-
1 mean
mean [mi:n](preterite, past participle meant)a. ( = signify) vouloir dire• what do you mean (by that)? que voulez-vous dire (par là) ?• see what I mean? (inf) tu vois ce que je veux dire ?• what does this mean? qu'est-ce que cela veut dire ?• don't I mean anything to you at all? je ne suis donc rien pour toi ?• you don't really mean that? vous n'êtes pas sérieux ?• I didn't mean to! je ne l'ai pas fait exprès !• he didn't mean anything by it (referring to an action) il l'a fait sans penser à mal ; (referring to a comment) il l'a dit sans penser à mal• he meant you when he said... c'est à vous qu'il faisait allusion lorsqu'il disait...2. noun3. adjectivea. ( = average) moyen• don't be so mean! ne sois pas si radin ! (inf)d. ( = inferior) he's no mean singer c'est un chanteur de talent4. compounds* * *[miːn] 1.1) gen, Mathematics moyenne f2) fig ( middle point) milieu m2.1) ( average) [weight, age] moyen/-enne2) ( ungenerous) [person] avare, radin (colloq); [attitude, nature] mesquin; [examiner] sévère3) ( unkind) [person] méchant (to avec)4) ( vicious) [animal, person, expression] méchant5) ( tough) [city] implacable; [street] hostile6) (colloq) ( skilful) [artist, cook, cocktail] formidable, du tonnerre (colloq) (after n)7) ( small)8) ( lowly) littér [dwelling] misérable; [birth] bas/basse; [origin] modeste9) (colloq) US ( off colour)3.transitive verb (prét, pp meant)1) ( signify) [word, phrase, symbol] signifier, vouloir dire; [sign] vouloir dire2) ( intend)to mean for somebody to do — US vouloir que quelqu'un fasse
to be meant for somebody — [question, bomb] être destiné à quelqu'un
he means what he says — ( he is sincere) il est sérieux; ( he is menacing) il ne plaisante pas
3) ( entail) [strike, law] entraîner [shortages, changes]4) ( intend to say) vouloir direI mean to say (colloq), who wants a car that won't start? — non mais, qui voudrait d'une voiture qui ne démarre pas?
5) ( be of value)6) ( be destined)it was meant to be ou happen — cela devait arriver
7) ( be supposed to be) -
2 mean
A nB adj1 ( average) [weight, temperature] moyen/-enne ;2 ( ungenerous) [person] avare ; [attitude, nature] mesquin ; [examiner] sévère ; to be mean with être avare sur [portion, quantity] ; he's mean with his money il est avare ;3 ○ ( unkind) [person, action] méchant ; [trick] sale (before n) ; to be mean to sb être méchant avec qn ; to be mean about faire des remarques désobligeantes sur [appearance, performance] ; it is/was mean of you to do ce n'est pas chic de ta part de faire/d'avoir fait ; to feel mean for ou about doing avoir un peu honte de faire ;4 ( vicious) [animal, person, expression] méchant ; that man/dog has got a mean streak cet homme/ce chien a la méchanceté en lui ;6 ○ ( skilful) [exponent, shot] formidable, du tonnerre ○ (after n) ; she makes a mean margarita elle fait un margarita du tonnerre ○ ; she plays a mean game of tennis/chess elle touche sa bille ○ au tennis/aux échecs ; you're no mean artist/poker player! tu es un sacré ○ artiste/joueur de poker! ;7 ○ ( small) to have no mean opinion of oneself avoir une haute opinion de soi-même ; that's no mean feat! ce n'est pas un mince exploit! ;1 ( signify) [word, symbol, phrase] signifier, vouloir dire (that que) ; [sign] vouloir dire ; what does this word/symbol mean? que signifie ce mot/symbole? ; the name/word means nothing to me ce nom/mot ne me dit rien ; does the term mean anything to him? est-ce que le terme lui dit quelque chose? ;2 ( intend) to mean to do avoir l'intention de faire ; to mean sb to do GB, to mean for sb to do US vouloir que qn fasse ; to be meant for sb [question, bomb] être destiné à qn ; I meant it as a joke/a compliment c'était une blague/un compliment de ma part ; he doesn't mean you any harm il ne te veut aucun mal ; what do you mean by opening my letters? qu'est-ce qui te prend d'ouvrir mon courrier? ; to mean well avoir de bonnes intentions (by sb à l'égard de qn) ; he means trouble ou mischief il a de mauvaises intentions ; she means business elle est sérieuse ; he means what he says ( he is sincere) il est sérieux ; ( he is menacing) il ne plaisante pas ; she meant no offence elle n'y entendait pas malice ; I didn't mean to do it je ne l'ai pas fait exprès ; I didn't mean anything by it je n'avais aucune arrière-pensée ; without meaning to par inadvertance ; my remark offended you? it was meant to! ma remarque t'a vexé? c'était voulu! ;3 ( entail) [strike, law] entraîner [shortages, changes] ; [budget] signifier [tax cuts] ; his death/the accident means doing à cause de sa mort/l'accident il faut faire ;4 ( intend to say) vouloir dire ; do you mean Paul Rose? tu veux dire Paul Rose? ; what do you mean by that remark? qu'est-ce que tu veux dire par là? ; do you mean me? c'est de moi que tu parles? ; I mean to say, who wants a car that won't start? non