 713: vallum caecum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28; cf.: caecum vallum dicitur, in quo praeacuti pali terrae affixi herbis vel frondibus occuluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; so,
fossae,
covered, Col. 2, 2, 9; Pall. Mai, 3. 1:
in vada caeca ferre,
Verg. A. 1, 536:
fores,
private, id. ib. 2, 453:
spiramenta,
id. G. 1, 89:
colubri,
Col. 10, 231:
ignis,
Lucr. 4, 929:
venenum,
id. 6, 822:
tabes,
Ov. M. 9, 174:
viae,
blind ways, Tib. 2, 1, 78:
insidiae armaque,
Ov. F 2, 214; cf. Sil. 5, 3:
saxa,
Verg. A. 3, 706; 5, 164:
vulnus,
a secret wound, Lucr. 4, 1116;
but also,
a wound upon the back, Verg. A. 10, 733; cf.
in the same sense, ictus,
Liv. 34, 14, 11; Sil. 9, 105 (cf.: caecum corpus, the back, I. A. supra):
caeca manus, i.e. abscondita,
Ov. M. 12, 492:
caecum domūs scelus,
Verg. A. 1, 356.—
B.
Trop.:
caecas exponere causas,
Lucr. 3, 317:
improba navigii ratio, tum caeca jacebat,
lay still concealed, id. 5, 1004; so,
venti potestas,
id. 3, 248; 3, 270: fluctus, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 449, 10:
caeca et clandestina natura,
Lucr. 1, 779:
res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:
obscurum atque caecum,
id. Agr. 2, 14, 36:
fata,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 16:
sors,
id. S. 2, 3, 269:
tumultus,
secret conspiracies, Verg. G. 1, 464:
amor,
id. ib. 3, 210; cf.:
stimulos in pectore caecos Condidit,
Ov. M. 1, 726. In Plaut. once, prob. taken from the vulgar lang.: caecā die emere, upon a concealed ( pay-) day, i.e. to purchase on credit (opp. oculata dies, i.e. for ready money): Ca. Pereo inopiā argentariā. Ba. Emito die caecā hercle olivom, id vendito oculatā die, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.—
2.
By poet. license, transf. to the hearing:
murmur,
Verg. A. 12, 591 (as we, by a similar meton., say a hollow sound; cf. on the other hand, in Gr. tuphlos ta ôta); so,
clamor,
Val. Fl. 2, 461:
mugitusterrae,
Sen. Troad. 171.—
III.
Neutr., that obstructs the sight, or trop., the perception; dark, gloomy, thick, dense, obscure.
A.
Lit.:
nox,
Cic. Mil. 19, 50; Lucr. 1, 1108; Cat. 68, 44; Ov. M. 10, 476; 11, 521:
caligo,
Lucr. 3, 305; 4, 457; Cat. 64, 908; Verg. A. 3, 203; 8, 253:
tenebrae,
Lucr. 2, 54; 2, 746; 2, 798; 3, 87; 6, 35;
3, 87: silentia, i.e. nox,
Sil. 7, 350:
latebrae,
Lucr. 1, 409:
iter,
Ov. M. 10, 456:
loca,
Prop. 1, 19, 8:
cavernae,
Ov. M. 15, 299; Sil. 7, 372:
latus,
Verg. A. 2, 19:
cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur caecum,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 58 Müll.; so,
domus,
without windows, Cic. Or. 67, 224:
parietes,
Verg. A. 5, 589:
pulvis,
id. ib. 12, 444:
carcer,
id. ib. 6, 734:
sardonyches,
not transparent, opaque, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 86:
smaragdi,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: acervus (of chaos), chaotic, confused, Ov M. 1, 24; Col. 4, 32, 4' chaos, Sen. Med. 741, Sil. 11, 456.—
B.
Trop., uncertain, doubtful: obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere, i.e. of an uncertain consequence or result, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
quod temere fit caeco casu,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15. cursus (Fortunae), Luc. 2, 567:
eventus,
Verg. A. 6, 157:
caeci morbi, quorum causas ne medici quidem perspicere queunt,
Col. 1, 5, 6; so,
dolores,
Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 38; 29, 3, 13, § 55:
crimen,
that cannot be proved, Liv. 45, 31, 11.— Subst.: caecum, i, n., uncertainty, obscurity ( poet.):
verum in caeco esse,
Manil. 4, 304.—

* Comp., Hor. S. 1, 2, 91.— Sup. and adv. not in. use.
2.
Caecus, i, m.; agnomen of Appius Claudius Crassus, as being blind, Cic. Brut. 14, 55; cf. Liv. 9, 29, 11; Cic. Sen. 6, 16.

