to carry off a woman

carry

A n ( range) portée f.

B vtr

1 [person, animal] porter [bag, shopping, load, news, message] (in dans ; on sur) ; to carry sth up/down porter qch en haut/en bas ; to carry sth in/out apporter/emporter qch ; to carry the bags over the road traverser la route en portant les bagages ; to carry the child across the river porter l'enfant pour traverser la rivière ; to carry cash/a gun avoir de l'argent liquide/un revolver sur soi ; to carry a memory/a picture in one's mind avoir un sentiment/une image toujours en tête ; to carry sth too far fig pousser qch trop loin ; we can't afford to carry anyone fig nous ne pouvons pas nous permettre de traîner des poids morts ;

2 [vehicle, pipe, wire, vein] transporter ; [wind, tide, current, stream] emporter ; licensed to carry passengers autorisé à transporter des passagers ; to be carried on the wind être porté or transporté par le vent ; to be carried along by the tide être poussé par la marée ; the wind carried the ash towards the town le vent a transporté les cendres vers la ville ; to carry sth off ou away emporter qch ; to carry sb off ou away emmener qn ; to carry sth/sb back ramener qch/qn ; to carry one's audience with one avoir son public derrière soi ; his quest carried him to India sa quête l'a amené en Inde ; her talent will carry her a long way son talent la mènera loin ; to be carried along with the general enthusiasm être emporté par l'enthousiasme général ;

3 ( feature) comporter [warning, guarantee, review, report] ; porter [symbol, label] ; ‘The Gazette’ will carry the ad ‘La Gazette’ publiera l'annonce ;

4 ( entail) comporter [risk, danger, responsibility] ; être passible de [penalty, fine] ; to carry conviction être convaincant ;

5 (bear, support) [bridge, road] supporter [weight, load, traffic] ; the field will not carry that herd/crop le champ ne convient pas à ce troupeau/cette culture ;

6 Mil, Pol ( win) l'emporter dans [state, region, constituency] ; remporter [battle, match] ; faire voter [bill, amendment] ; the motion was carried by 20 votes to 13 la motion l'a emporté par 20 votes contre 13 ; to carry all before one/it [person, argument] l'emporter haut la main ;

7 Med être porteur/-euse de [disease] ; she is carrying the HIV virus elle est porteuse du virus VIH ;

8 ( be pregnant with) [woman] être enceinte de [boy, girl, twins] ; [female animal] porter [young] ; she is carrying a child elle est enceinte ; I am carrying his child je porte son enfant ;

9 Comm (stock, sell) faire [item, brand] ; we carry a wide range of nous offrons un grand choix de ;

10 (hold, bear) ( permanently) porter [tail, head] ; he was carrying his arm awkwardly il se tenait le bras de façon curieuse ;

11 Math retenir [one, two].

C vi [sound, voice] porter ; to carry well porter bien ; the noise carried (for) several kilometres le bruit a porté à plusieurs kilomètres.

D v refl to carry oneself se tenir (like comme ; with avec).

to be carried away by sth être emballé ○ par qch ; to get carried away ○ s'emballer ○, se laisser emporter.

■ carry back:

▶ carry back [sth], carry [sth] back Tax reporter [qch] en arrière [sum, loss] ;

▶ carry [sb] back ( in memory) ramener [person] (to à).

■ carry forward:

▶ carry forward [sth], carry [sth] forward

1 Accts reporter [balance, total, sum] ;

2 Tax reporter [qch] en avant [sum, loss].

■ carry off:

▶ carry off [sth] remporter [prize, medal] ; to carry it off ○ ( succeed) réussir, y arriver ;

▶ carry off [sb], carry [sb] off [illness, disease] emporter [person, animal].

■ carry on:

▶ carry on

1 ( continue) continuer (doing à faire) ; carry on! continue! ; to carry on down ou along the road ( in car) continuer la route ; ( on foot) poursuivre son chemin ; if it carries on like this si ça continue comme ça ; to carry on as if nothing had happened continuer comme si de rien n'était ; to carry on with sth continuer or poursuivre qch ;

2 ○ ( behave) se conduire ; that's no way to carry on ce n'est pas une façon de se conduire ; to carry on as if se conduire comme si ;

3 ○ ( have affair) fricoter ○, avoir une liaison (with avec) ;

4 ○ (talk, go on) jacasser ○ ; to carry on about sth déblatérer ○ sur qch ;

▶ carry on [sth]

1 ( conduct) conduire [business, trade] ; entretenir [correspondence] ; mener [conversation, negotiations, normal life] ;

2 ( continue) maintenir [tradition, custom] ; reprendre [family firm] ; poursuivre [activity, discussion].

■ carry out:

▶ carry out [sth], carry [sth] out réaliser [plan, experiment, study, audit, reform, robbery] ; effectuer [raid, attack, operation, repairs] ; exécuter [orders, punishment, recommendations, restoration] ; mener [investigation, campaign] ; accomplir [execution, killing] ; remplir [duties, function, mission] ; mettre [qch] à exécution [threat] ; tenir [promise].

■ carry over:

▶ carry over into [problem, attitude, rivalry] s'étendre à [area of activity, personal life] ;

▶ carry sth over into transférer qch dans [private life, area of activity, adulthood] ;

▶ carry over [sth], carry [sth] over

1 gen to be carried over from [custom, habit, feeling] remonter à [period, childhood] ; an item carried over from the last meeting un point laissé en attente à la dernière réunion ;

2 Fin ( on stock exchange) reporter [debt] ;

3 Accts, Tax = carry forward.

■ carry through:

▶ carry through [sth], carry [sth] through mener [qch] à bien [reform, policy, task] ;

▶ carry [sb] through [humour, courage] soutenir [person] ; [instincts] guider [person].

carry [ˈkærɪ]

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = bear, transport) [person] porter ; [vehicle] transporter

• she was carrying the child in her arms elle portait l'enfant dans ses bras

• this ship carries coal/passengers ce bateau transporte du charbon/des passagers

• he carried the plates through to the kitchen il a emporté les assiettes à la cuisine

• he carried his audience with him il a enthousiasmé son auditoire

   b. ( = have on one's person) [+ identity card, documents, money] avoir sur soi ; [+ umbrella, gun, sword] avoir

   c. [+ disease] être porteur de

• people carrying the AIDS virus les individus porteurs du virus du sida

   d. [+ warning, notice] comporter

• it carries a five-year guarantee c'est garanti cinq ans

   e. ( = involve) [+ risk, responsibility] comporter

• a crime which carries the death penalty un crime passible de la peine de mort

   f. [+ goods] vendre

• we don't carry that article nous ne faisons pas cet article

   g. [+ sound] conduire

   h. ( = win) remporter

• to carry the day gagner

• the bill was carried (by 302 votes to 197) le projet de loi a été voté (par 302 voix contre 197)

   i. to carry o.s. se tenir

• he carries himself like a soldier il a le port d'un militaire

   j. [newspaper] [+ story] rapporter

• the papers all carried a photograph of the explosion la photo de l'explosion était dans tous les journaux

   k. ( = be pregnant with) attendre

2. intransitive verb

[voice, sound] porter

3. compounds

► carry-on noun (pejorative: inf) histoires (inf) fpl

• what a carry-on (about nothing)! que d'histoires (pour rien) ! (inf) adjective, noun also carry-on luggage bagage à main ► carry-out noun ( = food) plat m à emporter ; ( = drink) boisson f à emporter

► carry away separable transitive verb

   a. [+ thing] emporter

   b. (figurative)

he was carried away by his friend's enthusiasm il a été transporté par l'enthousiasme de son ami

• to get carried away by sth (inf) s'emballer (inf) pour qch

• don't get carried away! (inf) ne t'emballe pas ! (inf)► carry off separable transitive verb

[+ thing] emporter ; [+ prizes, honours] remporter

• to carry it off (inf) réussir (son coup)► carry on

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = continue) continuer ( doing sth à or de faire qch)

• carry on! continuez !

• carry on with your work! continuez votre travail !

   b. ( = make a fuss) (inf) faire des histoires (inf)

   c. ( = have an affair) to be carrying on with sb (inf) avoir une aventure avec qn

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = conduct) [+ business, trade] faire ; [+ conversation] soutenir ; [+ negotiations] mener

   b. ( = continue) continuer

► carry out separable transitive verb

   a. [+ thing] emporter ; [+ person] emmener

• the current carried him out to sea le courant l'a entraîné vers le large

   b. ( = put into action) [+ plan, order] exécuter ; [+ experiment, search, investigation] faire

► carry through separable transitive verb

[+ plan] mener à bonne fin

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noun ( range) portée f

transitive verb

1) porter [bag, shopping, load, news, message] (in dans; on sur)

2) [vehicle, pipe, wire, vein] transporter; [wind, tide, current, stream] emporter

3) ( feature) comporter [warning, guarantee, report]; porter [symbol, label]; publier [advert]

4) ( entail) comporter [risk]; être passible de [penalty]

5) (bear, support) [bridge, road] supporter [load, traffic]

6) ( win) l'emporter dans [state, constituency]; remporter [battle, match]

7) Medicine être porteur/-euse de [disease]

8) ( be pregnant with) [woman] être enceinte de [girl, twins]; [animal] porter [young]

9) Commerce (stock, sell) faire [item, brand]

10) (hold, bear) ( permanently) porter [tail, head]

11) Mathematics retenir [one, two]

intransitive verb [sound, voice] porter

- carry back

- carry forward

- carry off

- carry on

- carry out

- carry over

- carry through

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1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) llevar, transportar

2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) transmitir

3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) soportar

4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) comportar

5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) aprobar

6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) comportarse

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- carry-all

carry vb llevar

El pasado y participio pasado de carry se escribe carried; el gerundio se escribe carrying

tr['kærɪ]

transitive verb (pt & pp carried, ger carrying)

1 (take, bear - gen) llevar; (- money, passport, gun, etc) llevar (encima)

2 (transport - goods, load, passengers) transportar, acarrear

3 (conduct, convey - water, oil, blood) llevar; (- electricity) conducir

4 (disease) ser portador,-ra de

5 SMALLARCHITECTURE/SMALL (support - weight) soportar, sostener

6 (take - blame, responsibility) cargar con

7 (entail, involve - responsibility) conllevar; (- penalty, consequences) implicar, conllevar

8 (vote, bill, motion, etc) aprobar

9 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (have for sale) tener, vender

10 (news, story, report, etc) traer, publicar

11 (be pregnant with) estar embarazada de

12 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL llevar(se)

intransitive verb

1 (sound, voice) oírse, tener alcance

\

carried forward suma y sigue

to carry the can for something pagar el pato

to carry coals to Newcastle llevar leña al monte

to carry weight (with somebody) figurative use tener importancia

■ my opinion doesn't carry much weight mi opinión no cuenta para mucho

to get carried away exaltarse, desmadrarse

carry ['kæri] v, - ried ; - rying vt

1) transport: llevar, cargar, transportar (cargamento), conducir (electricidad), portar (un virus)

to carry a bag: cargar una bolsa

to carry money: llevar dinero encima, traer dinero consigo

2) bear: soportar, aguantar, resistir (peso)

3) stock: vender, tener en abasto

4) entail: llevar, implicar, acarrear

5) win: ganar (una elección o competición), aprobar (una moción)

to carry oneself : portarse, comportarse

he carried himself honorably: se comportó dignamente

carry vi

: oírse, proyectarse

her voice carries well: su voz se puede oír desde lejos

• acarrear v.

• aceptar v.

• cargar v.

• ganar v.

• incluir v.

• llevar (Matemática) v.

• llevar v.

• portear v.

• sobrellevar v.

• sostener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

• traer v.

(§pres: traigo, traes...) pret: traj-•)

• transportar v.

