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they were much dissatisfied with their lot

  • 1 UNA

    (uni, unda, unat), v.
    1) to be content in a place (Tumi undi eigi í Flateyju);
    2) to dwell, abide, in a biblical sense (una í helgum friði);
    3) to enjoy, be happy in, content with a thing;
    þeir undu illa sínum hlut, they were much dissatisfied with their lot;
    una lífi, to enjoy life;
    una vel við ráð sitt, to be content with one’s lot;
    uni (imperat.) þú vel við, be content!
    una sér, una við sik, to be happy, feel at ease;
    * * *
    pres. uni; pret. unði, later undi; subj. ynði; imperat. uni, Glúm. 354, Fas. i. 146, Eb. l. c.; part. unat: [a Goth. wunan is assumed from the participle unwunands = ἀδημονων, Phil. ii. 26; the word prop. means to dwell, abide; A. S. wunian; Old Engl. to wone; Germ. wohnen]:—to abide, dwell; börn áttu þau bjoggu ok unðu, dwelt and abode, Rm.; fiskr unir í flóði, the fish lives in water. Gm.; hér munda ek eðli una, Fsm.
    2. to dwell, abide, in a Biblical sense; með Guði unir sá er unir í helgum friði, Hom. 5; una skolu vér í elsku Guðs ok náungs, … sá er unir í ástinni í Guði unir ok Guð í honum, Hom. (St.), rendering of Lat. manet.
    II. but mostly, as in the Goth. word above cited, in a special sense, to dwell on, enjoy, be happy in, content with a thing, with dat.; þangat sem hann hafði áðr lengst verit ok sínu ráði bezt unat, Fms. i. 135; Gullharaldr undi þá miklu verr enn áðr, was still less at his ease, 83; gamni mær unði, enjoyed her luck, Hbl.; at hóm sér né ynðit, Am. 54; hvártki sér unði, 86; una lífi, to enjoy life, Hkv. 1. 54; eigðú um aldr þat ok uni dóttir, Gkv. 2. 32; ok unandi auði stýra, ok sitjandi sælu njóta, Skv. 3. 16; ok uni allvel meðan svá er búit, Sturl. i. 206; una munda ek með þér, ef þú fengir mér konu þá er …, Fms. i. 289; þótti Hallfreði svá mikill skaði at um Ólaf konung at hann undi öngu, iii. 24; hann unði sér engu, was restless and unhappy, Fs. 113; hann unði lítt eptir Gunnlaug, Ísl. ii. 273; uni (imperat.) nú við þat, Fas. i. 146; uni þú nú vel við, Eb. 117 new Ed.; en þu uni við svá vel sem þú vill, Glúm. 354; una vel sínu ráði, Fb. i. 116; skalt þú fara ok una vel við ráð þitt. Nj. 11; þeir undu við it versta, 251; Þórólfr unir ílla við sinn hlut, Ld. 40; uni ek því bezt við æfi mína. Fs. 21.
    2. sayings; unir auga neðan á sér, Völs. R.; þar er allr sem unir, Vídal. ii. 62; sæll er hinn er unir sínu, happy is he who is content with his lot, Edda (Ht.), in a ditty by bishop Klæng; öng er sorg verri en sér öngu at una, Hm. 94.

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