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11 caecus

1.
caecus (not coecus; sometimes in MSS. cēcus), a, um, adj. [akin to skia, skotos; Sanscr. khāyā, shadow], having no light, devoid of light.
I.
Act., not seeing, blind.
A.
Lit.:
Appius, qui caecus annos multos fuit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112:
traditum est enim Homerum caecum fuisse,
id. ib. 5, 39, 114; Lucr. 5, 839:
catuli, qui jam dispecturi sunt, caeci aeque et hi qui modo nati,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64:
si facie miserabili senis, caeci, infantis,
Quint. 4, 1, 42:
caecum corpus,
the blind part of the body, the back, Sall. J. 107, 1:
perdices caecae impetu,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 102:
gigni,
Vell. 1, 5, 2.—
2.
Prov.:
ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 4:
apparet id quidem etiam caeco,
even a blind man can see that, Liv. 32, 34, 3:
caecis hoc, ut aiunt, satis clarum est,
Quint. 12, 7, 9.—
B.
Trop., mentally or morally blind, blinded (freq. in prose and poetry):
o pectora caeca!
Lucr. 2, 14:
non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54; cf.
casus,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15:
caecus atque amens tribunus,
id. Sest. 7, 17:
caecum me et praecipitem ferri,
id. Planc. 3, 6:
mater caeca crudelitate et scelere,
id. Clu. 70, 199:
cupidine,
Sall. J. 25, 7:
amentiā,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 48:
quem mala stultitia Caecum agit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 44:
amatorem amicae Turpia decipiunt caecum vitia,
id. ib. 1, 3, 39:
mens,
Tac. Agr. 43.—With ad:
caecus ad has belli artes,
Liv. 21, 54, 3.—With gen.:
caecus animi,
Quint. 1, 10, 29; Gell. 12, 13, 4:
fati futuri,
ignorant of, Luc. 2, 14; cf. Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 138.— Subst.: Caeci, ōrum, m., the blind people, i.e. the people of Chalcedon, according to the oracle at Delphi. Tac. A. 12, 63; cf. Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149. —
2.
Meton. of the passions themselves:
caeca honorum cupido,
Lucr. 3, 59; Ov. M. 3, 620:
ac temeraria dominatrix animi cupiditas,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Pis. 24, 57:
exspectatio,
id. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
amor,
Ov. F. 2, 762:
amor sui,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 14:
festinatio,
Liv. 22, 39, 22:
furor,
Hor. Epod. 7, 13:
caeca et sopita socordia,
Quint. 1, 2, 5:
ambitio,
Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 4.—
3.
Pregn., blind, i.e. at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless:
in hac calumniā timoris et caecae suspitionis tormento,
Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:
caeco quodam timore... quaerebant aliquem ducem,
id. Lig. 1, 3:
caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos,
Verg. A. 4, 209:
caeca regens filo vestigia,
id. ib. 6, 30:
ne sint caecae, pater, exsecrationes tuae,
Liv. 40, 10, 1:
et caeco flentque paventque metu,
Ov. F. 2, 822:
lymphatis caeco pavore animis,
Tac. H. 1, 82:
cervus... Caeco timore proximam villam petit,
Phaedr. 2, 8, 3:
timor,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 42.—
C.
Transf.
1.
Of plants, without buds or eyes:
rami,
Plin. 16, 30, 54, § 125; cf. caeco and oculus. —
2.
Of the large intestine:
intestinum,
the cœcum, Cels. 4, 1, 28; 4, 14, 1.—
II.
Pass., that cannot be seen, or trop., that cannot be known, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, obscure, dark.
A.
Lit.: sunt igitur venti nimirum corpora caeca, winds are accordingly bodies, although invisible, Lucr. 1, 278; 1, 296; 1, 329;
2, 713: vallum caecum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28; cf.: caecum vallum dicitur, in quo praeacuti pali terrae affixi herbis vel frondibus occuluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; so,
fossae,
covered, Col. 2, 2, 9; Pall. Mai, 3. 1:
in vada caeca ferre,
Verg. A. 1, 536:
fores,
private, id. ib. 2, 453:
spiramenta,
id. G. 1, 89:
colubri,
Col. 10, 231:
ignis,
Lucr. 4, 929:
venenum,
id. 6, 822:
tabes,
Ov. M. 9, 174:
viae,
blind ways, Tib. 2, 1, 78:
insidiae armaque,
Ov. F 2, 214; cf. Sil. 5, 3:
saxa,
Verg. A. 3, 706; 5, 164:
vulnus,
a secret wound, Lucr. 4, 1116;
but also,
a wound upon the back, Verg. A. 10, 733; cf.
in the same sense, ictus,
Liv. 34, 14, 11; Sil. 9, 105 (cf.: caecum corpus, the back, I. A. supra):
caeca manus, i.e. abscondita,
Ov. M. 12, 492:
caecum domūs scelus,
Verg. A. 1, 356.—
B.
Trop.:
caecas exponere causas,
Lucr. 3, 317:
improba navigii ratio, tum caeca jacebat,
lay still concealed, id. 5, 1004; so,
venti potestas,
id. 3, 248; 3, 270: fluctus, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 449, 10:
caeca et clandestina natura,
Lucr. 1, 779:
res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:
obscurum atque caecum,
id. Agr. 2, 14, 36:
fata,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 16:
sors,
id. S. 2, 3, 269:
tumultus,
secret conspiracies, Verg. G. 1, 464:
amor,
id. ib. 3, 210; cf.:
stimulos in pectore caecos Condidit,
Ov. M. 1, 726. In Plaut. once, prob. taken from the vulgar lang.: caecā die emere, upon a concealed ( pay-) day, i.e. to purchase on credit (opp. oculata dies, i.e. for ready money): Ca. Pereo inopiā argentariā. Ba. Emito die caecā hercle olivom, id vendito oculatā die, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.—
2.
By poet. license, transf. to the hearing:
murmur,
Verg. A. 12, 591 (as we, by a similar meton., say a hollow sound; cf. on the other hand, in Gr. tuphlos ta ôta); so,
clamor,
Val. Fl. 2, 461:
mugitusterrae,
Sen. Troad. 171.—
III.
Neutr., that obstructs the sight, or trop., the perception; dark, gloomy, thick, dense, obscure.
A.
Lit.:
nox,
Cic. Mil. 19, 50; Lucr. 1, 1108; Cat. 68, 44; Ov. M. 10, 476; 11, 521:
caligo,
Lucr. 3, 305; 4, 457; Cat. 64, 908; Verg. A. 3, 203; 8, 253:
tenebrae,
Lucr. 2, 54; 2, 746; 2, 798; 3, 87; 6, 35;
3, 87: silentia, i.e. nox,
Sil. 7, 350:
latebrae,
Lucr. 1, 409:
iter,
Ov. M. 10, 456:
loca,
Prop. 1, 19, 8:
cavernae,
Ov. M. 15, 299; Sil. 7, 372:
latus,
Verg. A. 2, 19:
cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur caecum,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 58 Müll.; so,
domus,
without windows, Cic. Or. 67, 224:
parietes,
Verg. A. 5, 589:
pulvis,
id. ib. 12, 444:
carcer,
id. ib. 6, 734:
sardonyches,
not transparent, opaque, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 86:
smaragdi,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: acervus (of chaos), chaotic, confused, Ov M. 1, 24; Col. 4, 32, 4' chaos, Sen. Med. 741, Sil. 11, 456.—
B.
Trop., uncertain, doubtful: obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere, i.e. of an uncertain consequence or result, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
quod temere fit caeco casu,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15. cursus (Fortunae), Luc. 2, 567:
eventus,
Verg. A. 6, 157:
caeci morbi, quorum causas ne medici quidem perspicere queunt,
Col. 1, 5, 6; so,
dolores,
Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 38; 29, 3, 13, § 55:
crimen,
that cannot be proved, Liv. 45, 31, 11.— Subst.: caecum, i, n., uncertainty, obscurity ( poet.):
verum in caeco esse,
Manil. 4, 304.—

* Comp., Hor. S. 1, 2, 91.— Sup. and adv. not in. use.
2.
Caecus, i, m.; agnomen of Appius Claudius Crassus, as being blind, Cic. Brut. 14, 55; cf. Liv. 9, 29, 11; Cic. Sen. 6, 16.