1)

a) (bear, take) llevar

b) ( have with one) llevar encima

c) ( be provided with) \<\<guarantee\>\> tener*

d) ( be pregnant with) estar* embarazada or encinta de

2)

a) ( convey) \<\<goods/passengers\>\> llevar, transportar, acarrear

b) (channel, transmit) \<\<oil/water/sewage\>\> llevar

c) \<\<disease\>\> ser* portador de

3)

a) ( support) \<\<weight\>\> soportar, resistir

b) ( take responsibility for) \<\<cost/blame\>\> cargar* con

c) ( sustain)

4) (involve, entail) \<\<responsibility\>\> conllevar; \<\<consequences/penalty\>\> acarrear, traer* aparejado

5) (extend, continue)

6)

a) ( gain support for) \<\<bill/motion\>\> aprobar*

b) ( Pol) ( win) \<\<constituency/city\>\> hacerse* con

7)

a) ( stock) \<\<model\>\> tener*, vender

b) ( include) ( Journ) traer*, publicar*

v refl

a) ( in bearing)

b) ( behave) comportarse, actuar*

- carry away

- carry forward

- carry off

- carry on

- carry out

- carry over

- carry through

1. VT

1) (=take) llevar

2) (=support) [+ burden] sostener

3) (=have on one's person) [+ money, documents] llevar (encima)

4) (=transport) [+ goods] transportar; [+ passengers, message] llevar

5) (Comm) (=stock) [+ goods] tener, tratar en

6) (Med) [+ disease] transmitir, ser portador de

7) (=involve) [+ consequence] acarrear; [+ responsibility] conllevar; [+ interpretation] encerrar, llevar implícito; [+ meaning] tener; [+ authority etc] revestir

8) (=have, be provided with) [+ guarantee] tener, llevar; [+ warning] llevar

9) [newspaper etc] [+ story] traer, imprimir

10) (=extend) extender, prolongar

11) (Math) [+ figure] llevarse; (Econ) [+ interest] llevar

12) (=approve) [+ motion] aprobar; [+ proposition] hacer aceptar

13) (=win) [+ election, point] ganar; (Parl) [+ seat] ganar

- carry the day

- carry all or everything before one

14)

15) [pregnant woman] [+ child] estar encinta de

2. VI

1) [sound] oírse

2) [pregnant woman]

N [of ball, shot] alcance m

- carry along

- carry away

- carry back

- carry down

- carry forward

- carry off

- carry on

- carry out

- carry over

- carry through

- carry up

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1)

a) (bear, take) llevar

b) ( have with one) llevar encima

c) ( be provided with) \<\<guarantee\>\> tener*

d) ( be pregnant with) estar* embarazada or encinta de

2)

a) ( convey) \<\<goods/passengers\>\> llevar, transportar, acarrear

b) (channel, transmit) \<\<oil/water/sewage\>\> llevar

c) \<\<disease\>\> ser* portador de

3)

a) ( support) \<\<weight\>\> soportar, resistir

b) ( take responsibility for) \<\<cost/blame\>\> cargar* con

c) ( sustain)

4) (involve, entail) \<\<responsibility\>\> conllevar; \<\<consequences/penalty\>\> acarrear, traer* aparejado

5) (extend, continue)

6)

a) ( gain support for) \<\<bill/motion\>\> aprobar*

b) ( Pol) ( win) \<\<constituency/city\>\> hacerse* con

7)

a) ( stock) \<\<model\>\> tener*, vender

b) ( include) ( Journ) traer*, publicar*

v refl

a) ( in bearing)

b) ( behave) comportarse, actuar*

- carry away

- carry forward

- carry off

- carry on

- carry out

- carry over

- carry through

1) (transport) tragen; (with emphasis on destination) bringen; [Strom:] spülen; [Verkehrsmittel:] befördern

2) (conduct) leiten

3) (support) tragen; (contain) fassen

4) (have with one)

5) (possess) besitzen [Autorität, Gewicht]; see also academic.ru/15886/conviction">conviction 2)

6) (hold)

7) (prolong)

8) (Math.): (transfer) im Sinn behalten

9) (win) durchbringen [Antrag, Gesetzentwurf, Vorschlag]

- carry away

- carry back

- carry forward

- carry off

- carry on

- carry out

- carry over

- carry through

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1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) tragen

2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) reichen; übertragen

3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) tragen

4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) mit sich bringen

5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) durchsetzen

6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) sich haben

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- carry-all

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[ˈkæri, AM ˈkeri]

I. vt

1. (bear)

▪ to \carry sb/sth jdn/etw tragen

to \carry sb piggyback jdn huckepack tragen

▪ to \carry sth around etw mit sich dat herumtragen

2. (move)

▪ to \carry sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin tragen

the wind carried the leaves up in the air der Wind wirbelte die Blätter hoch

to be carried downstream/down the river flussabwärts treiben

3. (transport)

▪ to \carry sb/sth jdn/etw transportieren [o befördern]

the bus was \carrying our children to school der Bus brachte unsere Kinder zur Schule

the truck was not \carrying a load der Lastwagen war nicht beladen

the stranded ship was \carrying cargo das gestrandete Schiff hatte eine Ladung an Bord

4. (sustain the weight of)

▪ to \carry sb/sth jdn/etw tragen

I'm so tired my legs won't \carry me ich bin so müde, ich kann mich kaum mehr auf den Beinen halten

5. (have with you)

▪ to \carry sth [with one] etw bei sich dat haben [o tragen]

it's risky to \carry a knife/revolver [with you] es ist riskant, ein Messer/einen Revolver bei sich zu tragen

she always carries a picture of her mother with her [in her wallet] sie hat immer ein Bild von ihrer Mutter [in ihrer Brieftasche] bei sich

6. (retain)

to \carry sth in one's head etw [im Kopf] behalten

to \carry the memory of sth [with one] etw in Erinnerung behalten

7. (have, incur)

▪ to \carry sth etw haben; (have printed on) etw tragen

murder used to \carry the death penalty auf Mord stand früher die Todesstrafe

all cigarette packets \carry a warning auf allen Zigarettenpäckchen steht eine Warnung

to \carry conviction überzeugend sein

his speech carried a lot of conviction seine Rede klang sehr überzeugt

to \carry insurance versichert sein

to \carry a penalty eine [Geld]strafe nach sich ziehen

to \carry responsibility Verantwortung tragen

her job carries a lot of responsibility ihre Stelle bringt viel Verantwortung mit sich, sie trägt in ihrem Job viel Verantwortung

to \carry sail NAUT Segel gesetzt haben

to \carry weight with sb (influence) Einfluss auf jdn haben; (impress) jdn beeindrucken

8. (contain)

▪ to \carry sth etw enthalten

9. MUS

to \carry a tune eine Melodie halten [können]

10. (transmit)

▪ to \carry sth etw übertragen

to \carry electricity/oil/water Strom/Erdöl/Wasser leiten

11. MED

▪ to \carry sth etw übertragen

malaria is carried by mosquitoes Malaria wird von Stechmücken übertragen

12. (support)

▪ to \carry sb für jdn aufkommen

▪ to \carry sth etw tragen; (sustain)

to \carry an animal through the winter ein Tier über den Winter bringen

the company is currently being carried by its export sales die Firma wird im Moment durch ihre Exporte getragen

we cannot afford to \carry people who don't work hard Leute, die nicht hart arbeiten, sind für uns nicht tragbar

many animals store food in autumn to \carry them through the winter viele Tier sammeln im Herbst Futter um damit durch den Winter zu kommen

13. (have a certain posture, conduct)

▪ to \carry oneself:

you can tell she's a dancer from the way that she carries herself an ihrer Haltung erkennt man gleich, dass sie Tänzerin ist

to \carry one's head high ( fig) den Kopf hoch tragen fig

to \carry oneself well sich akk gut halten; (posture also) eine gute Haltung haben

14. (sell) shop

▪ to \carry sth etw führen

15. (win)

▪ to \carry sb jdn auf seine Seite ziehen

▪ to \carry sth:

the president carried most of the southern states der Präsident gewann in den meisten südlichen Bundesstaaten die Wahl

to \carry the day den Sieg davontragen

the party's popular plans will surely \carry the day at the next election mit ihren populären Vorhaben wird die Partei die nächsten Wahlen bestimmt für sich entscheiden

16. usu passive (approve)

▪ to \carry sth etw dat zustimmen

his motion was carried unanimously/by 210 votes to 160 sein Antrag wurde einstimmig/mit 210 zu 160 Stimmen angenommen

17. JOURN

▪ to \carry sth über etw akk berichten, etw bringen fam

the newspapers all \carry the same story on their front page die Zeitungen warten alle mit der gleichen Titelstory auf

18. (develop)

to \carry sth too far mit etw dat zu weit gehen

to \carry sb's ideas further jds Ideen weiterentwickeln

▪ to \carry sth to sth etw zu etw dat führen

to \carry an argument to its [logical] conclusion ein Argument [bis zum Schluss] durchdenken

to \carry sth to an end etw zu Ende führen

to \carry sth to extremes [or its limits] etw bis zum Exzess treiben

to \carry the joke too far den Spaß zu weit treiben

19. MATH

to \carry a number (on paper) eine Zahl übertragen; (in one's head) eine Zahl [im Sinn] behalten

3, \carry 1 3, behalte 1 [o 1 im Sinn

20. (be pregnant)

to \carry a child ein Kind erwarten, schwanger sein

when I was \carrying Rajiv als ich mit Rajiv schwanger war

21. (submit)

to \carry one's complaints to sb jdm seine Beschwerden vortragen

22. FIN

to \carry interest Zinsen abwerfen

the bonds \carry interest at 10% die Wertpapiere werfen 10 % Zinsen ab

▶ to \carry all before one/it (be successful) vollen Erfolg haben; ( hum: have big breasts) viel Holz vor der Hütte haben hum

▶ to have to \carry the can BRIT ( fam) die Sache ausbaden müssen fam

▶ to \carry a torch for sb ( fam) jdn anhimmeln fam

II. vi

1. (be audible) zu hören sein

the actors' voices carried right to the back die Darsteller waren bis in die letzte Reihe zu hören

2. (fly) fliegen

the ball carried high into the air der Ball flog hoch in die Luft

III. n FIN Kreditkosten pl

positive/negative \carry finanzieller Gewinn/Verlust

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1. vt

1) load, person, object tragen; message (über)bringen

2) (vehicle = convey) befördern; goods also transportieren

3) (= have on person) documents, money bei sich haben or führen (form); gun, sword tragen

4) (fig)

5) (bridge etc = support) tragen, stützen

6) (COMM) goods, stock führen, (auf Lager) haben

7) (TECH pipe) water, oil, electricity führen; (wire) sound (weiter)leiten, übertragen

8) (= extend) führen, (ver)legen

9) (= win) einnehmen, erobern

10)

11) (PRESS) story, photo bringen

12) (MED)

13) (= be pregnant with) erwarten, schwanger gehen mit (geh)

14) (MATH)

2. vi

1) (voice, sound) tragen

2) (ball, arrow) fliegen

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carry [ˈkærı]

A s

1. Trag-, Schussweite f

2. Golf: Flugstrecke f (des Balls)

3. US → portage A 3

B v/t

1. tragen:

carry sth in one’s hand;

he carried his jacket er trug seine Jacke (über dem Arm);

she lost the baby she was carrying sie verlor das Kind, das sie unter dem Herzen trug;

pillars carrying an arch bogentragende Pfeiler;

carry one’s head high den Kopf hoch tragen;

a) sich gut halten,

b) sich gut benehmen;

carry a disease eine Krankheit weitertragen oder verbreiten;

carry sails SCHIFF Segel führen;

he knows how to carry his liquor er kann eine Menge (Alkohol) vertragen;

he can’t carry his liquor er verträgt nichts;

as fast as his legs could carry him so schnell ihn seine Beine trugen;

carry all ( oder everything) before one

a) auf der ganzen Linie siegen oder erfolgreich sein,

b) hum viel Holz vor der Hütte (einen großen Busen) haben;

they carry the British hopes sie tragen oder auf ihnen ruhen die britischen Hoffnungen

2. fig tragen, (unter)stützen

3. bringen, tragen, führen, schaffen, befördern:

a taxi carried me to the station ein Taxi brachte mich zum Bahnhof;

carry mail BAHN Post befördern;

the pipes carry water die Rohre führen Wasser; → coal A 4

4. eine Nachricht etc (über)bringen:

he carried his complaint to the manager er trug seine Beschwerde dem Geschäftsführer vor

5. mitführen, mit sich oder bei sich tragen:

carry a watch eine Uhr tragen oder haben;

carry sth in one’s head fig etwas im Kopf haben oder behalten;

carry sth with one fig etwas im Geiste mit sich herumtragen

6. fig (an sich oder zum Inhalt) haben:

carry conviction überzeugen(d sein oder klingen);

carry a moral eine Moral (zum Inhalt) haben;

carry no risk mit keinem Risiko verbunden sein;

carry (a lot of) weight ( oder authority) Gewicht oder Bedeutung haben, viel gelten ( with bei);

this does not carry any weight with him das beeindruckt ihn nicht im Mindesten

7. fig nach sich ziehen, zur Folge haben:

treason carries the death penalty auf Hochverrat steht die Todesstrafe;

carry consequences Folgen haben

8. weiterführen, (hindurch-, hinauf- etc)führen, eine Hecke, Mauer, etc ziehen:

carry the chimney through the roof den Schornstein durch das Dach führen

9. fig fortreißen, überwältigen:

carry the audience with one die Zuhörer mitreißen;

carry sb to victory SPORT jemanden zum Sieg treiben

10. fig treiben:

carry sth too far ( oder to excess) etwas übertreiben oder zu weit treiben;

carry it with a high hand gebieterisch auftreten

11. fig

a) erreichen, durchsetzen:

carry sth into effect etwas verwirklichen oder ausführen; → point A 22

b) PARL einen Antrag etc durchbringen:

carry a motion unanimously einen Antrag einstimmig annehmen;

the motion was carried der Antrag ging durch

12. fig

a) einen Preis etc erlangen, erringen, gewinnen

b) siegreich oder erfolgreich aus einer Wahl etc hervorgehen; → day Bes Redew

c) MIL eine Festung etc (ein)nehmen, erobern

13. Früchte etc tragen, hervorbringen

14. Mineralien etc führen, enthalten

15. tragen, unterhalten, ernähren:

16. einen Bericht etc bringen:

this newspaper carries no weather forecast;

the press carried the statement without comment die Presse brachte oder veröffentlichte die Erklärung kommentarlos

17. WIRTSCH

a) eine Ware führen

b) eine Schuld etc in den Büchern führen

c) Zinsen tragen: → interest A 11

d) eine Versicherung etc zahlen:

carry insurance versichert sein

18. JAGD die Spur festhalten (Hund)

19. MUS einen Ton, eine Melodie tragen

C v/i

1. tragen ( auch MUS Ton, Stimme)

2. den Kopf gut etc halten (Pferd):

3. tragen, reichen (Stimme, Schusswaffe etc):

his voice carries far seine Stimme trägt weit

4. sich gut etc tragen lassen

5. fliegen (Ball etc)

6. besonders US Anklang finden, einschlagen umg (Kunstwerk etc)

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1) (transport) tragen; (with emphasis on destination) bringen; [Strom:] spülen; [Verkehrsmittel:] befördern

2) (conduct) leiten

3) (support) tragen; (contain) fassen

4) (have with one)

5) (possess) besitzen [Autorität, Gewicht]; see also conviction 2)

6) (hold)

7) (prolong)

8) (Math.): (transfer) im Sinn behalten

9) (win) durchbringen [Antrag, Gesetzentwurf, Vorschlag]

- carry away

- carry back

- carry forward

- carry off

- carry on

- carry out

- carry over

- carry through

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befördern v.

tragen v.

übertragen v.

nome (range) portata f.

1) portare [load, bag, news, message]

2) [vehicle, pipe, wire, wind, tide, stream] portare, trasportare

3) (feature) contenere [warning, guarantee, report]; presentare, riportare [symbol, label]

4) (entail) comportare, implicare [risk, responsibility]; essere passibile di [ penalty]

5) (bear, support) [bridge, road] sostenere, sopportare [load, traffic]

6) (win) conquistare [state, constituency]; vincere [battle, match]

7) med. trasmettere, diffondere [ disease]

8) (be pregnant with) [ woman] essere incinta di [girl, twins]; [ animal] aspettare [ young]

9) comm. (stock, sell) trattare, vendere [item, brand]

10) (hold, bear) tenere [tail, head]

11) mat. riportare [one, two]

verbo intransitivo [sound, voice] raggiungere, arrivare

- carry back

- carry forward

- carry off

- carry on

- carry out

- carry over

- carry through

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1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) portare, trasportare

2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) trasmettere

3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) portare, sostenere

4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) comportare

5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) approvare

6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) comportarsi

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- carry-all

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1 (solo sing.) trasporto

2 [u] portata ( di cannone, voce, ecc.)

3 [u] (mil.) posizione in cui si tiene un'arma (spec. il fucile)

4 (mat.) riporto

5 [u] ( golf) distanza coperta ( dalla palla)

6 ( USA, stor.) trasporto via terra ( di merci, ecc.) tra due vie d'acqua.

A v. t.

1 ( anche fig.) trasportare; portare: to carry a stretcher, trasportare una barella; to carry a bag, portare una borsa; I carried the trunk into the study, portai il baule nello studio; to carry a message, portare un messaggio; to carry passengers, portare, trasportare passeggeri; to carry goods to their destination, trasportare merci a destinazione; Seeds can be carried on the wind, i semi possono essere trasportati dal vento; My search carried me to Iceland, la mia ricerca mi ha portato in Islanda

2 ( anche fig.) portare, avere (con sé); portare addosso: I never carry an umbrella, non porto mai l'ombrello; to carry cash, avere con sé denaro contante; portare del contante con sé; to carry a weapon, essere armato; to carry happy memories, portare dentro di sé ricordi felici

3 portare; sostenere; reggere: Eight pillars carry the weight of the roof, otto pilastri portano (o reggono) il peso del tetto; Will this ladder carry me?, reggerà al mio peso questa scala?; to carry a baby in one's arms, portare un bambino in braccio; ( anche fig.) to carry a burden, portare un peso

4 (rif. a parte del corpo) tenere; avere: to carry one's head high, tenere alta la testa; (fig.) andare a testa alta; to carry one's arm in a sling, avere un braccio al collo

5 (med.) trasmettere, essere portatore di, diffondere ( una malattia, un virus)

6 essere incinta di; aspettare

7 riportare ( una dicitura, un simbolo, ecc.): This product carries no sell-by date, su questo prodotto non è segnata la data di scadenza

8 (giorn., TV) riportare ( una notizia, un annuncio; ecc.); pubblicare; trasmettere: to carry a story, pubblicare un articolo; All the main papers carried the news, la notizia era su tutti i giornali principali; to carry advertising, trasmettere pubblicità

9 avere; contenere; comportare; implicare: to carry a two-year guarantee, avere una garanzia di due anni; (fin.) to carry interest, dare un interesse, essere gravato da interesse; His answer carried a threat, la sua risposta conteneva una minaccia; to carry authority, avere autorità; essere autorevole; to carry conviction, essere convincente; This plan carries with it several risks, questo piano comporta diversi rischi

10 (leg.) comportare; prevedere; essere passibile di: Such crimes carry heavy penalties, tali crimini sono passibili di gravi pene

11 far approvare, far passare ( una mozione, una legge, ecc.): to carry a motion, far approvare una mozione, una delibera; The motion was carried, la mozione è stata approvata

12 conquistare (alla propria causa); convincere; portare dalla propria parte: He failed to carry the cabinet, non è riuscito a portare dalla sua il gabinetto

13 conquistare (il favore di); trascinare: The speaker carried his audience with him, l'oratore ha conquistato l'uditorio

14 ( USA) conquistare, assicurarsi ( uno Stato, una costituente, ecc.) in un'elezione

15 reggere ( l'alcol)

16 (comm., anche to carry in stock) trattare, vendere, tenere, essere fornito di ( una merce)

17 ( di terreno, ecc.) produrre ( frutti, ecc.); nutrire, dare alimento a ( bestiame)

18 (mat.) riportare, portare ( una cifra): I write down 9 and carry 3, scrivo 9 e porto 3

19 (rag.) registrare

B v. i.

1 ( di rumore, voce, ecc.) essere udibile ( a una certa distanza); arrivare; raggiungere: The noise carried for kilometres, il rumore era udibile per chilometri (o arrivava a chilometri di distanza)

2 ( di cannone, ecc.) avere una (certa) portata

3 ( di proiettile, ecc.) percorrere ( una certa distanza); arrivare a destinazione

4 ( di donna) essere incinta

5 – ( slang USA) to be carrying, essere armato; portare la pistola

6 – ( slang USA) to be carrying, avere con sé della droga

● (Per le espressioni idiomatiche ► sotto il sostantivo) to carry one's age well, portare bene la propria età □ to carry all before one, avere un successo travolgente; stravincere □ (fig.) to carry the ball, essere responsabile; essere al comando; prendersi la responsabilità □ to carry the blame (for), essere responsabile (di) (qc. di negativo); meritare il biasimo (per); essere da biasimare (per) □ to carry the day, riportare la vittoria; vincere; trionfare □ (fig.) to carry further, sviluppare; elaborare; spingere oltre: I'd like to carry your analogy further, vorrei sviluppare la tua analogia □ (teatr.) to carry the house, conquistare il pubblico □ to carry into effect, mettere in atto □ to carry st. to extremes, portare qc. all'estremo limite; portare qc. all'eccesso □ (fig.) to carry st. too far, esagerare con qc.; passare il segno □ to carry a joke too far, spingere uno scherzo troppo in là □ to carry oneself, avere un dato portamento (o modo di fare); comportarsi: He carried himself with class, aveva un portamento distinto □ to carry one's point, far prevalere il proprio punto di vista; spuntarla □ to carry the responsibility for st., essere responsabile di q.; avere la responsabilità di qc. □ (rag.) to carry to account, mettere in conto □ (fig.) to carry a torch for sb., essere innamorato cotto di q. (spec., senza essere ricambiato) □ He can't carry a tune, è stonato □ to carry weight, ( di un argomento) aver peso, pesare; essere convincente; ( di persona) avere autorità; (ipp.) essere handicappato, partire in condizione di svantaggio □ (prov.) to carry coals to Newcastle ► coal.

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nome (range) portata f.

1) portare [load, bag, news, message]

2) [vehicle, pipe, wire, wind, tide, stream] portare, trasportare

3) (feature) contenere [warning, guarantee, report]; presentare, riportare [symbol, label]

4) (entail) comportare, implicare [risk, responsibility]; essere passibile di [ penalty]

5) (bear, support) [bridge, road] sostenere, sopportare [load, traffic]

6) (win) conquistare [state, constituency]; vincere [battle, match]

7) med. trasmettere, diffondere [ disease]

8) (be pregnant with) [ woman] essere incinta di [girl, twins]; [ animal] aspettare [ young]

9) comm. (stock, sell) trattare, vendere [item, brand]

10) (hold, bear) tenere [tail, head]

11) mat. riportare [one, two]

verbo intransitivo [sound, voice] raggiungere, arrivare

- carry back

- carry forward

- carry off

- carry on

- carry out

- carry over

- carry through

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1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) bære

2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) bære, nå, rekke, kunne høres

3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) bære

4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) ha, bære med seg, medføre

5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) bli vedtatt

6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) føre seg

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- carry-all

bære

subst. \/ˈkærɪ\/

1) ( golf) slaglengde

2) ( militærvesen) skuddvidde, rekkevidde

3) bæring, transport

4) (amer., historisk) forklaring: rute mellom to navigerbare vannveier der båter eller gods måtte bæres

5) (spesielt amer.) forklaring: det å bære noe på seg, spesielt våpen

6) (amer. fotball) det å løpe med ballen

verb \/ˈkærɪ\/

1) bære

2) bære på (seg), ha med seg, ha på seg, gå (rundt) med, ha, være utstyrt med

• she always carries her mobile on her

3) (frem)bringe, overbringe, fremføre, komme med (brev, nyhet e.l.)

4) frakte, transportere

5) ( sjøfart) gå med, seile med, ha som last

6) ( overført) bære (på)

• she had carried the secret for many years

7) ha plass til, romme, ta, laste, inneholde, bestå av

8) ( også overført) føre, lede, ta, bringe

• that would carry us too far

9) (om avis, radio, TV) kringkaste, publisere

10) (om vann, lyd e.l.) lede, føre

11) tåle transport, kunne transporteres

• carry easily

12) bære, støtte, holde oppe

13) ta ansvar, ta skyld, bære ansvar

14) (om lyd, stemme) bære, nå, rekke

15) kunne fø (buskap, befolkning), holde kreatur

16) drive gjennom (kandidatur)

17) (amer., valg) seire i, vinne

18) ( om kropp) føre (seg)

19) medføre, innebære, føre med seg, involvere, innbefatte

• power carries responsibility

20) utvide, videreføre, fortsette, la (noe) gå

• carry the wall down to the water

21) ( regnskap) overføre, transportere

22) (golf, cricket) slå ballen over en viss lengde

23) avle, produsere, gi avling

24) ( handel) føre, ha på lager, ha registrert, ha stående i bøkene

• carry a customer

25) ( om graviditet) gå med, vente

• when I was carrying my first child

26) tåle (alkohol)