mais, qui voudrait d'une voiture qui ne démarre pas? ; I know what you mean je comprends ;5 ( be of value) a promise/designer label means nothing une promesse/marque ne veut pas dire grand-chose ; she means everything/nothing to me elle est tout/n'est rien pour moi ; money means everything/nothing to them l'argent représente tout/ne représente rien pour eux ; your friendship means a lot to me ton amitié est très importante pour moi ; what it means to live in a democracy! quelle belle chose que de vivre dans une démocratie! ;6 ( be destined) ( tjrs au passif) to be meant to do être destiné à faire ; she was meant to be/become a doctor elle était destinée à être/devenir médecin ; it was meant to be ou happen cela devait arriver ; they were meant for each other ils étaient faits l'un pour l'autre ; I was meant for better things j'étais appelé à un destin meilleur ;7 ( be supposed to be) ( tjrs au passif) he's/you're etc meant to be il est/tu es etc censé être [impartial, sad] ; I'm/you're etc meant to be doing je suis/tu es etc censé faire. -
3 mean
I [miːn]1) (ungenerous) [ person] avaro; [attitude, nature] meschino; [ examiner] severo3) (vicious) [animal, person, expression] cattivo4) (tough) [city, street] ostile5) colloq. (skilful) [cook, cocktail] formidabile, fantastico6) colloq. (small)8) AE colloq. (unwell)II [miːn] III [miːn]to feel mean — sentirsi giù di corda, non sentirsi in forma
1) mat. media f.2) fig. (middle point) mezzo m., via f. di mezzoIV [miːn]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. meant)1) (signify) [word, symbol, phrase] significare, voler dire2) (intend)to mean to do — avere l'intenzione o proporsi di fare
to mean sb. to do — BE
to mean for sb. to do — AE volere che qcn. faccia
he doesn't mean you any harm — non vuole o intende farti del male
to mean well by sb. — essere benintenzionato verso qcn.
he means what he says — (he is sincere) dice sul serio; (he is menacing) fa sul serio
without meaning to — senza volerlo, inavvertitamente
3) (entail) [strike, law] comportare [shortages, changes]I mean to say, who wants a car that won't start? — voglio dire, chi vorrebbe una macchina che non parte?
I know what you mean — so che cosa intendi o vuoi dire
he's meant to be — dovrebbe essere [impartial, sad]
* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).)2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.)3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.)4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.)•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.)2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.)2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.)III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?)2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.)•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) significativo, eloquente- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *I [miːn]1) (ungenerous) [ person] avaro; [attitude, nature] meschino; [ examiner] severo3) (vicious) [animal, person, expression] cattivo4) (tough) [city, street] ostile5) colloq. (skilful) [cook, cocktail] formidabile, fantastico6) colloq. (small)8) AE colloq. (unwell)II [miːn] III [miːn]to feel mean — sentirsi giù di corda, non sentirsi in forma
1) mat. media f.2) fig. (middle point) mezzo m., via f. di mezzoIV [miːn]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. meant)1) (signify) [word, symbol, phrase] significare, voler dire2) (intend)to mean to do — avere l'intenzione o proporsi di fare
to mean sb. to do — BE
to mean for sb. to do — AE volere che qcn. faccia
he doesn't mean you any harm — non vuole o intende farti del male
to mean well by sb. — essere benintenzionato verso qcn.
he means what he says — (he is sincere) dice sul serio; (he is menacing) fa sul serio
without meaning to — senza volerlo, inavvertitamente
3) (entail) [strike, law] comportare [shortages, changes]I mean to say, who wants a car that won't start? — voglio dire, chi vorrebbe una macchina che non parte?
I know what you mean — so che cosa intendi o vuoi dire
he's meant to be — dovrebbe essere [impartial, sad]
-
4 thing
θɪŋ сущ.
1) а) вещь, предмет What are those white things in the field? ≈ Что это там белеет в поле? thing in itself б) мн. вещи( дорожные), багаж;
одежда, личные вещи, расш. собственность, переносимые вещи Syn: belonging в) мн. принадлежности, утварь
2) а) обыкн. мн. дело, обстоятельство, случай, факт bad thing ≈ плохо дело difficult thing ≈ тяжелый случай easy thing ≈ просто, легко;
легкое дело, легкая задача right thing ≈ правое дело things look promising. ≈ Положение обнадеживающее. How are things? разг. ≈ Ну, как дела? I'll tell you a thing. ≈ Я тебе кое-что скажу. б) нечто самое нужное, важное, подходящее, настоящее A good rest is just the thing for you. ≈ Хороший отдых - вот что вам нужнее всего.