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12 cecus

1.
caecus (not coecus; sometimes in MSS. cēcus), a, um, adj. [akin to skia, skotos; Sanscr. khāyā, shadow], having no light, devoid of light.
I.
Act., not seeing, blind.
A.
Lit.:
Appius, qui caecus annos multos fuit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112:
traditum est enim Homerum caecum fuisse,
id. ib. 5, 39, 114; Lucr. 5, 839:
catuli, qui jam dispecturi sunt, caeci aeque et hi qui modo nati,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64:
si facie miserabili senis, caeci, infantis,
Quint. 4, 1, 42:
caecum corpus,
the blind part of the body, the back, Sall. J. 107, 1:
perdices caecae impetu,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 102:
gigni,
Vell. 1, 5, 2.—
2.
Prov.:
ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 4:
apparet id quidem etiam caeco,
even a blind man can see that, Liv. 32, 34, 3:
caecis hoc, ut aiunt, satis clarum est,
Quint. 12, 7, 9.—
B.
Trop., mentally or morally blind, blinded (freq. in prose and poetry):
o pectora caeca!
Lucr. 2, 14:
non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54; cf.
casus,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15:
caecus atque amens tribunus,
id. Sest. 7, 17:
caecum me et praecipitem ferri,
id. Planc. 3, 6:
mater caeca crudelitate et scelere,
id. Clu. 70, 199:
cupidine,
Sall. J. 25, 7:
amentiā,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 48:
quem mala stultitia Caecum agit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 44:
amatorem amicae Turpia decipiunt caecum vitia,
id. ib. 1, 3, 39:
mens,
Tac. Agr. 43.—With ad:
caecus ad has belli artes,
Liv. 21, 54, 3.—With gen.:
caecus animi,
Quint. 1, 10, 29; Gell. 12, 13, 4:
fati futuri,
ignorant of, Luc. 2, 14; cf. Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 138.— Subst.: Caeci, ōrum, m., the blind people, i.e. the people of Chalcedon, according to the oracle at Delphi. Tac. A. 12, 63; cf. Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149. —
2.
Meton. of the passions themselves:
caeca honorum cupido,
Lucr. 3, 59; Ov. M. 3, 620:
ac temeraria dominatrix animi cupiditas,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Pis. 24, 57:
exspectatio,
id. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
amor,
Ov. F. 2, 762:
amor sui,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 14:
festinatio,
Liv. 22, 39, 22:
furor,
Hor. Epod. 7, 13:
caeca et sopita socordia,
Quint. 1, 2, 5:
ambitio,
Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 4.—
3.
Pregn., blind, i.e. at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless:
in hac calumniā timoris et caecae suspitionis tormento,
Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:
caeco quodam timore... quaerebant aliquem ducem,
id. Lig. 1, 3:
caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos,
Verg. A. 4, 209:
caeca regens filo vestigia,
id. ib. 6, 30:
ne sint caecae, pater, exsecrationes tuae,
Liv. 40, 10, 1:
et caeco flentque paventque metu,
Ov. F. 2, 822:
lymphatis caeco pavore animis,
Tac. H. 1, 82:
cervus... Caeco timore proximam villam petit,
Phaedr. 2, 8, 3:
timor,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 42.—
C.
Transf.
1.
Of plants, without buds or eyes:
rami,
Plin. 16, 30, 54, § 125; cf. caeco and oculus. —
2.
Of the large intestine:
intestinum,
the cœcum, Cels. 4, 1, 28; 4, 14, 1.—
II.
Pass., that cannot be seen, or trop., that cannot be known, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, obscure, dark.
A.
Lit.: sunt igitur venti nimirum corpora caeca, winds are accordingly bodies, although invisible, Lucr. 1, 278; 1, 296; 1, 329;
2, 713: vallum caecum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28; cf.: caecum vallum dicitur, in quo praeacuti pali terrae affixi herbis vel frondibus occuluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; so,
fossae,
covered, Col. 2, 2, 9; Pall. Mai, 3. 1:
in vada caeca ferre,
Verg. A. 1, 536:
fores,
private, id. ib. 2, 453:
spiramenta,
id. G. 1, 89:
colubri,
Col. 10, 231:
ignis,
Lucr. 4, 929:
venenum,
id. 6, 822:
tabes,
Ov. M. 9, 174:
viae,
blind ways, Tib. 2, 1, 78:
insidiae armaque,
Ov. F 2, 214; cf. Sil. 5, 3:
saxa,
Verg. A. 3, 706; 5, 164:
vulnus,
a secret wound, Lucr. 4, 1116;
but also,
a wound upon the back, Verg. A. 10, 733; cf.
in the same sense, ictus,
Liv. 34, 14, 11; Sil. 9, 105 (cf.: caecum corpus, the back, I. A. supra):
caeca manus, i.e. abscondita,
Ov. M. 12, 492:
caecum domūs scelus,
Verg. A. 1, 356.—
B.
Trop.:
caecas exponere causas,
Lucr. 3, 317:
improba navigii ratio, tum caeca jacebat,
lay still concealed, id. 5, 1004; so,
venti potestas,
id. 3, 248; 3, 270: fluctus, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 449, 10:
caeca et clandestina natura,
Lucr. 1, 779:
res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:
obscurum atque caecum,
id. Agr. 2, 14, 36:
fata,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 16:
sors,
id. S. 2, 3, 269:
tumultus,
secret conspiracies, Verg. G. 1, 464:
amor,
id. ib. 3, 210; cf.:
stimulos in pectore caecos Condidit,
Ov. M. 1, 726. In Plaut. once, prob. taken from the vulgar lang.: caecā die emere, upon a concealed ( pay-) day, i.e. to purchase on credit (opp. oculata dies, i.e. for ready money): Ca. Pereo inopiā argentariā. Ba. Emito die caecā hercle olivom, id vendito oculatā die, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.—
2.
By poet. license, transf. to the hearing:
murmur,
Verg. A. 12, 591 (as we, by a similar meton., say a hollow sound; cf. on the other hand, in Gr. tuphlos ta ôta); so,
clamor,
Val. Fl. 2, 461:
mugitusterrae,
Sen. Troad. 171.—
III.
Neutr., that obstructs the sight, or trop., the perception; dark, gloomy, thick, dense, obscure.
A.
Lit.:
nox,
Cic. Mil. 19, 50; Lucr. 1, 1108; Cat. 68, 44; Ov. M. 10, 476; 11, 521:
caligo,
Lucr. 3, 305; 4, 457; Cat. 64, 908; Verg. A. 3, 203; 8, 253:
tenebrae,
Lucr. 2, 54; 2, 746; 2, 798; 3, 87; 6, 35;
3, 87: silentia, i.e. nox,
Sil. 7, 350:
latebrae,
Lucr. 1, 409:
iter,
Ov. M. 10, 456:
loca,
Prop. 1, 19, 8:
cavernae,
Ov. M. 15, 299; Sil. 7, 372:
latus,
Verg. A. 2, 19:
cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur caecum,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 58 Müll.; so,
domus,
without windows, Cic. Or. 67, 224:
parietes,
Verg. A. 5, 589:
pulvis,
id. ib. 12, 444:
carcer,
id. ib. 6, 734:
sardonyches,
not transparent, opaque, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 86:
smaragdi,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: acervus (of chaos), chaotic, confused, Ov M. 1, 24; Col. 4, 32, 4' chaos, Sen. Med. 741, Sil. 11, 456.—
B.
Trop., uncertain, doubtful: obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere, i.e. of an uncertain consequence or result, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
quod temere fit caeco casu,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15. cursus (Fortunae), Luc. 2, 567:
eventus,
Verg. A. 6, 157:
caeci morbi, quorum causas ne medici quidem perspicere queunt,
Col. 1, 5, 6; so,
dolores,
Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 38; 29, 3, 13, § 55:
crimen,
that cannot be proved, Liv. 45, 31, 11.— Subst.: caecum, i, n., uncertainty, obscurity ( poet.):
verum in caeco esse,
Manil. 4, 304.—

* Comp., Hor. S. 1, 2, 91.— Sup. and adv. not in. use.
2.
Caecus, i, m.; agnomen of Appius Claudius Crassus, as being blind, Cic. Brut. 14, 55; cf. Liv. 9, 29, 11; Cic. Sen. 6, 16.