27) ( om skytevåpen) skyte

balance (to be) carried forward ( regnskap) føres i ny regning, utgående saldo

be carried ( om vedtak e.l.) gå gjennom, bli vedtatt

be carried away oppildne seg, hisse seg opp bli overivrig, miste besinnelsen, miste kontrollen

be carried away by rives med av, begeistres av, betas av, løpe av med

• be carried away by one's enthusiasm

(amount) carried forward eller (amount) carried over ( regnskap) transport (til noe)

carry a joke too far drive en spøk for langt

• they carried the joke too far

carry all before one slå ned all motstand gjennomføre alt ha stor fremgang

carry along with overbevise, få med seg

• he carried the audience along with him

carry arms bære våpen

carry away bære (bort), føre (bort) rive med seg, rive bort ( overført) henføre, rive med seg (sjøfart, om vind, bølger) brekke, knekke, revne, rive med, skylle over bord stikke av med, dra avgårde med

carry back føre tilbake i tiden, hensette

• the music carried him back to his childhood

carry conviction være overbevisende

carry far nå langt ( om lyd også) kunne høres langt

carry forward overføre ( regnskap) transportere, overføre

carry gold være gullførende

carry high\/well ( om hest) ha høy hodeføring, ha fin hodeføring

carrying capacity lasteevne, lastekapasitet bæreevne, bærekapasitet

carry in one's head ha i mente, huske

carry interest gi rente

carry it off (well) klare seg bra, ta noe bra, ta noe med fatning

carry off bære vekk, føre vekk, rive bort dra av gårde med, vinne, stikke av med ( om sykdom) drepe, ta livet av klare, beherske, lykkes med, gjennomføre

carry on (konversasjon, forhandlinger) føre praktisere, bedrive, dyrke, forestå, utøve ( brevveksling e.l.) opprettholde fortsette, gå videre ( også carry on with) fortsette med, fullføre, videreføre ( hverdagslig) skape seg, opptre, herje, holde på, lage bråk

carry one ( ved subtraksjon) låne

carry oneself føre seg oppføre seg

carry oneself well ha god holdning, være rank (i ryggen)

carry on with somebody ( hverdagslig) ha et forhold til noen, stå i med noen

• carry on with a woman

carry out utføre, gjennomføre, fullføre, iverksette, fullbyrde, oppfylle (løfte)

carry over føre over, ta over, lokke over, få over ( handel) overføre, balansere ( børs) prolongere ( regnskap) transportere videreføre, bevare, beholde hjelpe, bidra

• that will carry you over until next month

carry over into ( også) tillempe

carry something into effect sette noe ut i livet, iverksette noe

carry the can (britisk, hverdagslig) ta ansvaret for en feil eller ugjerning

carry the day vinne slaget, gå av med seieren

carry the sense of ha betydningen, bety

carry through gjennomføre, sluttføre

• she carried through with her work despite illness

drive gjennom hjelpe gjennom

• that carried him through the difficult period

carry weight ha innflytelse være viktig

that won't carry you far det kommer du ikke langt med, det klarer du deg ikke lenge på

2 up and carry 3 ( matematikk) 2 opp og 3 i mente

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1) except, save, but;

þoriga ek segja nema þér einum, I dare not tell any one save thee alone;

engi … nema, no … but, no (not any) other than (Grani vildi undir øngum manni ganga nema Sigurði);

2) with subj. unless;

engir þóttu lögligir dómar dœmdir, nema hann væri við, unless he had a hand in them;

3) save that;

nema ek hálsaða herjans stilli einu sinni, save that I once fell on the king’s neck;

4) veit ek eigi nema, hverr veit nema, I don’t know, (who knows) but that;

may be, perhaps (hverr veit nema ek verða víða frægr um síðir);

5) því at eins, nema, only in the case, if;

ráðit þér því at eins á þá nema þér séð allir sem øruggastir, do not attack them unless you are all most steadfast and dauntless;

6) nema heldr, but rather (eigi má þat menn kalla, nema heldr hunda);

7) nor, = né, hvárki sverð nema øxi, neither sword nor axe.

(nem; nam, námum; numinn), v.

1) to take, take in use, take possession of (ef þú nemr þér jörð á Íslandi);

nema land, to take possession of land, as a settler (hann nam Eyjafjörð allan);

nema konu, to carry off, abduct a woman;

nema stað or staðar, stop, halt (hér munum vér stað or staðar nema);

nema yndi, to find rest in a place (hvárki nam hann yndi á Íslandi né í Noregi);

2) nema e-n e-u, to bereave one of a thing (nema e-n höfði, aldri, fjörvi);

3) to reach, touch (pilzit var svá sítt, at nam hæl);

hvárt nam þik eða eigi, did it touch thee or not? þótt þik nótt um nemi, though the night overtake thee;

4) to amount to, be equivalent to (honum þótti landauðn nema);

5) as an auxiliary verb, with infin.;

hann nam at vaxa ok vel dafna, he grew apace and throve well;

inn nam at ganga, he stepped in;

6) to percieve, catch, hear, of sound;

varð þá svá mikit úhljóð, at engi nam annars mál, that no one could hear the other’s voice;

eigi skulu vér þat mál svá nema, we shall not understand it so;

7) to learn (nema lög, fjölkyngi);

to learn by heart (vísur þessar námu margir);

nema e-t at (or af) e-m, to learn, get information, about a thing from one (Glúmr hafði numit þenna atburð at þeim manni, er hét Arnór);

8) with preps. and advs.:

nema e-t af, to abolish (var sú heiðni af numin sem önnur);

nema brott konu, to carry off a woman;

nema eptir e-u, to imitate;

nema e-t frá, to except (nema konur eða þeir menn, er hann næmi frá);

nema e-t upp, to pick up (nam ek upp rúnar);

nema við, to resist, make a stand (hann vill enn við nema, þótt liðsmunr væri mikill);

to stop, halt (þar námu þeir Hrafn við í nesinu);

nema við e-u, to touch (gaddhjaltit nam við borðinu);

to be a hindrance to (ef þat nemr við förinni, at þú þykkist hafa fé of lítit);

impers., nemr við e-u, there is an obstacle, or stop (en er þeir kómu at kirkjudurum, þá nam þar við);

9) refl., nemast e-t, to refuse, withhold from doing;

nemast förina, to refuse to go;

nemast orðsendingar hans, to disregard his messages;

also with infin. (hann bað hann eigi nemast með öllu at gøra sem bœndr vildu).

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conj. [compounded of the negative particle ne, and the adverb if or ef (q. v.) in an older dissyllabic form ifa; for the change of f into m see the introduction; cp. Ulf. nibai; A. S. nemne, nimne; O. H. G. nibu, nibi, nubi; Hel. nebu; early Swed. num; cp. Lat. ni-si, see Grimm’s Gramm. iii. 724.]

B. Except, save, but; manngi, nema einn Agnarr, Gm. 2; nema þér einum, Vkv. 24; allra nema einna, 26, Ls. 11; nema við þat lík at lifa, Hm. 96; nema sá einn Áss, Ls. 11; hvar kómu feðr várir þess, … hvar nema alls hvergi? Ísl. ii. 236; öngu nema lífinu, Nj. 7; öllu gózi nema búinu, Fms. ix. 470; engi nema þú einn, Barl. 207; engi nema Bergþórr, Fms. vii. 141; kom viðrinn á kirkju-sand, nema tvau tré kómu á Raufarnes, save that two trees came to R., Landn. 51, v. l.; Ólafr hafði mörg sár ok flest smá, nema tvau vóru nökkvi mest, Fb. i. 501; nema ek hélt, Óg. 23; þeir blandask eyvitar við aðra ísa nema sér einum heldr hann, Sks. 176 B; vætki of sýti’k nema hræðumk helvíti, Hallfred; lét Koðran skíra sik ok hjú hans öll, nema Ormr vildi eigi við trú taka, Bs. i. 5.

II. with subj. unless; aldrei, nema okkr væri báðum borit, Ls 9; nema þú hánum vísir … eða mey nemir, Hkv. 1. 19; nema ek dauðr sjá’k, 20; nema geðs viti, Hm. 19; nema hann mæli til mart, 26; nema haldendr eigi, 28; nema til kynnis komi, 32; nema reisi niðr at nið, 71; nema einir viti, 97; nema ek þik hafa, Hkv. Hjörv. 7; nema sjálfr ali, Stor. 16; nema þeir felldi hann, Edda 36; öngir þóttu lögligir dómar nema hann væri í, Nj. 1; nema maðr verði sjúkr eða sárr, Grág. i. 141; nema lands-fólkit kristnaðisk, Hkr. i. 248; nema mér banni hel, Fb. ii. 59; hann heyrði eigi nema æpt væri at honum, Fms. iv. 204, and in countless instances in old and mod. usage.

2. in phrases such as ‘veit ek eigi nema …,’ like Lat. nescio an, implying an affirmation; þú veizt eigi nema sá verði fégjarn, Sks. 28; nú veit ek eigi nema nökkurr verði virðing af at hafa þessu máli, Band. 34 new Ed.; hverr veit nema ek verða víða frægr um síðir, who can tell but that I shall be a widely known man some day? Fms. vi. (in a verse); nú veit ek eigi nema yðr þykki minna vega mín reiði en Sigurðar konungs, now know I not if, vii. 141; eigi veit ek nema þetta væri ráðligt, en eigi má ek þat vita …, viii. 95:—with indic., kveðkat ek dul nema hún hefir, there is no doubt but that she has, Ýt. 7; hver sé if nema rögn stýra, who can doubt that? Vellekla.

III. irreg. usages; ef nokkurr maðr ferr á jörðu, nema (in the case that, supposing that) sá vili á búa, sem fé á í jörðu, þá rænir sá hann, Gþl. 357: því at eins, nema, only in that case, if ( but not else); ráðit þér því at eins á þá nema pér sét allir sem öruggastir, only in the case if, i. e. do not attack them unless, Nj. 228; því at eins mun hann sættask vilja, nema hann gjaldi ekki, 254; skal hann því at eins í braut hafa þann hval, nema hann láti bera vitni, Jb. 326: þat man því at eins, nema ek nái ráða-hag við Melkorku, Ld. 70; því at eins ferjanda, nema fjörbaugr komi fram, Nj. 240; oss þykkir þú því at eins veita skylda þjónustu konungi, nema þú leggir af tignar-klæðin, Fms. ix. 432.

2. nema heldr, but rather; eigi má þat menn kalla, nema heldr hunda, not men, but rather dogs, Bær. 9; sver ek eigi at eins fyrir mik, nema heldr fyrir allra þeirra sálir, Gþl. 69; hón hafði eigi hreinlífi at eins, nema heldr ok alla gæzku, Hom. 128; nema enn, but on the contrary; at glæpask eigi lengr í félags-skap við Philistim, nema enn skulu þér …, Stj. 412, 428, 442: eigi at eins óttaðisk hann um sjálfs síns líf, nema jamvel um alla aðra sína frændr, but also, Barl. 73: fyrr nema = fyrr enn, fyrr skal dólga dynr, nema ek dauðr sják (= fyrr en ek sé dauðr), Hkv. 1. 20:—hefi ek vist sét þat gull, at öngum mun er verra, nema betra sé, which is not worse, if it is not even better, Fb. i. 348.

pres. nem; pret. nam, namt, nam, pl. námu; subj. næmi; part. numinn, older nominn, N. G. L. i. 200, Hom. 100; with neg., suff. nam-a, Hkv. 2. 15; a pret. numdi in mod. usage, formed from the part. numinn, as if from a verb nymja; örvaðist geð á allan hátt er eg numdi sjónum föður-landið heldr hátt hafít upp úr sjónum, Eggert: [Ulf. niman = λαμβάνειν; A. S. neman; Germ. nehmen; freq. in Early Engl.; in mod. Engl., where it is superseded by the Scandin. taka, it survives in nimble and numb = A. S. be-numen = lcel. numinn.]

A. To take; the use of the word in this, its proper sense, is limited, for taka (q. v.) is the general word, whereas nema remains in special usages; nema upp, to pick up, Hm. 140; nema e-n ór nauðum, Fsm.; þar er gull numit upp í söndum, Rb. 350; at hann nemr hann ór kviðnum, ok kveða á hvert hann nemr hann ór sínu órnámi, eða annars manns, Grág. i. 51; reifa mál þeirra er ór dóminum eru numnir, 79; hann á kost at nema þá upp alla senn, 51:—nema af, to abolish; þessi heiðni var af numin á fára vetra fresti, Nj. 165, Íb. 4:—nema frá, to except; nema konur eða þeir menn er hann næmi frá, 5; á þeim tíðum er uú eru frá numnar, Grág. i. 325:—upp numinn, taken up into heaven; Enoch var upp numinn, Stj. 41.

2. to take by force, seize upon; þá menn er konu hafa numit ( carried off), Grág. i. 354; hann nam sér konu af Grikklandi, Rb. 404; Jupiter þá er hann nam Europam, 732. 17; Björn nam Þóru á brott, Eg. 155; ek nam konu þessa er hér er hjá mér, Nj. 131; hann segir hann hafa numit sik í burt af Grænlandi undan Sólar-fjöllum, Bárð. 32 new Ed.: nema nes-nám, Danir ok Svíar herjuðu mjök í Vestr-víking ok kómu þá opt í Eyjarnar er þeir fóru vestr eða vestan, ok námu þar nesnám, Fms. iv. 229, (see nesnám, landnám):—in a lawful sense, nema land, to take possession of a land, as a settler (landnám II); hann nam Eyjafjörð allan.