3) живое существо( о животном, человеке) nasty thing ≈ отвратительный тип nice thing ≈ милашка, приятный человек sensible thing ≈ благоразумный человек stupid thing ≈ тупица
4) а) вещь (любое художественное произведение) б) анекдот, рассказ;
история, байка
5) эвф. половой член He had opened his pants and was shaking what my circle called "this thing" ≈ Он расстегнул штаны и помахал тем, что в моем кругу называют "эта штука". Syn: member ∙ вещь;
предмет - material *s физические предметы - small * вещица - * of beauty красивая вещь - expensive *s дорогие вещи - the *s of this world предметы материального мира - to be more interested in *s than in human beings интересоваться вещами больше, чем людьми - he likes to make *s with his hands он любит мастерить - what's the * in your hand? что это (за штука) у тебя в руке? - a * in itself (философское) вещь в себе - not a * to be seen anywhere все пусто вокруг pl атрибуты - *s Japanese все японское;
все, что имеет отношение к Японии - *s political политика - to have a passion for *s political страстно увлекаться политикой pl имущество - they had to come with all their *s они должны были явиться со всем своим имуществом - to get rid of all the useless *s in the house избавиться от всякого хлама в доме - all the *s in the house were burned все вещи в доме сгорели - I forbid you to touch my *s я запрещаю тебе трогать мои вещи - *s personal (юридическое) движимое имущество - *s in action( юридическое) право требования;
имущество, заключающееся в требованиях pl вещи, багаж - to pack up one's *s упаковать вещи - his *s are always lying around он всегда разбрасывает свои вещи часто pl носильные вещи;
одежда, предметы одежды - bathing /swimming/ *s купальный костюм - summer *s летние вещи - to put on one's *s одеться - I haven't a * to wear мне нечего надеть - I have bought some new *s for you я купил тебе кое-какие новые вещи (платья и т. п.) - we send the big *s to the laundry большие вещи мы отдаем в стирку /стираем в прачечной/ еда;
питье - sweet *s сладости, сласти - good *s лакомства - you must avoid sweet or starchy *s избегай сладкого и мучного - there was not a * to eat в доме не было ни крошки, есть было совершенно нечего - some drugs are dangerous *s некоторые лекарства опасны для здоровья pl обыкн. (разговорное) принадлежности;
утварь;
предметы обихода - tea *s чайная посуда - cooking *s кухонная утварь;
кухонные принадлежности - to wash up the tea *s помыть чайную посуду - the plumber hasn't brought his *s водопроводчик не захватил с собой инструментов произведение искусства, литературы и т. п.;
создание - an excellent * великолепная вещь - he wrote popular *s for jazz-bands он писал популярные произведения для джаз-оркестров рассказ;
анекдот - here is a little * of mine I'd like to read to you вот одна моя вещица, которую я хотел бы прочитать вам вещь, явление - to look at *s (from one's own point of view) смотреть на вещи /на дело/ (со своей собственной точки зрения) - to speak of different *s говорить о разных вещах - to take *s too seriously принимать все чересчур всерьез, слишком серьезно ко всему относиться - I must think *s over я должен все обдумать - there's another * I'd like to ask you about я хотел бы спросить вас (и) о другом /еще об одном/ - it's the funniest * I have ever heard в жизни своей не слышал ничего более смешного обыкн. pl обстоятельства, обстановка - the state of *s положение вещей /дел/ - how are *s? как (обстоят) дела? - tell me how *s go /stand/? расскажите мне, как идут /обстоят/ дела? - as *s go /stand, are/ now при сложившихся обстоятельствах, при нынешнем положении дел;
в сложившейся обстановке - *s have changed greatly обстановка существенно изменилась - that wouldn't change *s between us от этого наши отношения не изменятся - *s look black нельзя ждать ничего хорошего - *s are getting better дела поправляются - *s might go wrong все может сорваться /провалиться/ - that *s should have come to this! подумать только, до чего дошло дело /как изменились обстоятельства/! - we hope for better *s мы надеемся на изменение к лучшему /что обстоятельства изменятся к лучшему/ - other *s being equal при прочих равных условиях - all *s considered учитывая все - that's a nice *! хорошенькое дело! дело - let's get this * over with quickly давайте быстро покончим с этим делом - I have several *s to attend to мне (еще) нужно кое-что сделать;
у меня еще есть дела - he gets *s done он добивается своего, он умеет делать дело нечто, что-то - to think hard *s of a person плохо думать о человеке - to go about saying *s болтать всякое - to talk of one * and another поговорить о том о сем - to mutter dark *s бормотать нечто неразборчивое или загадочное - he says the first * that comes into his head он говорит первое, что взбредет ему на ум - don't put *s into his head не забивайте ему голову всяким вздором - something must be done to stop this sort of * необходимо что-то предпринять, чтобы прекратить такие вещи - I don't know a * about algebra я ничего не смыслю в алгебре - it doesn't mean a * to me я не вижу в этом никакого смысла, мне это кажется совершенной бессмыслицей - it would be a good * to make sure of it неплохо было бы в этом убедиться - that's quite another * это совсем другое дело - neither one *, nor another ни то, ни другое - one * or the other либо то, либо другое - it's (just) one * after another, if it's not one * it's another этому конца не видно;