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13 coecus

1.
caecus (not coecus; sometimes in MSS. cēcus), a, um, adj. [akin to skia, skotos; Sanscr. khāyā, shadow], having no light, devoid of light.
I.
Act., not seeing, blind.
A.
Lit.:
Appius, qui caecus annos multos fuit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112:
traditum est enim Homerum caecum fuisse,
id. ib. 5, 39, 114; Lucr. 5, 839:
catuli, qui jam dispecturi sunt, caeci aeque et hi qui modo nati,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64:
si facie miserabili senis, caeci, infantis,
Quint. 4, 1, 42:
caecum corpus,
the blind part of the body, the back, Sall. J. 107, 1:
perdices caecae impetu,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 102:
gigni,
Vell. 1, 5, 2.—
2.
Prov.:
ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 4:
apparet id quidem etiam caeco,
even a blind man can see that, Liv. 32, 34, 3:
caecis hoc, ut aiunt, satis clarum est,
Quint. 12, 7, 9.—
B.
Trop., mentally or morally blind, blinded (freq. in prose and poetry):
o pectora caeca!
Lucr. 2, 14:
non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54; cf.
casus,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15:
caecus atque amens tribunus,
id. Sest. 7, 17:
caecum me et praecipitem ferri,
id. Planc. 3, 6:
mater caeca crudelitate et scelere,
id. Clu. 70, 199:
cupidine,
Sall. J. 25, 7:
amentiā,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 48:
quem mala stultitia Caecum agit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 44:
amatorem amicae Turpia decipiunt caecum vitia,
id. ib. 1, 3, 39:
mens,
Tac. Agr. 43.—With ad:
caecus ad has belli artes,
Liv. 21, 54, 3.—With gen.:
caecus animi,
Quint. 1, 10, 29; Gell. 12, 13, 4:
fati futuri,
ignorant of, Luc. 2, 14; cf. Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 138.— Subst.: Caeci, ōrum, m., the blind people, i.e. the people of Chalcedon, according to the oracle at Delphi. Tac. A. 12, 63; cf. Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149. —
2.
Meton. of the passions themselves:
caeca honorum cupido,
Lucr. 3, 59; Ov. M. 3, 620:
ac temeraria dominatrix animi cupiditas,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Pis. 24, 57:
exspectatio,
id. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
amor,
Ov. F. 2, 762:
amor sui,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 14:
festinatio,
Liv. 22, 39, 22:
furor,
Hor. Epod. 7, 13:
caeca et sopita socordia,
Quint. 1, 2, 5:
ambitio,
Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 4.—
3.
Pregn., blind, i.e. at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless:
in hac calumniā timoris et caecae suspitionis tormento,
Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:
caeco quodam timore... quaerebant aliquem ducem,
id. Lig. 1, 3:
caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos,
Verg. A. 4, 209:
caeca regens filo vestigia,
id. ib. 6, 30:
ne sint caecae, pater, exsecrationes tuae,
Liv. 40, 10, 1:
et caeco flentque paventque metu,
Ov. F. 2, 822:
lymphatis caeco pavore animis,
Tac. H. 1, 82:
cervus... Caeco timore proximam villam petit,
Phaedr. 2, 8, 3:
timor,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 42.—
C.
Transf.
1.
Of plants, without buds or eyes:
rami,
Plin. 16, 30, 54, § 125; cf. caeco and oculus. —
2.
Of the large intestine:
intestinum,
the cœcum, Cels. 4, 1, 28; 4, 14, 1.—
II.
Pass., that cannot be seen, or trop., that cannot be known, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, obscure, dark.
A.
Lit.: sunt igitur venti nimirum corpora caeca, winds are accordingly bodies, although invisible, Lucr. 1, 278; 1, 296; 1, 329;
2, 713: vallum caecum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28; cf.: caecum vallum dicitur, in quo praeacuti pali terrae affixi herbis vel frondibus occuluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; so,
fossae,
covered, Col. 2, 2, 9; Pall. Mai, 3. 1:
in vada caeca ferre,
Verg. A. 1, 536:
fores,
private, id. ib. 2, 453:
spiramenta,
id. G. 1, 89:
colubri,
Col. 10, 231:
ignis,
Lucr. 4, 929:
venenum,
id. 6, 822:
tabes,
Ov. M. 9, 174:
viae,
blind ways, Tib. 2, 1, 78:
insidiae armaque,
Ov. F 2, 214; cf. Sil. 5, 3:
saxa,
Verg. A. 3, 706; 5, 164:
vulnus,
a secret wound, Lucr. 4, 1116;
but also,
a wound upon the back, Verg. A. 10, 733; cf.
in the same sense, ictus,
Liv. 34, 14, 11; Sil. 9, 105 (cf.: caecum corpus, the back, I. A. supra):
caeca manus, i.e. abscondita,
Ov. M. 12, 492:
caecum domūs scelus,
Verg. A. 1, 356.—
B.
Trop.:
caecas exponere causas,
Lucr. 3, 317:
improba navigii ratio, tum caeca jacebat,
lay still concealed, id. 5, 1004; so,
venti potestas,
id. 3, 248; 3, 270: fluctus, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 449, 10:
caeca et clandestina natura,
Lucr. 1, 779:
res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:
obscurum atque caecum,
id. Agr. 2, 14, 36:
fata,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 16:
sors,
id. S. 2, 3, 269:
tumultus,
secret conspiracies, Verg. G. 1, 464:
amor,
id. ib. 3, 210; cf.:
stimulos in pectore caecos Condidit,
Ov. M. 1, 726. In Plaut. once, prob. taken from the vulgar lang.: caecā die emere, upon a concealed ( pay-) day, i.e. to purchase on credit (opp. oculata dies, i.e. for ready money): Ca. Pereo inopiā argentariā. Ba. Emito die caecā hercle olivom, id vendito oculatā die, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.—
2.
By poet. license, transf. to the hearing:
murmur,
Verg. A. 12, 591 (as we, by a similar meton., say a hollow sound; cf. on the other hand, in Gr. tuphlos ta ôta); so,
clamor,
Val. Fl. 2, 461:
mugitusterrae,
Sen. Troad. 171.—
III.
Neutr., that obstructs the sight, or trop., the perception; dark, gloomy, thick, dense, obscure.
A.
Lit.:
nox,
Cic. Mil. 19, 50; Lucr. 1, 1108; Cat. 68, 44; Ov. M. 10, 476; 11, 521:
caligo,
Lucr. 3, 305; 4, 457; Cat. 64, 908; Verg. A. 3, 203; 8, 253:
tenebrae,
Lucr. 2, 54; 2, 746; 2, 798; 3, 87; 6, 35;
3, 87: silentia, i.e. nox,
Sil. 7, 350:
latebrae,
Lucr. 1, 409:
iter,
Ov. M. 10, 456:
loca,
Prop. 1, 19, 8:
cavernae,
Ov. M. 15, 299; Sil. 7, 372:
latus,
Verg. A. 2, 19:
cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur caecum,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 58 Müll.; so,
domus,
without windows, Cic. Or. 67, 224:
parietes,
Verg. A. 5, 589:
pulvis,
id. ib. 12, 444:
carcer,
id. ib. 6, 734:
sardonyches,
not transparent, opaque, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 86:
smaragdi,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: acervus (of chaos), chaotic, confused, Ov M. 1, 24; Col. 4, 32, 4' chaos, Sen. Med. 741, Sil. 11, 456.—
B.
Trop., uncertain, doubtful: obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere, i.e. of an uncertain consequence or result, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
quod temere fit caeco casu,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15. cursus (Fortunae), Luc. 2, 567:
eventus,
Verg. A. 6, 157:
caeci morbi, quorum causas ne medici quidem perspicere queunt,
Col. 1, 5, 6; so,
dolores,
Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 38; 29, 3, 13, § 55:
crimen,
that cannot be proved, Liv. 45, 31, 11.— Subst.: caecum, i, n., uncertainty, obscurity ( poet.):
verum in caeco esse,
Manil. 4, 304.—

* Comp., Hor. S. 1, 2, 91.— Sup. and adv. not in. use.
2.
Caecus, i, m.; agnomen of Appius Claudius Crassus, as being blind, Cic. Brut. 14, 55; cf. Liv. 9, 29, 11; Cic. Sen. 6, 16.

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14 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.;

2) close atup to;

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;

vera at vígi, to be an accessory in man-slaying;

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 þinglausnum, at the close of the Assembly;

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;

4) as regards as to;

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 vánum, as was to be expected;

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;

eiga féránsdóm at e-n, to hold a court of execution upon a person;

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.

II)

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).

III)

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.

IV)

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.

VI)

n. an incited conflict or fight ( see etja);

odda at, Yggs at, battle.

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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 að (aþ); 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 (að), 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. yet—though, Lat. attamen —etsi, 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.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > AT
15 zitten

zitten

1 [gezeten zijn] sit

2 [zich met een doel ergens bevinden] sit

3 [een functie bekleden] be

4 [geruime tijd ergens vertoeven; verblijven] be

5 [wonen] live

6 [zich bevinden in de genoemde toestand] be

7 [met betrekking tot een volharden in, gelaten worden op een plaats, in een toestand] 〈 zie voorbeelden〉

8 [met betrekking tot zaken, zich bevinden, bevestigd zijn] be

9 [met betrekking tot kleding] fit

10 [gevuld, bedekt zijn met] be

11 [treffen] 〈zie voorbeelden 11〉

12 [met onbepaalde wijs] [bezig zijn met] be (… -ing), sit (… -ing)

13 [met ‘op’] [lid zijn van, beoefenen] 〈zie voorbeelden 13〉

14 [gevangen gehouden worden] do time

♦voorbeelden:

1   blijf zitten • stay sitting (down), remain seated

     ga zitten • 〈 bevel〉 sit down!; 〈 uitnodiging〉 take a seat, be seated

     gaan zitten • sit down, take a seat

     〈 figuurlijk〉 er eens voor gaan zitten • 〈 ter hand nemen〉 get (right) down to something/business; 〈 omstandig gaan vertellen〉 launch into one's story

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand niet stil laten zitten • keep someone on the trot

     zit je goed/lekker? • are you comfortable?

2   aan het raam zitten • sit by the window

     aan de koffie zitten • be having coffee

     bij welke groep zit jij? • which group are you in?

     Jones zit in een vergadering • Jones is at a meeting

3   in het bestuur zitten • be/serve on the board

     op een kantoor zitten • be/work in an office

4   hij zit altijd thuis • he is always (sitting) at home

     waar zit hij toch? • where can he be?