3. nema e-n e-u, to bereave one of a thing; nema e-n höfði, aldri, fjörvi, Gkv. 2. 31, 42; verða ek á fitjum þeim er mik Niðaðar námu rekkar, Vkv.; hví namtú hann sigri þá? Em. 6; sigri numnir, Fms. xi. 306 (in a verse); numinn máli, bereft of speech, Geisli 34; fjörvi numna, life-bereft, Eb. (in a verse); hann lá þar lami ok öllu megni numinn, Hom. 116; þar til er lands-menn námu þá ráðum, used force, coerced them, Bs. i. 24; ríkir menn verða þá ráðum nomnir, Hom. 100; ef hann vill eigi nema trúa því, if he will not believe it, N. G. L. i. 88.

4. to reach, touch, hit; í hvítu pilzi, þat var svá sítt at þat nam hæl, Fas. ii. 343; nema hjöltin við neðra gómi, Edda 20; allir þeir sem oddrinn nam, Skíða R. 183; hvárt nam þik eðr eigi! Nj. 97; ok nema hann þar nauðsynjar, at hann má eigi lík færa, and if he is held back by necessity, N. G. L. i. 14, K. Á. 70; þótt þik nótt um nemi, if the night overtake thee, Sdm. 26: hence the saying, láta þar nótt sem nemr, to leave it to the night as it takes one = to take no care of the morrow:—nema stað, to take up one’s position, halt, Nj. 133, 197, Fms. i. 167, vii. 68, Eg. 237.

5. spec. phrases; Kolskeggr nam þar eigi yndi, Nj. 121; ef hann vildi þar staðfestask ok nema yndi, Fms. i. 103:—nema staðar = nema stað, Nj. 54, 205, 265, Ld. 104, Stj. 486, Fms. i. 206: of a weapon, hefi ek þat sverð er hvergi nemr í höggi stað, I have so keen a sword that it never stops in its stroke, i. e. it cuts clean through anything, Fas. ii. 535; oddrinn nam í brynjunni staðar, Al. 76; svá at staðar nam (naf Cod. Reg.) höndin við sporðinn, Edda 40; nema hvíld, to take rest, Alm. 1; nema veiðar, to take the prey, to hunt, Hým. 1.

6. to amount to, be equivalent to; ef eigi nemr kúgildi, Grág. ii. 233; honum þótti landauðn nema, Íb. 4; það nemr öngu, litlu, miklu, it is of no, of small, of great importance; bríkr þær er greyping hefir numit, Gþl. 345.

7. nema við, to strike against so as to stop, come no further; nam þar við ok gékk eigi lengra, Fms. xi. 278; en gadd-hjaltið nam við borðinu, Eb. 36.

8. metaph. to stop, halt; hér munu vér við nema, Finnb. 236; þar námu þeir Hrafn við í nesinu, Ísl. ii. 266; hann býsk við, ok vill enn við nema, þótt liðs-munr væri mikill, Bjarn. 54; konungr verðr glaðr við er hann skal fyrir hafa funnit þá menn er eigi spara viðr at nema, Al. 46; en ef þat nemr við förinni, at þú þykisk hafa fé oflítið, þá …, Ld. 70; er þat úvizka at bera eigi slíkt, ok mun þat eigi við nema, Glúm. 327; at konungr mundi fátt láta við nema, at sættir tækisk, i. e. that he would do anything for the sake of peace, Eg. 210.

II. as an auxiliary verb, emphatic, like Engl. do, did, with infin.; Höðr nam skjóta (H. did shoot) … sá nam einnættr vega, Vsp. 37; þá nam at vaxa, Hkv. 1. 9; hann nam at vaxa (he ‘took to growing’) ok vel dafna, Rm. 19; inn nam at ganga, 2; lind nam at skelfa, 9, 35; nam hón sér Högna heita at rúnum, Skv. 3. 14; róa námu ríki, they did row mightily, Am. 35; nam hann vittugri valgaldr kveða, Vtkv. 4; nama Högna mær of hug mæla, Hkv. 2. 15; þat nam at mæla, Og. 9: seldom in prose, ek nam eigi trúa á þat er hann sagði, Post.; Falka hestr Þiðreks nemr þetta at sjá, Þiðr. 117.

B. Metaph. to take in a mental sense or by the senses, to perceive, like Lat. apprehendere, comprehendere, freq. in old and mod. usage:

I. to perceive, catch, hear, of sound; en svá mikill ákafi var at hvassleik veðrsins þá er konungr tók at mæla, at varla námu þeir er næstir vóru, Fms. viii. 55; sem þeir vóru langt brottu komnir, svá at þó mátti nema kail milli þeirra ok manna Saul, Stj. 486; þeir skulu svá nær sitjask, at hvárirtveggju nemi orð annarra, Grág. i. 69; engi nam mál annars, Nj. 164; mál nam í milli þeirra, Fms. v. 31; eigi skulu vér þat mál svá nema, we shall not understand it so, Hom. 156.

II. to learn; klök nam fugla, Rm.; hann hafði numit svá lög, at hann var enn þriðr mestr laga-maðr á Íslandi, Nj. 164; inir hæstu turnar hafa numit honum at hníga, Al. 90; nú var Þórir þar ok nam þar fjölkyngi, Fb. iii. 245; Óðinn var göfgastr, ok at honum námu þeir allir íþróttirnar, Hkr. i; nema nám, to take in, acquire learning, Bs. i. 92, 127; see nám:—to ‘catch,’ learn by heart, þær kváðu vísur þessar en hann nam, Nj. 275; vísur þessar námu menn þegar, Ó. H. 207; en hinn nemi, er heyrir á, Darrl.; Þórdís nam þegar vísuna, Gísl. 33:—to learn from, þvar namtu þessi hnæfilegu orð? nam ek at mönnum …, Hbl.; nema ráð, Hm.; menn nemi mál mín ! Ó. H. (in a verse):—nema e-t at e-m, to learn something, derive information from one, ek hefi hér verit at nema kunnustu at Finnum, Fms. i. 8; hann nam lögspeki at Þorsteini, Ísl. ii. 205; hann nam kunnáttu at Geirríði, Eb. 44; Glúmr hafði numit þenna atburð at þeim manni er hét Arnórr, Fms. i. 266; en Oddr nam at Þorgeiri afráðs-koll …, Ari nam ok marga fræði at Þuríði Snorra dóttur Goða … hann hafði numit af gömlum mönnum ok vitrum, … eptir því sem vér höfum numit af fróðum mönnum, … þótt hverr maðr hafi síðan numit at öðrum, … ok hafa menn síðan at þeim numit, Ó. H. (pref.); nemi þér af mér, Fms. viii. 55.

C. Reflex., prop. to take, seize for oneself:

1. to take by force; ef maðr nemsk konu, ok samþykkjask þau síðan, þá …, H. E. i. 247.

β. to stop; ok hafða ek þat sverð, sem aldri hefir í höggi stað numisk (= numit), Fas. ii. 208; friðr namsk, ceased.

γ. to refuse, withhold from doing; hann bað hann eigi nemask með öllu at göra sem bændr vildu, Hkr. i. 142; hverr bóndi er þat nemsk ( who makes default), gjaldi …, K. Á. 40; þar var kominn fjöldi liðs ór Austr-löndum til móts við hann, ok námusk förina ( refused to go) ef hann kæmi eigi, Fb. ii. 71; en ef maðr nemsk leiðangrs-görð, eðr leiðangrs-ferð, þá hafi ármaðr sótt þat fyrr en skip komi á hlunn, … at hann hafi leiðangr görvan ok eigi fyrir nomisk, N. G. L. i. 200; en þó vil ek eigi fyrir minn dauða at nemask ( disregard) hans orðsendingar, O. H. L. 29.

2. to learn; láttú nemask þat, learn, take heed that, Skv. 1, passim; eptir þetta nemask af aptrgöngur hans, Ld. 54.

II. part. numinn, as adj. numb, seized, palsied; hann var allr numinn öðrum megin, ok mátti eigi mæla hálfum munni, Ann.; þá varð ek sem ek væra numinn, Mar.; vera frá sér numinn, to be beside oneself, from joy, astonishment, or the like, cp. the references above (A. 3).

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(tek; tók, tókum; tekinn), v.

1) to take, catch, seize (tóku þeir laxinn ok otrinn ok báru með sér);

G. tók inni vinstri hendi spjótit á lopti, G. caught the spear with his left hand;

man hón taka fé okkart allt með ráni, she will take all our goods by force;

taka e-n höndum, to seize one, take captive;

tökum vápn vár, let us take to our weapons;

2) fig., taka trú, to take the faith, become a Christian;

taka skírn, to be baptized;

taka hvíld, to take a rest;

taka flótta, to take to flight;

taka rœðu, umrœðu, to begin a parley;

taka ráð, to take a counsel (= taka til ráðs);

taka e-n orðum, to address one;

taka sættir or sættum, to accept terms;

taka þenna kost, to take this choice;

taka stefnu, to fix a meeting;

taka boði, to accept an offer;

taka sótt, to be taken ill;

taka úgleði, to get out of spirits;

taka andviðri, to meet with contrary winds;

taka konung, to take, elect a king;

taka konu, to take a wife;

taka úkunna stigu, to take to unknown ways;

taka e-n or e-m vel, to receive one well;

taka e-t þvert, to take a thing crossly, deny flatly;

taka upp höndum, to raise the hands;

3) to reach, stretch forth, touch;

fremri hyrnan tók viðbeinit, the upper horn caught the collar bone;

því at ek tek eigi heim í kveld, for I shall not reach home to-night;

hárit tók ofan á belti, the hair came down to her waist;

4) to reach and take harbour (þeir tóku land á Melrakka-sléttu);

5) to take, hold, of a vessel (ketill, er tók tvær tunnur);

6) to be equivalent to, be worth (hringrinn tók tólf hundruð mórend);

7) with infin., to begin (hann tók at yrkja, þegar er hann var ungr);

nú taka öll húsin at lóga, now the whole house began to blaze;

impers., þá tók at lægja veðrit, then the wind began to fall;

8) to touch, regard, concern (þat allt, sem leikmenn tekr);

9) to catch (up), come up with (hann var allra manna fóthvatastr, svá at engi hestr tók hann á rás);

10) to start, rush (Eirikr tók út or stofunni, en konungr bað menn hlaupa eptir honum);

taka á rás, taka frá, to take to running, run away (svá illt sem nú er frá at taka, þá mun þó síðarr verra);

11) impers. it is taken;

þá tók af veðrit (acc.) then the storm abated;

kom á fótinn, svá at af tók, the stroke came on his leg, so that it was cut off;

sýnina tekr frá e-m, one becomes blind;

tók út skip Þangbrands, Th.’s ship drifted out;

um várit er sumarhita tók, when the summer heat set in;

12) with preps, and advs., taka e-n af lífi, lífdögum, taka e-n af, to take one’s life, put to death;

taka e-n af nafni ok veldi, to deprive one of his title and power;

taka af hesti, to take (the saddle) off a horse;

taka e-t af e-m, to take a thing from one, deprive one of (er vér tókum seglit af honum, þá grét hann);

taka af sér ópit, to cease weeping;

taka e-t af e-m, to get frotn one (tekr hann af öllu fólki mikil lof);

taka mikinn (mikil), lítinn (lítil) af e-u, to make (say) much, little of;

hón tók lítil af öllu, she said little about it, took it coldly;

øngan tek ek af um liðveizlu við þik, I will not pledge myself as to helping thee;

taka e-t af, to choose, take;