то одно, то другое;
не то, так другое - what with one * and another то одно, то другое - хлопот не оберешься - the * I don't like about this plan (то) что мне не нравится в этом плане - the important * to remember то, что важно запомнить;
важно запомнить то - the best * is... самое лучшее..., лучше всего... - the next best * лучшее из остального - the great * самое важное - the great * was to get there in time во что бы то ни стало нужно было добраться туда вовремя - strange * странное дело - it's a strange * he doesn't write странно, что он не пишет - the right * как раз то( что надо) - to say the right * сказать то, что надо - the wrong * совсем не то( что надо) - to say the wrong * сказать не то /невпопад/ - not a * ничто - not a * escaped him ничто не ускользало от его внимания деталь, особенность - to worry over every little * беспокоиться по каждому пустяку - not a * has been overlooked ничто не было упущено - it is the small *s about him that puzzle me в его поведении меня удивляют разные /некоторые/ мелочи что-л. очень нужное, важное, подходящее и т. п. - that's the * в этом все дело, это самое главное - the * is... все дело в том...;
суть дела состоит в том... - the * was to get home прежде всего надо было добраться до дому - the only * now is to take a taxi единственное, что можно сейчас сделать, это взять такси - (quite) the * (именно) то, что надо;
модный, по моде - that's the very /just the/ * это как раз то, что нужно - a good thrashing would be the * for him задать ему хорошую трепку - он сразу поймет что к чему - the latest * in hats последний фасон шляпок действие, поступок - to wish to do great *s мечтать о больших делах - I did no such * я не делал ничего подобного;
я и не думал делать этого - to do the handsome * by smb. оказать услугу кому-л.;
хорошо поступить по отношению к кому-л. - that's not at all the * to do это очень нехорошо;
это не принято (делать), так не поступают - what a * to do! разве так можно!, разве так поступают!, как можно было сделать такое! - we expect great *s of you мы многого от вас ждем событие - his death was a tragic * его смерть была тяжелым ударом - strange *s happened происходили странные вещи существо, создание - poor * бедняжка - young * юное создание - little * малютка, крошка - a sweet little * прелестная крошка - dumb *s бессловесные твари /животные/ - mean * подлая тварь - foolish old * старый дурак - no living * has ever done it никому еще не удавалось этого сделать - he was like a mad * он обезумел от ярости в обращении( разговорное) человек - dear * дорогой - old * старина - you silly *! болван!, ну и болван же ты! в сочетании с предшествующим сущ. (разговорное) (пренебрежительное) уродливая вещь - what's that veil * you're wearing? что это ты в такую нелепую вуаль вырядилась? > spiritual *s, *s of the mind духовные ценности > in all *s во всех отношениях, во всем > and *s и другое, и тому подобное > and another * и еще одно > sure * (американизм) наверняка, конечно;
само собой > near * опасное положение;
на волосок от гибели > no such * ничего подобного;
ничто не может быть дальше от истины > no great *s ничего особенного, так себе;
не Бог весть что > (the) first * прежде всего;
первым долгом;
перво-наперво > I'll write the letter( the) first * in the morning завтра утром первым делом напишу письмо > (the) next * затем > (the) last * в последнюю очередь, напоследок;
наконец;
самое неожиданное, то, чего менее всего можно ждать > the same * то же самое > for one * прежде всего;
начать с того, что;
для начала > for another * кроме того, во-вторых > of all *s (эмоционально-усилительно) ну и ну!, вот тебе и на!, надо же!, подумать только! > above all *s прежде всего;
больше всего, главным образом > among other *s между прочим > as a general /as a usual/ * обычно, как правило > one of those *s неизбежная неприятность( повседневной жизни) > it's one of those *s в жизни всякое бывает;
ничего не поделаешь, приходится мириться > it is too much of a good * хорошенького понемножку;
это уж слишком /чересчур/ > it's a * about him это у него идефикс, он помешался на этом, он ни о чем другом думать не может > to have a * about smth. иметь предубеждение против чего-л.;
не терпеть чего-л.;
быть жертвой навязчивой идеи, помешаться на чем-л. > he has a * about opening letters, and never does он терпеть не может, когда вскрывают (чужие) письма, и сам никогда этого не делает > to have a * about smb. боготворить кого-л.;