5   ergens heel aardig zitten • be comfortable somewhere

6   hij zit er lelijk in • he is in a devil of a mess

     〈 figuurlijk〉 ernaast zitten • be wrong/ 〈 met rekensommetje, enz.〉out/ 〈 met gissing〉 off (target)

     nog in de kleine kinderen zitten • still have young children (on one's hands)

     hij zit in de amusementswereld/olie-industrie • he is in entertainment/oil

     wij zitten nog midden in de examens • we are still in the middle of the exams

     met een gebroken been zitten • have a broken leg

     op zware lasten zitten • have heavy expenses

     zonder werk/benzine zitten • be out of work/petrol

     (bijna) zonder geld zitten • have run short of money

     hij zit erover in dat hij zijn auto moet verkopen • he's upset about having to sell his car

7   〈 figuurlijk〉 die weduwe bleef met twee kinderen zitten • that widow was left with two children (on her hands)

     op school blijven zitten • stay down a class

     〈 figuurlijk〉 met iets blijven zitten • be left/ 〈 pejoratief ook〉 stuck with something

     er is iets tussen mijn tanden blijven zitten • something has (got) stuck between my teeth

     laat maar zitten • 〈 geen dank〉 that's all right; 〈 we beginnen er niet aan〉 (let's) forget it

     〈 figuurlijk〉 hij heeft zijn vrouw laten zitten • he has left his wife (in the lurch)

     〈 figuurlijk〉 een meisje laten zitten • drop/ 〈 net voor het huwelijk〉 jilt a girl

     〈 figuurlijk〉 hij liet het er niet bij zitten • 〈 niet over zijn kant laten gaan〉 he didn't take it lying down; 〈 erover blijven zeuren〉 he wouldn't leave it alone

     daar zitten we dan! • now we're in a mess

     〈 figuurlijk〉 en als dat gebeurt, dan zit je • and if that happens you'll be in trouble

     〈 figuurlijk〉 met iets zitten • be at a loss (what to do) about something

     met een probleem zitten • have a problem

     hoe zit het (dan) met …? • what about … (then)?

8   〈 sport〉 de bal zit • it's a goal!, it's (gone) in!, it's in the back of the net!

     het blijft niet zitten • it won't stay put

     laat maar zitten • keep the change

     dat zit • that will hold

     hoe zit dat in elkaar? • how does it (all) fit together?; 〈 figuurlijk ook〉 how does that work?

     〈 figuurlijk〉 hem hebben zitten • 〈 uit zijn humeur zijn〉 be in a bad mood; 〈 dronken zijn〉 have had (a drop) too much

     〈 figuurlijk〉 daar zit nu juist de fout • that's where the mistake is

     〈 figuurlijk〉 daar zit het 'm in • that makes all the difference; 〈 daar gaat het juist om〉 that's the whole point

     〈 figuurlijk〉 daar zit wat in • you (may) have something there

     〈 figuurlijk〉 daar zit een heel verhaal aan vast • there's a whole story behind that

     〈 figuurlijk〉 er zit iets achter • 〈 ook〉 there's more to it (than meets the eye); 〈 verborgen moeilijkheid〉 there must be a catch to it

     〈 figuurlijk〉 het zit er (dik) in • there's a good chance (of that (happening))

     〈 figuurlijk〉 er zit niet veel bij die jongen • there's not much to him

     〈 figuurlijk〉 er zat niets anders op dan toe te geven • there was nothing (else) for it but to give in

     〈 figuurlijk〉 het zit er voor hem niet in • it's not on for him

     〈 figuurlijk〉 er zit wel wat waars in • there's an element of truth in it

     〈 figuurlijk〉 wat zit er anders op? • what else is there to do?

     〈 figuurlijk〉 eruit halen wat erin zit • make the most (out) of something

     〈 figuurlijk〉 dat zit wel goed/snor • that will be all right

     〈 figuurlijk〉 dat zit hem hoog • 〈 daar is hij boos over〉 it sticks in his throat

     het zit los/scheef • it is loose/crooked

     〈 figuurlijk〉 het zit hem niet mee • he's out of luck

     〈 figuurlijk〉 het weer zit ons mee • the weather's in our favour

     〈 figuurlijk〉 alles zit hem mee/tegen • everything is going his way/against him

     zit het goed vast? • is it well secured?

     〈 figuurlijk〉 waar zit het hem in? • 〈 wat is de moeilijkheid〉 what's the problem?; 〈 oorzaak〉 what caused/what's causing it?

     〈 figuurlijk〉 't zit zo • it's like this

     in sla zit vitamine C • lettuce contains vitamin C

     〈 figuurlijk〉 er zit wel wat in die film • there's plenty of punch in that film

     er zit onweer in de lucht • a thunderstorm is brewing

     heb jij geld in zijn zaak zitten? • have you got money in his business?

     er zit een vlek op je jurk • there is a stain on your dress

     〈 figuurlijk〉〈 met een gebaar naar de keel〉 het zit me tot hier • I'm fed up (to the back teeth) with it

9   goed zitten • be a good fit

     〈 figuurlijk〉 hoe zit dat? gaan we of blijven we thuis? • what about it now? are we going or are we staying at home?

     〈 figuurlijk〉 dat idee zit mij niet lekker • I don't fancy that idea

     die roman/film zit uitstekend in elkaar • that novel/film is beautifully constructed

     〈 figuurlijk〉 weet jij, hoe de zaak precies in elkaar zit? • do you know all the ins and outs of the matter?

10 vol stof zitten • be (all) dusty

     ergens vol mee zitten • be full of something

     onder de modder/luizen/schulden zitten • be covered with mud/lice, be (up to one's ears) in debt

11 die zit • 〈Brits-Engels; slang〉 that was right on target

12 we zitten te eten • we are having dinner/lunch

     ze zit daar maar te piekeren • she just sits there brooding

     hij zit te springen om naar huis te gaan • he can't wait to go home

     in zijn eentje zitten zingen/drinken • sit singing to oneself, be a lone drinker

     zitten te zitten • hang/sit around

     het zit er aan te komen • it's on its way

13 Jack zit op volleybal en Susanne op ballet • Jack's doing volleyball and Susanne's got ballet

     op tekenles zitten • be taking drawing lessons

14 hij heeft een jaar gezeten • he's been in jail for one year; 〈 uitgezeten〉 he's served one year

     op water en brood zitten • be (kept) on bread and water

     wegens diefstal zitten • do time for theft

¶   〈 figuurlijk〉 iets niet op zich laten zitten • not put up with something

     hij zit overal aan • he cannot leave anything alone

     achter de meisjes aan zitten • chase ((around) after) girls

     daar zit een vrouw achter • there is a woman involved

     de zomer zit er weer op • the summer's over again

     mijn taak zit er weer op • that's my job out of the way

     het zit erop • that's that (done)

     aan iets zitten • touch something; 〈met betrekking tot eten en drank; informeel〉 be at something

     wie heeft er aan mijn recorder gezeten? • who has been at/ 〈 ernstiger〉tampering with my cassette-player?

     〈 figuurlijk〉 achter iemand/iets aan zitten • pursue someone/something; 〈 proberen relatie aan te knopen〉 be after someone; 〈 volgen〉 follow someone

     er zit een actrice in haar • she has the makings of an actress (in her)

     ze zit goed in de kleren • she is well off for clothes

     deze auto zit al gauw op 120 km • this car does 120 km fairly easily

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > zitten
16 unmöglich

I Adj. impossible (auch umg., fig. Mensch etc.); umg., fig. Kleid, Benehmen etc.: auch dreadful; ( das ist) unmöglich (es geht nicht) (that’s) impossible, no way umg.; (nicht tragbar) it’s too much, it won’t do, it’s not on umg.; das war unmöglich von ihm it was disgraceful ( oder dreadful) of him; zu einer unmöglichen Stunde at an ungodly hour; Unmögliches verlangen ask the impossible; sich unmöglich machen fig. (SEIN ANSEHEN VERLIEREN) compromise o.s., stärker put o.s. beyond the pale; (sich lächerlich machen) make a fool of o.s.; jemanden unmöglich machen (blamieren) bring discredit on s.o.; (lächerlich machen) make s.o. look a fool

II Adv. not possibly; sich benehmen etc.: abysmally; er behandelt sie unmöglich he treats her disgracefully; wir können unmöglich zulassen, dass we can’t possibly allow s.o./s.th. to; er kleidet sich unmöglich he wears the most dreadful clothes; das geht unmöglich that’s impossible ( oder out of the question)

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impossible; infeasible

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ụn|mög|lich
1. adj
impossible; (pej inf = unpassend auch) ridiculous
das ist mir unmöglich — that is impossible for me