G. bauð þér góð boð, en þú vildir engi af taka, G. made thee good offers, but thou wouldst take none of them;

fara sem fœtr mega af taka, at the top of one’s speed;

hann sigldi suðr sem af tók, as fast as possible;

to abolish, do away with (lagði á þat allan hug al taka af heiðni ok fornar venjur);

taka e-t aptr, to take back, render void (taka aptr þat, er ek gef); to recall (taka aptr orð, heil sín);

taka á e-u, to touch (hón tók á augum hans);

taka vel, auðvelliga, lítt, illa á e-u, to take (a thing) well, in good part, ill, in ill part (fluttu þeir þetta fyrir jarli, en hann tók vel á);

taka e-t á sik, to take upon oneself (kvaðst heldr vilja taka þat á sik at gefa honum annát augat);

tóku þeir á sik svefn mikinn, they fell fast asleep;

taka arf eptir e-n, to inherit one;

taka e-t eptir, to get in return;

með því at þú gerir svá, sem ek býð þér, skaltu nökkut eptir taka, thou shalt have some reward;

taka e-t frá e-m, to take a thing away from one (þeir tóku spjótin frá þeim ok báru út á ána);

taka e-n frá e-u, to deprive one of (taka e-n frá landi, ríki);

taka e-t fyrir e-t, to take in return for (hann keypti sveinana ok tók fyrir þá vesl gott ok slagning); to take for, look upon as (lökum vér þat allt fyrir satt; því tek ek þat fyrir gaman);

taka fyrir e-t, to refuse (tók E. eigi fyrir útanferð at sumri);

taka hendi í e-t, to thrust one’s hand into;

taka í hönd e-m, to shake hands with one;

taka í móti, to offer resistance (þeir brendu víða bygðina, en bœndr tóku ekki í móti);

taka niðr, to pull down, demolish (taka niðr til grundvallar allt þat verk); to graze a little, = taka til jarðar (þeir láta nú taka niðr hesta sína);

taka niðri, to touch (feel) the bottom;

taka ofan, to take down (Högni tekr ofan atgeirinn); to pull down (hann hafði látil taka ofan skála sinn);

taka í sundr, to cut asunder;

impers., slœmdi sverðinu til hans, svá at í sundr tók manninn, so that the man was cleft asunder;

taka til e-s, to take to (tóku þá margir til at níða hann);

taka til máls (orðs, orða), to begin to speak;

nú er þar til máls at taka, at, now we must take up the story at this point, that;

taka til varnar, to begin the defence;

taka til e-s, to have recourse to, resort to (taka e-t til ráðs, bragðs); to concern (þetta mál, er til konungs tók);

láta e-t til sín taka, to let it concern oneself, meddle with (Gísli lét fátt til sín taka);

taka e-n til e-s, to choose, elect (Ólafr var til konungs tekinn um allt land);

absol., taka til, to begin (hann hélt allt austr um Svínasund, þá tók til vald Svíakonungs);

taka e-t til, to take to, do;

ef hann tekr nökkut illt til, if he takes to any ill;

taka um e-t, to take hold of, grasp (nú skaltu taka um fót honum);

taka e-t undan, to take away;

impers., undan kúnni tók nyt alla, the cow ceased to give milk;

taka undan, to run away, escape (B. tók undan með rás);

taka undir e-t, to take hold under a thing;

hann tók undir kverkina ok kyssti hana, he took her by the chin and kissed her;

to undertake, take upon oneself;

H. kvaðst ekki taka mundu undir vandræði þeira, H. said he would have nothing to do with their troubles;

taka undir e-t með e-m, to back, help one in a thing (vil ek, at þér takit undir þetta mál með mér);

þau tóku undir þetta léttiliga, they seconded it readily;

hann tók seinliga undir, he was slow to answer;

taka undir, to echo, resound (fjöllin tóku undir);

taka e-t undir sik, to take on hand (Gizurr tók undir sik málit); to lay hold of (hann tekr undir sik eignir þær, er K. átti í Noregi);

taka e-t upp, to pick up (S. tók upp hanzka sinn);

taka upp fé fyrir e-m, to seize on, confiscate;

taka upp borð, to set up the tables before a meal, but also to remove them after a meal;

taka upp bygð sína, to remove one’s abode;

hón tekr mart þat upp, er fjarri er mínum vilja, she takes much in hand that is far from my will;

drykk ok vistir, svá sem skipit tók upp, as the ship could take;

taka upp ný goðorð, to establish new priesthoods;

taka upp verknað, to take up work;

taka upp stœrð, to take to pride;

taka upp sök, to take up a case;

taka upp draum, to interpret a dream;

taka e-t upp, to choose (seg nú skjótt, hvern kost þú vill upp taka);

absol., taka upp, to extend, rise (rekkjustokkr tekr upp á millum rúma okkarra);

taka út, to run out (E. tók út ór stofunni);

taka við e-u, to receive (A. hafði tekit við föðurarf sínum);

taka vel við e-m, to receive one well, give one a hearty welcome;

taka við trú, to take the faith;

þeir tóku vel við, they made a bold resistance;

tók við hvárr af öðrum, one took up where the other left off;

taka yfir e-t, to extend over (hann skal eignast af Englandi þat, sem uxahúð tekr yfir);

impers. to come to an end, succeed (kveðst nú vænta, at nú mundi yfir taka);

þeir munu allt til vinna at yfir taki við oss, to get the better of us;

13) refl., takast;

1) taking, capture, of a fortress, prisoner;

2) taking, seizing, of property;

3) revenue, = tekja( með öllum tökum ok skyldum).

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pres. tek, tekr; tökum, takit, taka; pret. tók, tókt (tókst), tók, pl. tóku; subj. tæki (tœki); imperat. tak, taktú; part. tekinn: with neg. suff. tek’k-at ek, I take not, Kristni S. (in a verse); tak-a-ttu, take thou not, Fas. i. (in a verse); tekr-at, Grág. (Kb.) i. 9: [Ulf. têkan, pret. taitok = απτεσθαι; Swed. take; Dan. tage, sounded tā, ‘du tar det ikke, vil du ta det;’ Engl. take is a word borrowed from the Dan., which gradually displaced the Old Engl. niman.]

A. To take hold of, seize, grasp; taka sér alvæpni, Eg. 236; tóku menn sér þar byrðar ok báru út, Egill tók undir hönd sér mjöð-drekku, 237; nú taki hest minn, ok skal ek ríða eptir honum, 699; tóku þeir skíð sín ok stigu á, 545; hann tók inni vinstri hendi spjótið ok skaut, Nj. 42; lauk upp kistu ok tók upp góð kvennmanna-klæði, Ld. 30; hann tekr nú bogann, … tekr nú kaðal einn, Fas. ii. 543; taka upp net, K. Þ. K. 90; hross skal maðr taka ok teyma ok hepta, þótt heilagt sé, id.

2. to seize; þeir tóku þar herfang mikit, Nj. 43; tóku skipit ok allt þat er á var, Fms. vii. 249; þeir tóku þar skútu, viii. 438; tóku skip hans, landtjald, klæði, ix. 275; taka fé okkat allt með ráni, Nj. 5; engi maðr skal fyrir öðrum taka, Gþl. 473; hann leiddi þik til arfs … munu taka óvinir þínir ef þú kemr eigi til, Nj. 4; þeir tóku bæinn, seized, Sturl. ii. 149; kona hafði tekit ( stolen) … ok vildi hann refsa henni, Fms. vii. 330.

3. to catch; Skotar munu hafa tekit njósnir allar, Nj. 126; standi menn upp ok taki hann, 130; hann skyldi taka hundinn, 114; þeir tóku á sundi mann einn, Fms. vii. 225; gröf, at taka í dýr, Flóv. 33; taka höndum, to lay hold of, take captive, Nj. 114, 275; in a good sense, Fms. x. 314.

4. taka e-n af lífi, to take one from life, Fms. x. 3, Eg. 70; taka e-n af lífdögum, id., Fms. vii. 204: ellipt., taka af (af-taka), to take one off, put to death, Js. 23; taka e-n af nafni ok veldi, to deprive of …, Eg. 268; tóku þeir af eignum jarla konungs, Fms. i. 6: taka af e-m, to take a thing from one, x. 421, Nj. 103, 131, Eg. 120, Ld. 288; taka frá e-m, to take from, off, Nj. 253, K. Þ. K. 48; taka ofan, to take down, pull down, Nj. 119, 168; taka ór, to set apart, 232; taka undir sik, to take under oneself, subject, Fms. x. 24: to take charge of, Nj. 110, Eg. 725: taka upp, to take up, pick up, assume, 23.

5. to take, grasp; taka í hönd e-m, to shake hands, Nj. 129; taka á lopti, to interrupt, Fms. x. 314; taka í ketil, of the ordeal, Grág. i. 381, Gkv. 3. 7; taka í jörð, to graze, of an animal, Bs. i. 338; jó lætr til jarðar taka, Skm. 15; skulu þér láta taka niðr hesta yðra, to graze a little, Band. 14 new Ed.; tók einn þeirra niðr í sinn klæðsekk, Stj.

II. metaph., taka upphaf, to begin, Hom. 49; taka vöxt ok þroska, to increase, Rb. 392; taka konungdóm, Eg. 646; taka ráð, 49; taka skírn, 770; taka trú, to take the faith, become a Christian, Nj. 273; taka hvíld, to take rest, 43, 115; taka á sik svefn, 252; taka ræðu, to begin a parley, Eg. 578; taka umræðu, id., Nj. 146; þau taka þá tal, Ld. 72, Fms. ii. 254; taka nærri sér, see nær l. 2; taka á sik göngu, Fbr. 101 new Ed.; taka á sik svefn, Nj.; taka eld, to light a fire, 199; taka e-n orðum, to address; taka í sætt, to receive into reconciliation, Eg. 168; taka sættir, to accept terms, id. (also taka sættum, id.); taka þenna kost, 280; taka samheldi, Fms. ix. 344; ok tóku þat fastliga, at friðr skyldi standa, declared firmly that, x. 40, v. l.; taka stefnu, to fix a meeting, xi. 400; tóku þeir stefnu í milli sín, 402; nú er svá tekið um allt landit, at …, fixed by law that …, Gþl. 275; þeir tóku fastmælum sín í milli, at …, Bret. 82; taki í lög, to take into fellowship, Fms. xi. 96; lög-taka, cp. lófa-tak, vápna-tak; Gunnarr bauð þér góð boð enn þú vildir engi af taka, thou wouldst accept none of them, Nj. 77; tók hann þann kost af, at leggja allt á konungs vald, Fms. iv. 224; ok þat tóku þeir af, ix. 367; Ólafr kvaðsk þat mundu af taka, Ld. 72; taka e-t til ráðs, or taka ráðs, bragðs, to resort to, Nj. 75, 124, 199: also, taka e-t til, to resort to, 26, Fms. xi, 253, passim (til-tæki); taka mót, to receive, Edda 15; taka e-t við, to receive in return, Fms. ii. 269; taka bætr fyrir e-t, xi. 253; með því þú görir sem ek býð þér, skaltú nökkuð eptir taka, take some reward for it, Ld. 44; þat er bæði at vér róum hart, enda mun nú mikit eptir taka, a great reward, Finnb. 232 (eptir-tekja); taka fæðu, to take food; taka corpus Domini, Mar.; taka samsæti, Fms. ii. 261; taka arf, Eg. 34; taka erfð, Gþl. 241; taka fé eptir föður sinn, Fms. xi. 47; taka laun, Nj. 68; taka veizlu, to take, receive a veizla (q. v.), Fms. xi. 239; konungr … hann tekr ( receives) af mörgum, skal hann því mikit gefa, 217; taka mikit lof, x. 367; taka helgun af Guði, Rb. 392; taka heilsu, to recover, Stj. 624; ek skal taka hæði-yrði af þér, Nj. 27; taka af honum rán ok manntjón, Ld. 64; taka úskil af íllum mönnum, Greg. 44; taka píslir ok dauða, 656 B. 30; drap hann þar menn nökkura, þótti mönnum hart at taka þat af útlendum manni, Bs. i. 19; þeir tóku mikinn andróða, Fms. viii. 438; taka andviðri, Eg. 87; þeir tóku norðan-veðr hörð, were overtaken by, Nj. 124; taka sótt, to be taken sick or ill (North E. to take ill), 29, Fms. xi. 97, Eg. 767; taka þyngd. id., Ísl. ii. 274; taka fótar-mein, Nj. 219; taka úgleði, to get out of spirits, Eg. 322; hann tók þá fáleika ok úgleði, Fms. vii. 103; hann tók langt kaf, 202; taka arftaki, to adopt, Grág. i. 232; taka konung, to take, elect a king, Fms. ix. 256; taka konu, to take a wife, x. 397; hann kvángaðisk ok tók bróður-dóttur þess manns er Finnr hét, 406; tók Magnús konungr Margrétu, 413; taka konu brott nauðga, to carry off a woman, Grág. i. 353; tók hann þá til háseta, he hired them, Eg. 404; taka far or fari, Landn. 307, Grág. ii. 406 (far, ii. 3); taka úkunna stigu, to take to unknown ways, Fms. viii. 30; taka ferð, to start, Stj.; taka til konungs, or the like, Eg. 367, 400, Fms. vii. 252; taka til siðar, Sks. 313; taka e-n vel, to receive well; ok taki ér, herra, vel þá Hjalta ok Gizur, Bs. i. 19; tók Skota-konungr hann vel, Fms. xi. 419; taka e-t þvert, to take a thing crossly, deny flatly, Nj. 26; taka fyrir e-t, to stop, interrupt, refuse, Fms. x. 251.