не терпеть кого-л. > to have a * for smb. иметь слабость к кому-л.;
души не чаять в ком-л. > to do one's (own) * поступать в соответствии со своими интересами, желаниями и т. п. > to make a * (out) of smth. придавать( слишком) большое значение, раздувать что-л. > to make a good * of smth. извлечь пользу из чего-л. > to know a * or two знать кое-что;
понимать/ знать/ что к чему > to learn a * or two узнать /пронюхать/ кое-что > to show smb. a * or two показать кому-л. что к чему > to teach smb. a * or two научить кого-л. уму-разуму > to be up to a * or two кое в чем разбираться, кое-что знать > not to do a * палец о палец не ударить > not to be /to feel/ the * плохо себя чувствовать > I'm not quite the * today мне сегодня нездоровится > not to look the * плохо выглядеть > to see *s бредить, галлюцинировать > to go the way of all *s умереть, пройти земной путь до конца above all ~s прежде всего, главным образом;
among other things между прочим and ~s и тому подобное;
to know a thing or two кое-что знать;
понимать что к чему as things go при сложившихся обстоятельствах;
all things considered учитывая все (или все обстоятельства) a good rest is just the ~ for you хороший отдых - вот что вам нужнее всего;
the best thing самое лучшее, лучше всего corporeal ~ материальная вещь ~ создание, существо;
he is a mean thing он подлая тварь;
oh, poor thing! о бедняжка!;
dumb things бессловесные животные a good rest is just the ~ for you хороший отдых - вот что вам нужнее всего;
the best thing самое лучшее, лучше всего good ~s лакомства;
to make a good thing (of smth.) извлечь пользу (из чего-л.) ~ создание, существо;
he is a mean thing он подлая тварь;
oh, poor thing! о бедняжка!;
dumb things бессловесные животные a strange ~ странное дело;
how are things? разг. ну, как дела? I am not quite the ~ today мне сегодня нездоровится;
(quite) the thing модный to make a regular ~ (of smth.) регулярно заниматься( чем-л.) ;
it amounts to the same thing это одно и то же ~ нечто самое нужное, важное, подходящее, настоящее;
it is just the thing это как раз то (, что надо) and ~s и тому подобное;
to know a thing or two кое-что знать;
понимать что к чему good ~s лакомства;
to make a good thing (of smth.) извлечь пользу (из чего-л.) to make a regular ~ (of smth.) регулярно заниматься (чем-л.) ;
it amounts to the same thing это одно и то же no such ~ ничего подобного, вовсе нет;
near thing опасность, которую едва удалось избежать the next best ~ следующий по качеству, лучший из остальных;
(quite) the thing как раз то, что нужно;
to see things бредить, галлюцинировать no such ~ ничего подобного, вовсе нет;
near thing опасность, которую едва удалось избежать physical ~ реальный предмет ~ создание, существо;
he is a mean thing он подлая тварь;
oh, poor thing! о бедняжка!;
dumb things бессловесные животные the next best ~ следующий по качеству, лучший из остальных;
(quite) the thing как раз то, что нужно;
to see things бредить, галлюцинировать a strange ~ странное дело;
how are things? разг. ну, как дела? ~ pl одежда;
личные вещи;
take off your things снимите пальто, разденьтесь ~ pl утварь, принадлежности;
tea things чайная посуда I am not quite the ~ today мне сегодня нездоровится;
(quite) the thing модный the next best ~ следующий по качеству, лучший из остальных;
(quite) the thing как раз то, что нужно;
to see things бредить, галлюцинировать thing pl вещи (дорожные) ;
багаж ~ вещь, предмет;
what are those black things in the field? что это там чернеется в поле?;
thing in itself филос. вещь в себе ~ вещь, предмет;
what are those black things in the field? что это там чернеется в поле?;
thing in itself филос. вещь в себе ~ вещь ~ (обыкн. pl) дело, факт, случай, обстоятельство;
things look promising положение обнадеживающее;
other things being equal при прочих равных условиях ~ литературное, художественное или музыкальное произведение;
рассказ, анекдот ~ нечто самое нужное, важное, подходящее, настоящее;
it is just the thing это как раз то (, что надо) ~ pl одежда;
личные вещи;
take off your things снимите пальто, разденьтесь ~ создание, существо;
he is a mean thing он подлая тварь;
oh, poor thing! о бедняжка!;
dumb things бессловесные животные ~ pl утварь, принадлежности;
tea things чайная посуда ~ (обыкн. pl) дело, факт, случай, обстоятельство;
things look promising положение обнадеживающее;
other things being equal при прочих равных условиях too much of a good ~ это уж слишком;
we must do that first thing мы должны сделать это в первую очередь too much of a good ~ это уж слишком;
we must do that first thing мы должны сделать это в первую очередь ~ вещь, предмет;
what are those black things in the field? что это там чернеется в поле?;
thing in itself филос. вещь в себе -
5 FYRIR