Unmögliches, das Unmögliche — the impossible

etw unmöglich machen — to make sth impossible

jdm etw unmöglich machen — to make it impossible for sb to do sth

das Unmögliche möglich machen — to do the impossible

jdn/sich unmöglich machen — to make sb/oneself look ridiculous, to make sb look (like) a fool/to make a fool of oneself

2. adv
(= keinesfalls) not possibly; (pej inf = unpassend) impossibly; sich anziehen ridiculously
ich kann es unmöglich tun — I cannot possibly do it

unmöglich aussehen (inf) — to look ridiculous

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1) impossibly

2) (that cannot be or be done: It is impossible to sing and drink at the same time; an impossible task.) impossible

3) (hopelessly bad or wrong: That child's behaviour is quite impossible.) impossible

4) (outrageous or unreasonable: He telephoned at the unearthly (= very early) hour of 6.30 a.m.) unearthly

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un·mög·lich

[ˈʊnmø:klɪç]

I. adj

1. (nicht machbar) impossible

\unmögliche Bedingungen impossible conditions

ein \unmögliches Vorhaben an unfeasible plan

es jdm etw \unmöglich machen to make sth impossible for sb

es jdm \unmöglich machen, etw zu tun to make it impossible for sb to do sth

jdn/sich [bei jdm/irgendwo] \unmöglich machen to make a fool of sb/oneself [in front of sb/somewhere]

▪ etwas/nichts U\unmögliches something/nothing that's impossible

das U\unmögliche möglich machen to make the impossible happen

2. (pej fam: nicht tragbar/lächerlich) ridiculous, impossible pej

sie hatte einen \unmöglichen Hut auf she was wearing a ridiculous hat; (seltsam) incredible

du hast manchmal die \unmöglichsten Ideen! sometimes you have the most incredible ideas!

II. adv (fam) not possibly

das geht \unmöglich that's out of the question

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1.
Adjektiv

1) impossible

ich verlange ja nichts Unmögliches [von dir] — I'm not asking [you] for the impossible

2) (ugs.): (nicht akzeptabel, unangebracht) impossible <person, behaviour, colour, ideas, place, etc.>

sich unmöglich machen — make a fool of oneself; make oneself look ridiculous

3) (ugs.): (erstaunlich, seltsam) incredible
2.
adverbial (ugs.) < behave> impossibly; < dress> ridiculously
3.
Adverb (ugs.): (unter keinen Umständen)

ich/es usw. kann unmöglich... — I/it etc. can't possibly...

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unmöglich

A. adj impossible (auch umg, fig Mensch etc); umg, fig Kleid, Benehmen etc: auch dreadful;

(das ist) unmöglich (es geht nicht) (that’s) impossible, no way umg; (nicht tragbar) it’s too much, it won’t do, it’s not on umg;

das war unmöglich von ihm it was disgraceful ( oder dreadful) of him;

zu einer unmöglichen Stunde at an ungodly hour;

Unmögliches verlangen ask the impossible;

sich unmöglich machen fig (sein Ansehen verlieren) compromise o.s., stärker put o.s. beyond the pale; (sich lächerlich machen) make a fool of o.s.;

jemanden unmöglich machen (blamieren) bring discredit on sb; (lächerlich machen) make sb look a fool

B. adv not possibly; sich benehmen etc: abysmally;

er behandelt sie unmöglich he treats her disgracefully;

wir können unmöglich zu, dass we can’t possibly allow sb/sth to;

er kleidet sich unmöglich he wears the most dreadful clothes;

das geht unmöglich that’s impossible ( oder out of the question)

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1.
Adjektiv

1) impossible

ich verlange ja nichts Unmögliches [von dir] — I'm not asking [you] for the impossible

2) (ugs.): (nicht akzeptabel, unangebracht) impossible <person, behaviour, colour, ideas, place, etc.>

sich unmöglich machen — make a fool of oneself; make oneself look ridiculous

3) (ugs.): (erstaunlich, seltsam) incredible
2.
adverbial (ugs.) < behave> impossibly; < dress> ridiculously
3.
Adverb (ugs.): (unter keinen Umständen)

ich/es usw. kann unmöglich... — I/it etc. can't possibly...

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adj.

impossible adj. adv.

impossibly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > unmöglich
17 Arbeit

f; -, -en

1. allg.: work; (schwere Arbeit) hard work; geistige Arbeit brainwork; körperliche Arbeit physical work ( oder labo[u]r); Arbeiten work Sing. (an + Dat on); (Aufgabe) task, job; eine undankbare Arbeit a thankless task; an oder bei der Arbeit at work; an die Arbeit gehen, sich an die Arbeit machen start work, get (down) to work; los, an die Arbeit! right, (get) to work!; seine Arbeit tun oder seiner Arbeit nachgehen go about one’s work; ich hab mit dem Garten viel Arbeit the garden’s a lot of work; ganze oder gute etc. Arbeit leisten do a good job (auch fig.); immer nur halbe Arbeit machen never do things ( oder finish things off) properly; etw. in Arbeit haben / nehmen be / start working on s.th.; etw. in Arbeit geben have s.th. done ( oder made); etw. ist in Arbeit work has started ( oder is in progress) on s.th.; Ihr Kaffee ist in Arbeit umg. your coffee is on its way ( oder in the works); Ihre Arbeit besteht darin zu (+ Inf.) your job consists of (+ Ger.) erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen! business before pleasure; er hat die Arbeit nicht erfunden iro. he’s a born skiver (Am. slacker) umg.; Arbeit macht das Leben süß Sprichw. no gain without pain, no sweet without sweat; Arbeit schändet nicht Sprichw. hard work is nothing to be ashamed of, an honest day’s work never did anyone any harm; getan, Hand1 4 2. (Mühe) trouble; (Anstrengung) effort, exertion; er lebt von seiner Hände Arbeit he lives by the labo(u)r of his hands; unsere ganze Arbeit war umsonst all our labo(u)r has been in vain; viel Arbeit kosten be ( oder create) a lot of work; die tägliche Arbeit im Haus the household chores; ich hoffe, es macht Ihnen nicht zu viel Arbeit I hope it’s not too much trouble for you; es war viel Arbeit, sie zu überzeugen convincing her was hard work

3. nur Sg. (bezahlte Arbeit, Beschäftigung) work, employment; Arbeit haben have a job; ohne Arbeit unemployed, out of work, jobless; Arbeit suchen look for a job, seek employment geh.; die Arbeit verlieren lose one’s job; zur (umg. auf) Arbeit gehen go to work; ( bei jemandem) in Arbeit stehen be employed by s.o., be in the employ of s.o. förm.; einer ( geregelten) Arbeit nachgehen be in (steady) employment, have a (steady) job; sie versteht i-e Arbeit she knows her job

4. Produkt: (piece of) work; (schriftliche, wissenschaftliche Arbeit) paper; längere: treatise; künstlerische Arbeit work of art; gute / erstklassige Arbeit! als Lob: good / excellent work!

5. (schriftliche Prüfung) test, exam; eine Arbeit schreiben sit ( oder take) a test; Arbeiten korrigieren mark ( oder grade) test papers

6. POL. labo(u)r; Tag der Arbeit Labo(u)r Day (GB: 1 May; USA, Kanada: first Monday in September; Neuseeland: first Monday in October)

7. PHYS. work

8. SPORT: (Training) training (an + Dat oder mit on oder with)

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die Arbeit

labour; work; job; labor

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Ạr|beit ['arbait]
f -, -en

1) (=Tätigkeit PHYS, SPORT) work; (POL, ECON) labour (Brit), labor (US)

Arbeit und Kapital — capital and labour (Brit) or labor (US)

Tag der Arbeit — Labour (Brit) or Labor (US) Day

die Arbeiten am Stadium — the work on the stadium

es kann mit den Arbeiten begonnen werden — work can begin

bei der Arbeit mit Kindern — when working with children

Arbeit sparend — labour-saving (Brit), labor-saving (US)

viel Arbeit machen — to be a lot of work (jdm for sb)

das ist/kostet viel Arbeit — it's a lot of work, it's a big job

an or bei der Arbeit sein — to be working

sich an die Arbeit machen, an die Arbeit gehen — to get down to work, to start working

an die Arbeit! — to work!