III. to reach, stretch forth, touch; hann beit skarð, allt þat er tennr tóku, Eg. 605; eigi djúpara enn þeim tók undir hendr, Ld. 78; skurðrinn tók á framan-verðan bakkann, Krók.; hyrnan tók andlitið, Nj. 253; rödd tekr eyru, Skálda 175; döggskórinn tók niðr akrinn upp-standanda, Fas. i. 173; hafði flóð tekit þær, swept them away, Fms. xi. 393; spjót langskept svá at vel taki skipa meðal, Sks. 385; nef hans tók austr til landsenda … véli-fjarðar tóku norðr í Finnabú, Fms. viii. 10; tekr mörkin náliga allt it efra suðr, Eg. 58; þvíat ekki tek ek heim í kveld, Nj. 275; mun ek taka þangat í dag? Hbl.; bóndans bót tekr fyrir ( encompasses) konu, hans ok börn ok hjón, N. G. L. i. 341; taka niðri, to take the ground, of a ship or thing floating, Fas. iii. 257; svá at upp tekr um klaufir, Boll. 336; at eigi tæki hann (acc.) regnit, Stj. 594; skulu vér varask, at eigi taki oss þau dæmi, Hom. 70; svá mikit er uxa-húð tekr yfir, Fas. i. 288; nær því er þú sér at taka mun en ekki ór hófi, Sks. 21; hundr bundinn svá at taki eigi til manna, Grág. ii. 119; taka höndum upp, to lift up hands, Bs. i. 735, Edda 22; ek sé fram undir brekkuna, at upp taka spjóts-oddar fimtán, Finnb. 286; þetta smíði (Babel) tók upp ór veðrum, Edda 146 (pref.); hárit tók ofan á belti, Nj. 2; stöpul er til himins tæki, 645. 71; hér til tekr en fyrsta bók, reaches here, 655 vii. 4; taka mátti hendi til fals, Eg. 285; þeir tóku fram árum, took the oars, Fms. vii. 288; smeygði á sik ok tók út höndunum, 202; þeir tóku undun, to escape, viii. 438: to reach, land, take harbour, gaf honum vel byri ok tóku Borgarfjörð, Nj. 10; tóku þeir Friðar-ey, 268; þeir tóku land á Melrakka-sléttu, Ísl. ii. 246; byrjaði vel ok tóku Noreg, Ld. 72, 310; tóku þar land sem heitir Vatnsfjörðr, Landn. 30: ellipt., hann tók þar sem nú heitir Herjólfs-höfn, id.; þeir tóku fyrir sunnan land, 175.

2. to take, hold, of a vessel; ketill or tók tvær tunnur, Fb. i. 524; lands þess er tæki ( of the value of) fjóra tigi hundraða, Sturl. i. 98, v. l.; hringrinn tók tólf hundruð mórend, Nj. 225: so in the phrase, það tekr því ekki, it is not worth the while; þann enn eina grip er hann átti svá at fé tæki, the sole object of value he had, Bs. i. 636.

3. spec. usages; fara sem fætr mega af taka, Finnb. 288; konur æpa sem þær megu mest af taka, Al. 47, (aftak, aftaka-veðr, q. v.), Karl. 109, 196; fóru hvárir-tveggju sem af tók, went as fast as possible, Fms, iv. 304; hann sigldi suðr sem af tók, Eg. 93: in the phrase, taka mikinn, lítinn … af e-u, to make much, little of, take it to heart or lightly; mikit tekr þú af þessu, thou takest it much to heart, Lv. 10; öngan tek ek af um liðveizlu við þik, I will not pledge myself as to helping thee, Ld. 105; eigi töku vér mikit af at tortryggva þá bók, þótt mart sé undarligt í sagt, we will not strongly question the truth of the book, although many wonders are told therein, Sks. 78; Óspakr kvað hana mikit af taka, said he used very strong language, Ld. 216; mikinn tekr þú af, segir konungr, thou settest much by it, said the king, Fms. vi. 206: munda ek sýnu minna hafa af tekit ef ek væra údrukkinn, I would have kept a better tongue, xi. 112; Þórvarðr tók eigi af fyrir útanferð sína, did not quite refuse the going abroad, Sturl. iii. 244; hann kvaðsk eigi taka mega af því hvat mælt væri, he did not much mind what folks said, Nj. 210; hón tók lítið af öllu, said little about it, took it coolly, Eg. 322; tók hann minna af enn áðr við Íslendinga, he spoke not so strongly of them as he used to do, Glúm. 328; ok er sendi-menn kómu tók hann lítið af, Fms. x. 101; Flosi svaraði öllu vel, en tók þó lítið af, F. gave a civil but reserved answer, Nj. 180.

IV. with prepp.; taka af hesti, to take (the saddle) off a horse, Nj. 4, 179; taka af sér ópit, to cease weeping, Ölk. 35; taka skriðinn af skipinu, Fms. ii. 305; taka e-t af, to abolish, vii. 1, x. 152, Ísl. ii. 258:—taka á e-u, to touch (á-tak), Nj. 118; þegar sem nær þeim er komit ok á þeim tekit, Stj. 76; sá er tekr fyrst á funa, Gm.; þat er ok, áðr þeir taki á dómum sinum ( ere they deliver sentence), at þeir skolu eið vinna áðr, Grág. i. 64; taka vel, auðvelliga, lítt, ekki vel, ílla … á e-u, to take a thing so and so, take it well, in good part, ill, in ill part, etc., Ld. 50, 248, Fms. xi. 124, Nj. 206, 265; Gunnarr talaði fátt um ok tók á öngu úlíkliga, 40; tak glaðan á ( cheerfully) við konunginn, Fms. xi. 112; þeir höfðu sagt hversu hann hafði á tekit þeim feðgum, Rd. 284; Leifr tekr á þessu eigi mjök, Fb. ii. 397; tók Börkr (á) því seinliga, Eb. 15 new Ed.:—taka eptir, to notice, observe, Sturl. i. 2 (eptir-tekt):—taka móti, to withstand, resist, Nj. 261, Fms. ix. 307, 513 (mót-tak):—taka með, to reserve, accept, iv. 340, xi. 427 (með-taka): taka við, hann tókþar ok við mörg önnur dæmi, bæði konunga æfi, he tacked to it many records, the lives of kings, etc., Ó. H. (pref.): this isolated phrase has led editors (but wrongly) to substitute hann ‘jók’ þar við:—taka aptr, to take back, render void, undo, Bs. i. 631, Nj. 191, Sks. 775; eigi má aptr taka unnit verk, a saying, Fms. ii. 11: to recall, unsay, mun ek þau orð eigi aptr taka, Ld. 42, Fms. ii. 253:—taka í, to pull off; taktu í hann, to pull his stocking off:—taka um, to take hold of, grasp, Eg. 410, Hkr. ii. 322:—taka upp, to pick up, assume; niðr at fella ok upp at taka, 625. 68, Eg. 23; taka upp borð, to put up the tables before a meal; tekr upp borð ok setr fyrir þá Butralda, Fbr. 37; vóru borð upp tekin um alla stofuna ok sett á vist, Eg. 551: but also to remove them after a meal (= taka borð ofan), 408, Hkr. ii. 192, Fms. i. 41, Orkn. 246 (see borð II); taka upp vist, to put food on the table, Vm. 168; taka upp bygð sína, to remove one’s abode, passim; taka upp, of a body, to take up, disinter, Hkr. ii. 388; taka upp, to seize on, confiscate, Nj. 73, 207, Ld. 38, Eg. 73; þeir tóku upp ( laid waste) þorp þat er heitir Tuma-þorp, Fms. i. 151; var þá tekin upp bygð Hrolleifs, Fs. 34; hón tekr þat mart upp er fjarri er mínum vilja, Nj. 6l; at þú gefir ró reiði ok takir þat upp er minnst vandræði standi af, 175; taka upp verknað, to take up work, Ld. 34; taka upp stærð, to take to pride, Fms. x. 108; halda upp-teknu efni, i. 263; taka upp sök, mál, to take up a case, Nj. 31, 71, 231: to interpret, eigi kann ek öðruvís at ráða þenna draum … glíkliga er upp tekit, Sturl. iii. 216; ok skal svá upp taka ‘síks glóð,’ þat er ‘gull,’ Edda 127; kvæði, ef þau eru rétt kveðin ok skynsamliga upp tekin, Hkr. (pref.); tók hann svá upp, at honum væri eigi úhætt, Fms. ix. 424; drykk ok vistir svá sem skipit tók upp, as the ship could take, iv. 92; er þat skip mikit, ok mun þat taka oss upp alla, Nj. 259; þat hjóna er meira lagði til félags skal meira upp taka, Gþl. 220; þótti þeim í hönd falla at taka upp land þetta hjá sér sjálfum, Ld. 210; skal sá sem at Kálfafelli býr taka upp vatn at sínum hlut, Vm. 168; taka upp giptu hjá Dana-konungi, Fms. xi. 426; taka upp goðorð, Nj. 151, 168, Grág. i. 24; taka upp þing. Ann. 1304 ( to restore); tókusk þá upp lög ok landsréttr, Fs. 27; taka upp vanda, Fms. vii. 280:—taka til, to take to; hefna svá at ekki fýsi annan slík firn til at taka, 655 xiii. A. 3; tóku margir þá til at níða hann, Bs. i; taka til ráða, ráðs, bragðs, Nj. 19, 75, 124; hann tók til ráða skjótt, 19; enn þó munu vér þat bragðs taka, 199; hvat skal nú til ráða taka, 124; ef hann tekr nökkut íllt til, 26; hverja úhæfu er hann tekr til, Fms. xi. 253; taka til máls, to take to talking, Nj. 16, 71; taka til orðs, or orða, 122, 230, 264; hann tók nú til at segja söguna, to take to telling a story; taka til varnar, to begin the defence, Grág. i. 60, Nj. 271; nú er þar til at taka, at …, 74; er blót tóku til, Landn. 111; þá tók til ríki Svía-konungs, Fms. iv. 118; um Slésvík þar sem Dana-ríki tók til, xi. 417: to concern, þat mun taka til yðar, Hom. 150; þetta mál er til konungs tók, Fms. xi. 105; láta til sín taka, to let it concern oneself, meddle with, Band. 23 new Ed.; Gísl lét fátt til sín taka, Fms. vii. 30; vil ek nú biðja þik at þú létir ekki til þín taka um tal várt, Nj. 184: to have recourse to, þú tekr eigi til þeirra liðsinnis ef ekki þarf, Fms. vii. 17, Grág. i. 41; taka til segls, Eg. 573, Fms. ix. 22; taka til sunds, 24; taka til e-s, to note, mark, with dislike:—taka undir, to take under a thing; hann tók undir kverkina, took her by the chin, Nj. 2; þá tók Egill undir höfða-hlut Skalla-grími, Eg. 398: to undertake, þat mál er þeir skyldi sjálfir undir taka, Hkr. i. 266; þá skal hann taka undir þá sömu þjónostu, Ó. H. 120: to back, second, hann kvaðsk ekki mundu taka undir vandræði þeirra, Nj. 182; undir þann kviðling tók Rúnolfr goði, ok sótti Hjalta um goðgá, Bs. i. 17: ek mun taka undir með þér ok styðja málit, Fms. xi. 53; hann tók ekki undir þat ráð, Fb. ii. 511; þau tóku undir þetta léttliga, seconded it readily, Ld. 150; hann tók seinliga undir, Nj. 217; hann hafði heyrt tal þeirra ok tók undir þegar, ok kvað ekki saka, Ld. 192: göra tilraun hversu þér tækit undir þetta, Fb. i. 129: to echo, blésu herblástr svá at fjöllin tóku undir, Fas. i. 505; taka undir söng, to accompany singing:—taka við, to receive; nú tóktú svá við sverði þessu, Fms. i. 15; siðan hljópu menn hans, enn hann túk við þeim, 105; jörð tekr við öldri, Hm.; til þess er akkerit tók við, grappled, took hold, Dan. holde igen, Fms. x. 135. v. l.; þar til er sjár tók við honum, Edda 153 (pref.); taka við ríki, Eg. 241, Fms. i. 7; taka við trú, Nj. 158, 159; taka við handsölum á e-u, 257; ef maðr görr við at taka við dæmdum úmaga, Grág. i. 258; taka vel við e-m, to receive well, Nj. 5; ekki torleiði tekr við yðr, no obstacle stops you, Al. 120; þeir tóku við vel ok vörðusk, made a bold resistance, Fms. i. 104; eggjuðu sumir at við skyldi taka, vii. 283; at þeir skyldi verja landit, en þeir vildu eigi við taka, xi. 386; ganga fram á mel nökkurn, ok segir Hrútr at þeir mundu þar við taka, Ld. 62; þar stóð steinn einn mikill, þar bað Kjartan þá við taka, 220; seg þú æfi-sögu þína, Ásmundr, en þá skal Egill við taka, tell thy life’s tale, Asmund, and then shall Egil take his turn, Fas. iii. 374; tók við hvárr af öðrum, one took up where the other left off:—taka yfir, hann vildi eigi til ráða nema hann ætlaði at yfir tæki, Fms. iv. 174; þeir munu allt til vinna, at yfir taki með oss, Nj. 198; at eyrendi þeirra skyldi eigi lyktuð né yfir tekin, Fms. iv. 224.