* * *prep.I. with dat.1) before, in front of (ok vóru fyrir honum borin merkin);fyrir dyrum, before the door;2) before one, in one’s presence;hón nefndist fyrir þeim Gunnhildr, she told them that her name was G.;3) for;hann lét ryðja fyrir þeim búðina, he had the booth cleared for them, for their reception;4) before one, in one’s way;fjörðr varð fyrir þeim, they came to a fjord;sitja fyrir e-m, to lie in wait for one;5) naut. term. before, off;liggja fyrir bryggjum, to lie off the piers;fyrir Humru-mynni, off the Humber;6) before, at the head of, over;vera fyrir liði, to be over the troops;vera fyrir máli, to lead the case;sitja fyrir svörum, to undertake the defence;7) of time, ago;fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago;fyrir stundu, a while ago;fyrir löngu, long ago;vera fyrir e-u, to forebode (of a dream);8) before, above, superior to;Hálfdan svarti var fyrir þeim brœðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers;9) denoting disadvantige, harm, suffering;þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest E. thwart all thy affairs;tók at eyðast fyrir herm lausa-fé, her money began to fail;10) denoting obstacle, hindrance;mikit gøri þer mér fyrir þessu máli, you make this case hard for me;varð honum lítit fyrir því, it was a small matter for him;Ásgrími þótti þungt fyrir, A. thought that things looked bad;11) because of, for;hon undi sér hvergri fyrir verkjum, she had no rest for pains;fyrir hræðslu, for fear;illa fœrt fyrir ísum, scarcely, passable for ice;gáðu þeir eigi fyrir veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing, they neglected to make hay;fyrir því at, because, since, as;12) against;gæt þín vel fyrir konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men;beiða griða Baldri fyrir alls konar háska, against all kinds of harm;13) fyrir sér, of oneself;mikill fyrir sér, strong, powerful;minnstr fyrir sér, smallest, weakest;14) denoting manner or quality, with;hvítr fyrir hærum, while with hoary hair;II. with acc.1) before, in front of;halda fyrir augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes;2) before, into the presence of;stefna e-m fyrir dómstól, before a court;3) over;hlaupa fyrir björg, to leap over a precipice;kasta fyrir borð, to throw overboard;4) in one’s way, crossing one’s way;ríða á leið fyrir þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them;5) round, off;sigla fyrir nes, to weather a point;6) along, all along;fyrir endilangan Noreg, all along Norway, from one end to the other;draga ör fyrir odd, to draw the arrow past the point;7) of time, fyrir dag, before day;fyrir e-s minni, before one’s memory;8) for, on behalf of;vil ek bjóða at fara fyrir þik, I will offer to go for thee, in thy stead;lögvörn fyrir mál, a lawful defence for a case;9) for, for the benefit of;þeir skáru fyrir þá melinn, they cut the lyme-grass for them (the horses);10) for, instead of, in place of, as;11) for, because of (vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit);fyrir þín orð, for thy words (intercession);fyrir sína vinsæld, by reason of his popularity;12) denoting value, price;fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks;fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost;13) in spite of, against (giptast fyrir ráð e-s);14) joined with adverbs ending in -an, governing acc. (fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan);fyrir austan, sunnan fjall, east, south of the fell;fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge;fyrir handan á, beyond the river;fyrir innan garð, inside the fence;III. as adverb or ellipt.1) ahead, before, opp. to eptir;þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, when this came first, preceded;2) first;mun ek þar eptir gera sem þér gerit fyrir, I shall do to you according as you do first;3) at hand, present, to the fore;föng þau, er fyrir vóru, stores that were at hand;þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already present (before the bride and bridegroom came);4) e-m verðr e-t fyrir, one takes a certain step, acts so and so;Kolbeini varð ekki fyrir, K. was at a loss what to do;e-t mælist vel (illa) fyrir, a thing is well (ill) spoken or reported of (kvæðit mæltist vel fyrir).* * *prep., in the Editions spelt differently; in MSS. this word is usually abbreviated either (i. e. firir), or Ꝼ̆, fur͛, fvr͛ (i. e. fyrir); in some MSS. it is idiomatically spelt with i, fir͛, e. g. Arna-Magn. 382 (Bs. i. 263 sqq.); and even in the old Miracle-book Arna-Magn. 645 (Bs. i. 333 sqq.), just as ifir is written for yfir ( over); in a few MSS. it is written as a monosyllable fyr, e. g. D. I. i. 475, Mork. passim; in Kb. (Sæm.-Edda) occurs fyr telia, Vsp. I; fyr norðan, 36; fyr dyrum, Gm. 22; fyr vestan ver, Hkv. 2. 8; in other places as a dissyll. fyrir, e. g. Hm. 56, Gm. 54, Skm. 34, Ls. 15, Am. 64, Hkv. 2. 