jdm bei der Arbeit zusehen — to watch sb working

etw ist in Arbeit — work on sth has started, work on sth is in progress

Ihr Bier ist in Arbeit (inf) — your beer is on its way

etw in Arbeit haben — to be working on sth

etw in Arbeit nehmen — to undertake to do or (manuelle Arbeit) make sth

etw in Arbeit geben — to have sth done/made

jdm etw in Arbeit geben — to get sb to do/make sth

die Arbeit läuft dir nicht davon (hum) — the work will still be there when you get back

erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen (prov) — business before pleasure (prov)

Arbeit schändet nicht (Prov) — work is no disgrace

2) no pl (= Ausführung) work

gute or ganze or gründliche Arbeit leisten (lit, fig iro) — to do a good job

3) no pl (= Mühe) trouble, bother

jdm Arbeit machen — to put sb to trouble

machen Sie sich keine Arbeit! — don't go to any trouble or bother

das war vielleicht eine Arbeit! — what hard work that was!, what a job that was!

die Arbeit zahlt sich aus — it's worth the trouble or effort

4) (= Berufstätigkeit, inf: = Arbeitsplatz, Arbeitsstelle, Arbeitszeit) work no indef art; (= Arbeitsverhältnis) employment; (= Position) job

eine Arbeit als etw — work or a job as sth

(eine) Arbeit suchen/finden — to look for/find work or a job

Arbeit suchend — looking for work or a job, seeking employment

einer (geregelten) Arbeit nachgehen — to have a (steady) job

ohne Arbeit sein — to be out of work, to be unemployed

Arbeit gehen — to go to work

auf Arbeit sein (inf) — to be at work

von der Arbeit kommen — to come back from work

5) (= Aufgabe) job

seine Arbeit besteht darin, zu... — his job is to...

6) (= Produkt) work; (handwerkliche) piece of work; (= Prüfungsarbeit) (examination) paper; (wissenschaftliche) paper; (= Buch, Kunstwerk) work

7) (SCH) test

Arbeiten korrigieren — to mark test papers

eine Arbeit schreiben/schreiben lassen — to do/set a test

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die

1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) job

2) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) labour

3) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) spell

4) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) work

5) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) work

6) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) work

7) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) work

8) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) work

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Ar·beit

<-, -en>

[ˈarbait]

f

1. kein pl (Tätigkeit) work no pl, no indef art

die \Arbeit mit Schwerbehinderten ist äußerst befriedigend working with the disabled is extremely fulfilling

die \Arbeit läuft dir nicht davon (hum) your work will still be there when you get back

an [o bei] der \Arbeit sein to be working

die \Arbeit einstellen to stop [or cease] work

ganze [o gründliche] \Arbeit leisten to do a good job

geistige/körperliche \Arbeit brainwork/physical work

gute/schlechte \Arbeit leisten to do a good/bad job

etw [bei jdm] in \Arbeit geben to have sth done [at sb's [or by sb]]

an die \Arbeit gehen, sich akk an die \Arbeit machen to get down to work

an die \Arbeit! get to work!

zur \Arbeit gehen to go to work

etw in \Arbeit haben to be working on sth

etw ist in \Arbeit work is in progress on sth

Ihr Pils ist in \Arbeit! your Pils is on its way!

\Arbeit und Kapital labour [or AM -or] and capital

jdm [viel] \Arbeit machen to make [a lot of] work for sb

2. kein pl (Erwerbstätigkeit, Arbeitsplatz) work no pl, no indef art; (Job) job; (Beschäftigung) employment no pl, no indef art

beeil dich, sonst kommst du zu spät zur \Arbeit! hurry up, or you'll be late for work!

er fand \Arbeit als Kranfahrer he got a job as a crane driver

zur \Arbeit gehen to go to work

ich gehe heute nicht zur \Arbeit I'm not going [in]to work today

einer [geregelten] \Arbeit nachgehen (geh) to have a [steady] job

[bei jdm] in \Arbeit stehen [o sein] (geh) to be employed [by sb]

\Arbeit suchen to be looking for a job, to be seeking employment

3. (Produkt, Werk) work no pl, no indef art; (handwerklich a.) handiwork no pl, no indef art

dieser Schreibtisch ist eine saubere \Arbeit! this bureau is an excellent bit of [handi]work!

seine \Arbeiten ausstellen to exhibit one's work

nur halbe \Arbeit machen to do a half-hearted job

wissenschaftliche \Arbeit scientific paper

4. SCH (Klassenarbeit) test

sie büffelten für die anstehende \Arbeit in Mathe they were swotting for the upcoming maths test

\Arbeiten korrigieren to mark test papers

eine \Arbeit schreiben to do [or sit] a test

5. kein pl (Mühe) work no pl, no indef art, effort[s pl], trouble[s pl]

das Geld ist für die \Arbeit, die Sie hatten! the money is for your troubles [or efforts]!

mit kleinen Kindern haben Eltern immer viel \Arbeit small children are always a lot of work for parents

sich dat \Arbeit [mit etw dat] machen to go to trouble [with sth]

machen Sie sich keine \Arbeit, ich schaffe das schon alleine! don't go to any trouble, I'll manage on my own!

viel \Arbeit sein [o kosten] to take a lot of work [or effort

6. (Aufgabe) job, chore

Einkaufen ist für sie eine mühselige \Arbeit she finds shopping a tedious chore

7. POL labour [or AM -or]

Tag der \Arbeit May Day BRIT, Labor Day AM

8.

▶ \Arbeit schändet nicht (prov) work is no disgrace, a bit of work never harmed anyone

▶ erst die \Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen (prov) business before pleasure prov

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die; Arbeit, Arbeiten

1) work no indef. art.

die Arbeit[en] am Staudamm — [the] work on the dam

an die Arbeit gehen, sich an die Arbeit machen — get down to work

bei der Arbeit mit Chemikalien — when working with chemicals

viel Arbeit haben — have a lot of work [to do]

[wieder] an die Arbeit! — [back] to work!

etwas in Arbeit haben — be working on something

erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen — business before pleasure

2) o. Pl. (Mühe) trouble

Arbeit machen — cause bother or trouble

jemandem Arbeit machen — make work for somebody

sich (Dat.) Arbeit [mit etwas] machen — take trouble [over something]

3) o. Pl. (Arbeitssplatz) work no indef. art.; (Stellung) job

eine Arbeit suchen/finden — look for/find work or a job

die Arbeit Suchenden — those looking for work

eine Arbeit als... — work or a job as...

zur od. (ugs.) auf Arbeit gehen — go to work

auf Arbeit sein — (ugs.) be at work

vor/nach der Arbeit — before/after work

4) (Aufgabe) job

5) (Produkt) work; (handwerkliche Arbeit) piece of work; (kurze schriftliche Arbeit) article

6) (Schulw.): (KlassenArbeit) test

eine Arbeit schreiben/schreiben lassen — do/set a test

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Arbeit f; -, -en

1. allg: work; (schwere Arbeit) hard work;

geistige Arbeit brainwork;

körperliche Arbeit physical work ( oder labo[u]r);

Arbeiten work sg (

an +dat on); (Aufgabe) task, job;

eine undankbare Arbeit a thankless task;

an oder

bei der Arbeit at work;

an die Arbeit gehen, sich an die Arbeit machen start work, get (down) to work;

los, an die Arbeit! right, (get) to work!;

seine Arbeit tun oder

seiner Arbeit nachgehen go about one’s work;

ich hab mit dem Garten viel Arbeit the garden’s a lot of work;

ganze oder

gute etc

Arbeit leisten do a good job (auch fig);

immer nur halbe Arbeit machen never do things ( oder finish things off) properly;

etwas in Arbeit haben/nehmen be/start working on sth;

etwas in Arbeit geben have sth done ( oder made);

etwas ist in Arbeit work has started ( oder is in progress) on sth;

Ihr Kaffee ist in Arbeit umg your coffee is on its way ( oder in the works);

Ihre Arbeit besteht darin zu (+inf) your job consists of (+ger)

erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen! business before pleasure;

er hat die Arbeit nicht erfunden iron he’s a born skiver (US slacker) umg;