V. to take to, begin:

1. with infin., tóku menn at binda sár sín, Eg. 93; hann tók at yrkja þegar er hann var ungr, 685; hans afli tók at vaxa, Fms. viii. 47; á þeim veg er ek tæka ganga, Sks. 3; taka at birtask, 568; tekr at dimma, birta … rigna, it gets dim, takes to darken … rain; allt þat er hann tekr at henda, Nj. 5; þá tók at lægja veðrit, 124; tók þá at morna, 131; tók þá at nátta, Fms. ix. 54; kvölda tekr = Lat. vesperascit, Luke xxiv. 29.

2. in other phrases, taka á rás, to take to running, to run, Nj. 253, Eg. 216, 220, Eb. 62 (hófu á rás, 67 new Ed.), Hrafn. 7: ellipt., tók bogmaðr ok hans menn á land upp undan, they took to the inland and escaped, Fms. ix. 275; tók hann þegar upp um brú, viii. 169; svá íllt sem nú er frá at taka (to escape, shun), þá mun þó síðarr verr, Fs. 55; taka flótta, to take to flight, Hm. 30; Eirekr tók út ór stofunni, took out of the room, ran out, Sturl. ii. 64; þeir tóku út eitt veðr allir, stood out to sea with the same wind, Fb. ii. 243.

VI. with dat., to take to, receive (perh. ellipt. for taka við- e-u); jarl tók vel sendi-mönnum ok vináttu-málum konungs, Fms. i. 53; konungr tók honum vel ok blíðliga, vii. 197; tekit mundu vér hafa kveðju þinni þóttú hefðir oss fyrri fagnat, Ld. 34; Grímr tók því seinliga, Eg. 764; Sigurðr tók því máli vel, 38, Fms. x. 2; konungr tók þá vel orðum Þórólfs, Eg. 44; hann tók því þakksamliga, Fms. i. 21; taka vel þeirra eyrendum, x. 33; Barði tók þessu vel, Ld. 236; Hákon tók því seinliga, Fms. i. 74; eigi mun konungr taka því þótt slík lygi sé upp borin fyrir hann, Eg. 59; tók Brynjólfr þá sættum fyrir Björn, 168; Njáll átti hlut at, at þeir skyldi taka sættum, Nj. 120; taka handsölum á fé, 257; taka heimildum á e-u, Fms. x. 45; taka fari, Grág. ii. 399, Nj. 111, 258 (see far); taka bóli, to take a farm (on lease), Gþl. 328, 354; mun ek máli taka fyrir alla Íslenzka menn þá er á skipi eru, speak for them, Bs. i. 421.

VII. impers. it is taken; hann brá upp hendinni ok tók hana af honum ok höfuðit af konunginum, Nj. 275; ok tók af nasarnar, Fms. x. 135, v. l.; þá tók af veðrit (acc.), the weather ‘took up’ (as is said in North of England), the storm abated. Fas. i. 157; svá at þar tæki af vega alla, all roads were stopped, Fms, iii. 122; af þeim tók málit ok görask úfærir, Fas. ii. 549; kom á höndina fyrir ofan úlflið svá at af tók, Nj. 84; kom á fótinn svá at af tók, 123; þá tók efa af mörgum manni, Fms. iii. 8; sýnina tekr frá e-m, to become blind, x. 339; undan kúnni tók nyt alla, Eb. 316; jafnskjótt tók ór verkinn allan, Fms. iv. 369; tók út skip Þangbrands ór Hitará, she drifted out, Bs. i. 15; í þat mund dags er út tók eykðina, when the time of ‘eykð’ was nearly passed, Fms. xi. 136; um várit er sumar-hita tók, when the summer heat set in, Fs. 67; réru svá skjótt at ekki tók (viz. þá) á vatni, Fms. vii. 344.

2. as a naut. term, to clear, weather a point; veðr var litið ok tók þeim skamt frá landi, the weather was still, and they kept close in shore, Fms. vi. 190: hence the mod. naut. phrase, e-m tekr, to clear, weather; mér tók fyrir nesit, I cleared, weathered the ness; vindr þver, svo að þeim tekr ekki.

3. þar er eigi of tekr torf eðr grjót, where neither is at hand, Grág. ii. 262; þau dæmi tekr til þessa máls, the proofs of this are, that when …, Hom. 127.

B. Reflex., takask mikit á hendr, to take much in hand, Band. 3, Nj. 228, Fms. i. 159; tókumk ek þat á hendr, xi. 104; láta af takask, to let oneself be deprived of, Eg. 296; takask e-n á hendr.

2. to be brought about, take effect, succeed; cp. þykkir mikit í hættu hversu þér teksk, Ld. 310; þat tóksk honum, he succeeded, Bárð. 167; tekst þá tveir vilja, it succeeds when two will, i. e. joint efforts prevail, a saying:—takask til, to happen; Ásgrími tóksk svá til (it so happened to A.), sem sjaldan var vant, at vörn var í máii hans, Nj. 92; ef svá vill til takask. Fas. i. 251; svá erviðliga sem þeim hafði til tekizk at herja á þá feðga, Fms. i. 184; mér hefir úgiptuliga tekizk, Ld. 252; þætti mér allmiklu máli skipta at þér tækisk stórmannliga, that thou wouldst behave generously, Hkr. ii. 32; hefir þetta svá tekizk sem ván var at, er hann var barn at aldri, 268.

3. to take place, begin; tóksk orrosta, Nj. 8; teksk þar orrosta, 122; ráð takask, of a marriage; en ef þá takask eigi ráðin, if the wedding takes not place then, Grág. i. 311; lýkr svá at ráðin skyldi takask, 99; ráð þau skyldi takask at öðru sumri, Eg. 26, Fms. x. 40: to be realised, hvatamaðr at þessi ferð skyldi takask, Ld. 240; síðan er mægð hafdi tekizk með þeim, since they had intermarried, Eg. 37; takask með þeim góðar ástir, they came to love one another much, of newly-married people, passim; féráns dómr teksk, Grág. i. 95; takask nú af heimboðin, to cease, Ld. 208; ok er allt mál at ættvíg þessi takisk af, 258.

II. recipr., takask orðum, to speak to one another, Fms. xi. 13; ok er þeir tókusk at orðum, spurði hann …, Eg. 375; bræðr-synir takask arf eptir, entreat one another, Gþl. 241; ef menn takask fyrir árar eða þiljur, take from one another, 424: takask á, to wrestle, Bárð. 168; takask fangbrögðum, Ld. 252, Ísl. ii. 446: takask í hendr, to shake hands, Grág. i. 384, Nj. 3, 65.

III. part. tekinn; vóru þá tekin ( stopped) öll borgar-hlið ok vegar allir, at Norðmönnum kæmi engi njósn, Fms. vi. 411: Steinþórr var til þess tekinn, at …, S. was particularly named as …, Eb. 32, 150; hann var til þess tekinn, at honum var verra til hjóna en öðrum mönnum, Grett. 70 new Ed. (cp. mod. usage, taka til e-s, to wonder at): lá hann ok var mjök tekinn, very ill, Sturl. i. 89: Álfhildr var þungliga tekin, ok gékk henni nær dauða, Fms. iv. 274; hann var mjök tekinn ok þyngdr af líkþrá, ii. 229; þú ert Ílla at tekin fyrir vanheilsu sakir, vii. 244; ú-tekin jörð, an untaken, unclaimed estate, Sturl. iii. 57, Gþl. 313.

2. at af teknum þeim, except, Fms. x. 232; at af teknum úvinum sínum, 266, (Latinism.)

fĕro, tuli, latum, ferre (ante-class. redupl. form in the tempp. perff.:

tetuli,

Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 84; 168; id. Men. 4, 2, 25; 66; id. Rud. prol. 68: tetulisti, Att. and Caecil. ap. Non. 178, 17 sq.:

tetulit,

Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 40; id. Men. 2, 3, 30; Ter. And. 5, 1, 13:

tetulerunt,

Lucr. 6, § 672:

tetulissem,

Ter. And. 4, 5, 13:

tetulisse,

Plaut. Rud. 4, 1, 2:

tetulero,

id. Cist. 3, 19:

tetulerit,

id. Poen. 3, 1, 58; id. Rud. 4, 3, 101), v. a. and n. [a wide-spread root; Sanscr. bhar-, carry, bharas, burden; Gr. pherô; Goth. bar, bairo, bear, produce, whence barn, child; Anglo-Saxon beran, whence Engl. bear, birth; cf. Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 300; Fick, Vergl. Wort. p. 135. The perf. forms, tuli, etc., from the root tul-, tol-; Sanscr. tol-jami, lift, weigh; Gr. tlênai, endure, cf. talas, talanton; Lat. tollo, tolerare, (t)latus, etc. Cf. Goth. thulan, Germ. dulden, Geduld; Anglo-Sax. tholian, suffer. Supine latum, i. e. tlatum; cf. supra; v. Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 220; Corss. Ausspr. 2, 73], to bear, carry, bring. (For syn. cf.: gero, porto, bajulo, veho; effero, infero; tolero, patior, sino, permitto, etc.)

Lit.

In gen.:

ferri proprie dicimus, quae quis suo corpore bajulat, portari ea, quae quis in jumento secum ducit, agi ea, quae animalia sunt,

Dig. 50, 16, 235: oneris quidvis feret, Ter. Ph. 3, 3, 29:

quin te in fundo conspicer fodere aut arare aut aliquid ferre,

id. Heaut. 1, 1, 17:

numerus eorum, qui arma ferre possent,

Caes. B. G. 1, 29, 1:

arma et vallum,

Hor. Epod. 9, 13:

sacra Junonis,

id. S. 1, 3, 11:

cadaver nudis humeris (heres),

id. ib. 2, 5, 86:

argentum ad aliquem,

Plaut. As. 3, 3, 142; cf.:

symbolum filio,

id. Bacch. 2, 3, 30:

olera et pisciculos minutos ferre obolo in cenam seni,

Ter. And. 2, 2, 32; cf.:

vina et unguenta et flores,

Hor. C. 2, 3, 14:

discerpta ferentes Memora gruis,

id. S. 2, 8, 86; cf.:

talos, nucesque sinu laxo,

id. ib. 2, 3, 172:

in Capitolium faces,

Cic. Lael. 11, 37:

iste operta lectica latus per oppidum est ut mortuus,

id. Phil. 2, 41, 106:

lectica in Capitolium latus est,

Suet. Claud. 2:

circa judices latus (puer),

Quint. 6, 1, 47:

prae se ferens (in essedo) Darium puerum,

Suet. Calig. 19.— Poet. with inf.:

natum ad Stygios iterum fero mergere fontes,

Stat. Ach. 1, 134.—Prov.:

ferre aliquem in oculis, or simply oculis,

i. e. to hold dear, love exceedingly, Cic. Phil. 6, 4, 11; id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3, § 9; Q. Cic. Fam. 16, 27, 2.—

In partic.

With the idea of motion predominating, to set in motion, esp. to move onward quickly or rapidly, to bear, lead, conduct, or drive away; with se or mid. (so esp. freq.), to move or go swiftly, to haste, speed, betake one's self; and of things, to flow, mount, run down.

Act.:

ubi in rapidas amnis dispeximus undas: Stantis equi corpus transvorsum ferre videtur Vis, et in advorsum flumen contrudere raptim: Et, quocumque oculos trajecimus, omnia ferri Et fluere assimili nobis ratione videntur,

Lucr. 4, 422 sq.:

ubi cernimus alta Exhalare vapore altaria, ferreque fumum,

to send up, id. 3, 432; cf.:

vis ut vomat ignes, Ad caelumque ferat flammai fulgura rursum,

id. 1, 725; and:

caelo supinas si tuleris manus,

raisest, Hor. C. 3, 23, 1:

te rursus in bellum resorbens Unda fretis tulit aestuosis,

id. ib. 2, 7, 16; cf.:

ire, pedes quocumque ferent,

id. Epod. 16, 21; and:

me per Aegaeos tumultus Aura feret,

id. C. 3, 29, 64:

signa ferre,

to put the standards in motion, to break up, Caes. B. G. 1, 39 fin.; 1, 40, 12; Liv. 10, 5, 1 al.:

pol, si id scissem, numquam huc tetulissem pedem,

have stirred foot, have come, Ter. And. 4, 5, 13:

pedem,

Verg. A. 2, 756; Val. Fl. 7, 112:

gressum,

to walk, Lucr. 4, 681; cf.:

agiles gressus,

Sil. 3, 180:

vagos gradus,

Ov. M. 7, 185:

vestigia,

Sil. 9, 101:

vagos cursus,

id. 9, 243.— Absol.:

quo ventus ferebat,

bore, drove, Caes. B. G. 3, 15, 3:

interim, si feret flatus, danda sunt vela,

Quint. 10, 3, 7:

itinera duo, quae extra murum ad portum ferebant,

led, Caes. B. C. 1, 27, 4:

pergit ad speluncam, si forte eo vestigia ferrent,

Liv. 1, 7, 6.—Prov.:

in silvam ligna ferre,

to carry coals to Newcastle, Hor. S. 1, 10, 34.—