2, 19 (quoted from Bugge’s edition, see his preface, p. xvi); fyr and fyrir stand to one another in the same relation as ept to eptir, und to undir, of ( super) to yfir: this monosyllabic form is obsolete, save in the compds, where ‘for-’ is more common than ‘fyrir-;’ in some cases both forms are used, e. g. for-dæming and fyrir-dæming; in others only one, but without any fixed rule: again, the forms fyri, fyre, or fire, which are often used in Edd., are just as wrong, as if one were to say epti, undi, yfi; yet this spelling is found now and then in MSS., as, fyre, Ó. H. (facsimile); fire, Grág. Sb. ii. 288 (also facsimile): the particles í and á are sometimes added, í fur, Fms. iv. 137; í fyrir, passim; á fur, Haustl. 1. [Ulf. faur and faura; A. S. fore and for; Engl. for and fore-; Germ. für and vor; Dan. for; Swed. för; Gr. προ-; Lat. pro, prae.]WITH DAT., chiefly without the notion of movement.A. LOCAL:I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrum, before the doors, at the doors, Nj. 14, Vsp. 53, Hm. 69, Edda 130; niðr f. smiðju-dyrum, Eg. 142:—ahead, úti fyrir búðinni, Nj. 181; kómusk sauðirnir upp á fjallit f. þeim, ahead of them, 27; vóru fyrir honum borin merkin, the banner was borne before him, 274; göra orð fyrir sér, to send word before one, Fms. vii. 207, Hkr. iii. 335 (Ó. H. 201, l. c., frá sér):—also denoting direction, niðri í eldinum f. sér, beneath in the fire before them, Nj. 204; þeir sá f. sér bæ mikinn, they saw before them a great building, i. e. they came to a great house, Eg. 546; öðrum f. sér ( in front) en öðrum á bak sér, Grág. i. 5.2. before one, before one’s face, in one’s presence; úhelgaða ek Otkel f. búum, before the neighbours, Nj. 87; lýsi ek f. búum fimm, 218; lýsa e-u ( to proclaim) f. e-m, Ld. 8; hann hermdi boð öll f. Gizuri, Nj. 78; hón nefndisk f. þeim Gunnhildr, told them that her name was G., Fms. i. 8; kæra e-t f. e-m, Ó. H. 60; slíkar fortölur hafði hann f. þeim, Nj. 200; the saying, því læra börnin málið að það er f. þeim haft, bairns learn to speak because it is done before them, i. e. because they hear it; hafa gott (íllt) f. e-m, to give a good (bad) example, e. g. in the presence of children; lifa vel f. Guði, to live well before God, 623. 29; stór ábyrgðar-hluti f. Guði, Nj. 199; sem þeir sjá réttast f. Guði, Grág. i. (pref.); fyrir öllum þeim, Hom. 89; á laun f. öðrum mönnum, hidden from other men, unknown to them, Grág. i. 337, Jb. 378; nú skaltú vera vin minn mikill f. húsfreyju minni, i. e. when you talk to my wife, Nj. 265; fyrir Drottni, before the Lord, Merl. 2. 78.3. denoting reception of guests, visitors; hann lét ryðja f. þeim búðina, he had the room cleared for them, for their reception, Nj. 228; Valhöll ryðja fyr vegnu fólki, i. e. to clear Valhalla for slain folk, Em. I; ryðja vígvöll f. vegundum, Nj. 212; ljúka upp f. e-m, to open the door for one, Fms. xi. 323, Stj. 5; rýma pallinn f. þeim, Eg. 304; hann lét göra eld f. þeim, he had a fire made for them, 204; þeir görðu eld. f. sér, Fms. xi. 63; … veizlur þar sem fyrir honum var búit, banquets that were ready for him, Eg. 45.II. before one, in one’s way; þar er díki varð f. þeim, Eg. 530; á (fjörðr) varð f. þeim, a river, fjord, was before them, i. e. they came to it, 133, 161; at verða eigi f. liði yðru, 51; maðr sá varð f. Vindum, that man was overtaken by the V., Hkr. iii. 363; þeirra manna er f. honum urðu, Eg. 92.2. sitja f. e-m, to lie in wait for one, Ld. 218, Nj. 107; lá f. henni í skóginum, Edda (pref.); sitja f. rekum, to sit watching for wrecks, Eg. 136 (fyrir-sát).3. ellipt., menn urðu at gæta sín er f. urðu, Nj. 100; Egill var þar f. í runninum, E. was before (them), lay in ambush, Eg. 378; hafði sá bana er f. varð, who was before (the arrow), i. e. he was hit, Nj. 8.4. verða f. e-u, to be hit, taken, suffer from a thing; ef hann verðr f. drepi, if he be struck, Grág. ii. 19; verða f. áverka, to be wounded, suffer injury, Ld. 140; verða f. reiði konungs, to fall into disgrace with the king, Eg. 226; verða f. ósköpum, to become the victim of a spell, spell-bound, Fas. i. 130; sitja f. hvers manns ámæli, to be the object of all men’s blame, Nj. 71; vera eigi f. sönnu hafðr, to be unjustly charged with a thing, to be innocent.III. a naut. term, before, off; liggja f. bryggjum, to lie off the pier, Ld. 166; skip fljóta f. strengjum, Sks. 116; þeir lágu f. bænum, they lay off the town, Bs. i. 18; liggja úti f. Jótlands-síðu, off Jutland, Eg. 261; hann druknaði f. Jaðri, off the J., Fms. i. II; þeir kómu at honum f. Sjólandi, off Zealand, x. 394; hafa úti leiðangr f. landi, Hkr. i. 301; f. Humru-minni, off the Humber, Orkn. 338, cp. Km. 3, 8, 9, 13, 19, 21; fyrir Nesjum, off the Ness, Vellekla; fyrir Tungum, Sighvat; fyrir Spáni, off Spain, Orkn. 356.IV. before, at the head of, denoting leadership; smalamaðr f. búi föður síns, Ver. 26 (of king David); vera f. liði, to be over the troops, Eg. 292, Nj. 7; vera f. máli, to lead the case, Band. 8; vera forstjóri f. búi, to be steward over the household, Eg. 52; ráða f. landi, ríki, etc., to rule, govern, Ó H. 33, Nj. 5; hverr f. eldinum réði, who was the ringleader of the fire, Eg. 239; ráða f. e-u, to rule, manage a thing, passim: the phrase, sitja f. svörum, to respond on one’s behalf, Ölk. 36, Band. 12; hafa svör f. e-m, to be the chief spokesman, Fms. x. 101, Dipl. v. 26.V. special usages; friða f. e-m, to make peace for one, Fms. vii. 16, Bs. i. 65; bæta f. e-m, to make things good for one, Hom. 109; túlka, vera túlkr, flytja (etc.) f. e-m, to plead for one, Fms. iii. 33, Nj. 128,—also spilla f. e-m, to disparage one, Eg. 255; haga, ætla f. e-u, to manage, arrange for one, Ld. 208, Sturl. i. 14, Boll. 356; rífka ráð f. e-m, to better one’s condition, Nj. 21; ráða heiman-fylgju ok tilgjöf f. frændkonu sinni, Js. 58; standa f. manni, to stand before, shield a man, stand between him and his enemy, Eg. 357, Grág. ii. 13; vera skjöldr f. e-m, 655 xxxii. 