Arbeit macht das Leben süß sprichw no gain without pain, no sweet without sweat;

Arbeit schändet nicht sprichw hard work is nothing to be ashamed of, an honest day’s work never did anyone any harm; → getan, Handarbeit

2. (Mühe) trouble; (Anstrengung) effort, exertion;

er lebt von seiner Hände Arbeit he lives by the labo(u)r of his hands;

unsere ganze Arbeit war umsonst all our labo(u)r has been in vain;

viel Arbeit kosten be ( oder create) a lot of work;

die tägliche Arbeit im Haus the household chores;

ich hoffe, es macht Ihnen nicht zu viel Arbeit I hope it’s not too much trouble for you;

es war viel Arbeit, sie zu überzeugen convincing her was hard work

3. nur sg (bezahlte Arbeit, Beschäftigung) work, employment;

Arbeit haben have a job;

ohne Arbeit unemployed, out of work, jobless;

Arbeit suchen look for a job, seek employment geh;

Arbeit Suchende job-seeker;

die Arbeit verlieren lose one’s job;

zur (umg

auf)

Arbeit gehen go to work;

(bei jemandem) in Arbeit stehen be employed by sb, be in the employ of sb form;

einer (geregelten) Arbeit nachgehen be in (steady) employment, have a (steady) job;

sie versteht i-e Arbeit she knows her job

4. Produkt: (piece of) work; (schriftliche, wissenschaftliche Arbeit) paper; längere: treatise;

künstlerische Arbeit work of art;

gute/erstklassige Arbeit! als Lob: good/excellent work!

5. (schriftliche Prüfung) test, exam;

eine Arbeit schreiben sit ( oder take) a test;

Arbeiten korrigieren mark ( oder grade) test papers

6. POL labo(u)r;

Tag der Arbeit Labo(u)r Day (GB: 1 May; USA, Kanada: first Monday in September; Neuseeland: first Monday in October)

7. PHYS work

8. SPORT: (Training) training (

an +dat oder

mit on oder with);

Arbeit Suchende → Arbeitssuchende

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die; Arbeit, Arbeiten

1) work no indef. art.

die Arbeit[en] am Staudamm — [the] work on the dam

an die Arbeit gehen, sich an die Arbeit machen — get down to work

bei der Arbeit mit Chemikalien — when working with chemicals

viel Arbeit haben — have a lot of work [to do]

[wieder] an die Arbeit! — [back] to work!

etwas in Arbeit haben — be working on something

erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen — business before pleasure

2) o. Pl. (Mühe) trouble

Arbeit machen — cause bother or trouble

jemandem Arbeit machen — make work for somebody

sich (Dat.) Arbeit [mit etwas] machen — take trouble [over something]

3) o. Pl. (Arbeitssplatz) work no indef. art.; (Stellung) job

eine Arbeit suchen/finden — look for/find work or a job

die Arbeit Suchenden — those looking for work

eine Arbeit als... — work or a job as...

zur od. (ugs.) auf Arbeit gehen — go to work

auf Arbeit sein — (ugs.) be at work

vor/nach der Arbeit — before/after work

4) (Aufgabe) job

5) (Produkt) work; (handwerkliche Arbeit) piece of work; (kurze schriftliche Arbeit) article

6) (Schulw.): (KlassenArbeit) test

eine Arbeit schreiben/schreiben lassen — do/set a test

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-en f.

assignment n.

chore n.

job n.

labor (US) n.

labour (UK) n.

work n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Arbeit
18 Rätsel

n; -s, -; riddle, puzzle (auch fig.); (Geheimnis) mystery; (Wortspiel) conundrum; (Silbenrätsel) charade; geh. enigma; ein Rätsel lösen solve a riddle ( oder mystery); die Rätsel ( in der Zeitung) lösen solve the puzzles (in the paper); jemandem Rätsel aufgeben ask s.o. riddles; fig. puzzle s.o., stärker: baffle s.o.; in Rätseln sprechen fig. speak in riddles; er ist mir ein Rätsel fig. I can’t make him out; es ist mir ein Rätsel fig. it’s a (complete) mystery to me, it beats me umg.; vor einem Rätsel stehen fig. be baffled ( oder puzzled); das ist des Rätsels Lösung! fig. that’s the answer

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das Rätsel

puzzle; riddle; mystery; enigma

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Rät|sel ['rɛːtsl]
nt -s, -

1) riddle; (= Kreuzworträtsel) crossword (puzzle); (= Silbenrätsel, Bilderrätsel etc) puzzle

in Rä́tseln sprechen — to talk in riddles

jdm ein Rä́tsel aufgeben — to give or ask sb a riddle

2) (fig = Geheimnis) riddle, mystery, enigma (um of)

die Polizei konnte das Rä́tsel lösen — the police have solved the riddle or mystery

vor einem Rä́tsel stehen — to be faced with a riddle or mystery, to be baffled

das plötzliche Verschwinden des Zeugen gab der Polizei Rä́tsel auf — the sudden disappearance of the witness baffled the police

es ist mir ein Rä́tsel, wie... — it's a mystery to me how..., it baffles or beats (inf) me how...

er ist mir ein Rä́tsel — he's a mystery or an enigma to me

(jdm) ein Rä́tsel bleiben — to remain a mystery (to sb)

das ist des Rä́tsels Lösung! — that's the answer

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das

1) (anything difficult to understand; a mystery.) enigma

2) (something that cannot be, or has not been, explained: the mystery of how the universe was formed; the mystery of his disappearance; How she passed her exam is a mystery to me.) mystery

3) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) puzzle

4) (a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) riddle

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Rät·sel

<-s, ->

[ˈrɛ:tsl̩]

nt

1. (Geheimnis) mystery

das \Rätsel hat sich endlich aufgeklärt we finally solved that mystery

jdm ein \Rätsel sein/bleiben to be/remain a mystery to sb

es ist [jdm] ein \Rätsel warum/wie... it is a mystery [to sb] why/how...

2. (Denkaufgabe) riddle, puzzle

des \Rätsels Lösung the solution to the puzzle, the answer to the riddle

jdm ein \Rätsel aufgeben to pose a riddle for sb; Frage to puzzle [or baffle] sb, to be a mystery to sb

in \Rätseln sprechen to talk [or speak] in riddles

vor einem \Rätsel stehen to be baffled

3. (Kreuzworträtsel) crossword [puzzle]

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das; Rätsels, Rätsel

1) riddle; (BilderRätsel, KreuzwortRätsel usw.) puzzle

2) (Geheimnis) mystery; enigma

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Rätsel n; -s, -; riddle, puzzle (auch fig); (Geheimnis) mystery; (Wortspiel) conundrum; (Silbenrätsel) charade; geh enigma;

ein Rätsel lösen solve a riddle ( oder mystery);

die Rätsel (in der Zeitung) lösen solve the puzzles (in the paper);

jemandem Rätsel aufgeben ask sb riddles; fig puzzle sb, stärker: baffle sb;

in Rätseln sprechen fig speak in riddles;

er ist mir ein Rätsel fig I can’t make him out;

es ist mir ein Rätsel fig it’s a (complete) mystery to me, it beats me umg;

vor einem Rätsel stehen fig be baffled ( oder puzzled);

das ist des Rätsels Lösung! fig that’s the answer

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das; Rätsels, Rätsel

1) riddle; (BilderRätsel, KreuzwortRätsel usw.) puzzle

2) (Geheimnis) mystery; enigma

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- n.

enigma n.

mystery n.

puzzle n.

riddle n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Rätsel
19 прежде смерти не умрёшь

Set phrase: a man can die but once (do not be a coward: you won't die before your death), a man can die only once, a man cannot die more than once, cowards die many times before their death, he that fears death lives not, he that forecasts all perils, will never sail the sea

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > прежде смерти не умрёшь
20 раньше смерти не умрёшь

Set phrase: a man can die but once (do not be a coward: you won't die before your death), a man can die only once, a man cannot die more than once, cowards die many times before their death, he that fears death lives not, he that forecasts all perils, will never sail the sea

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > раньше смерти не умрёшь

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