4; hafa kostnað f. e-u, to have the expences for a thing, Ld. 14; vinna f. e-m, to support one by one’s work, Sks. 251; starfa f. fé sínu, to manage one’s money, Ld. 166; hyggja f. e-u, to take heed for a thing, Nj. 109; hyggja f. sér, Fs. 5; hafa forsjá f. e-m, to provide for one, Ld. 186; sjá f. e-u, to see after, Eg. 118, Landn, 152; sjá þú nokkut ráð f. mér, Nj. 20: ironic. to put at rest, Háv. 40: ellipt., sjá vel f., to provide well for, Nj. 102.B. TEMP. ago; fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago; fyrir stundu, a while ago, Nj. 80; fyrir litlu, a little while ago, Fms. i. 76, Ld. 134; fyrir skömmu, a sbort while ago; fyrir löngu, a long while ago, Nj. 260, Fms. i. 50; fyrir öndverðu, from the beginning, Grág. i. 80, ii. 323, 394, Finnb. 342; fyrir þeim, before they were born, Fms. i. 57.2. the phrase, vera f. e-u, to forebode; vera f. stórfundum, Nj. 107, 277; þat hygg ek vera munu f. siða-skipti, Fms. xi. 12; þessi draumr mun vera f. kvámu nökkurs manns, vii. 163; dreyma draum f. e-u, 8; fyrir tiðendum, ii. 65:—spá f. e-m, to ‘spae’ before, prophecy to one, Nj. 171.C. METAPH.:I. before, above; þóttu þeir þar f. öllum ungum mönnum, Dropl. 7; þykkisk hann mjök f. öðrum mönnum, Ld. 38; ver f. hirðmönnum, be first among my herdsmen, Eg. 65; Hálfdan svarti var f. þeim bræðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers, Fms. i. 4; þorgrímr var f. sonum Önundar, Grett. 87; var Haraldr mest f. þeim at virðingu, Fms. i. 47.II. denoting help, assistance; haun skal rétta vættið f. þeim, Grág. i. 45 (vide above A. IV and V).2. the following seem to be Latinisms, láta lífit f. heilagri Kristni, to give up one’s life for holy Christianity, = Lat. pro, Fms. vii. 172; ganga undir píslir fyrir Guðs nafni, Blas. 38; gjalda önd mína f. önd þinni, Johann. 17; gefa gjöf f. sál sinni ( pro animâ suâ), H. E. i. 466; fyrir mér ok minni sál, Dipl. iv. 8; færa Guði fórnir f. e-m, 656 A; heita f. e-m, biðja f. e-m, to make a vow, pray for one (orare pro), Fms. iii. 48, Bs. i. 70; biðja f. mönnum, to intercede for, 19, Fms. xi. 287: even with a double construction, biðja f. stað sinn (acc., which is vernacular) ok heilagri kirkju (dat., which is a Latinism), x. 127.III. denoting disadvantage, harm, suffering; þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest Egil thwart all thy affairs, Eg. 249; únýtir hann þá málit fyrir sér, then he ruins his own case, Grág. i. 36, Dropl. 14, 16; Manverjar rufu safnaðinn f. Þorkatli, the Manxmen broke up the assembly, i. e. forsook Thorkel, Fms. ix. 422; kom upp grátr f. henni, she burst into tears, 477; taka fé f. öðrum, to take another’s money, N. G. L. i. 20; knörr þann er konungr lét taka fyrir Þórólfi, Landn. 56; ef hross verðr tekit f. honum, if a horse of his be taken, Grág. i. 436; hann tók upp fé fyrir öllum, he seized property for them all, Ó. H. 60; e-t ferr ílla f. e-m, a thing turns out ill for one; svá fór f. Ólófu, so it came to pass for O., Vígl. 18; loka dyrr f. e-m, to lock the door in one’s face, Edda 21: þeir hafa eigi þessa menn f. yðr drepit, heldr f. yðrar sakir þessi víg vegit, i. e. they have not harmed you, but rather done you a service in slaying those men, Fbr. 33; tók at eyðask f. henni lausa-fé, her money began to fail, Nj. 29; rak á f. þeim storma ok stríðviðri, they were overtaken by gales and bad weather, Vígl. 27; Víglundr rak út knöttinn f. Jökli, V. drove the ball for J., i. e. so that he had to run after it, 24; sá er skar tygil f. Þóri, he who cut Thor’s line, Bragi; sverð brast f. mér, my sword broke, Korm. 98 (in a verse); brjóta e-t f. e-m, to break a thing for one, Bs. i. 15 (in a verse); Valgarðr braut krossa fyrir Merði ok öll heilög tákn, Nj. 167; árin brotnaði f. honum, his oar broke; allar kýrnar drápust fyrir honum, all his cows died.2. denoting difficulty, hindrance; sitja f. sæmd e-s, to sit between oneself and one’s honour, i. e. to hinder one’s doing well, Sturl. 87; mikit göri þér mér f. þessu máli, you make this case sore for me, Eb. 124; þér er mikit f. máli, thy case stands ill, Fms. v. 325; ekki er Guði f. því, it is easy for God to do, 656 B. 9; varð honum lítið f. því, it was a small matter for him, he did it easily, Grett. III; mér er minna f. því, it is easier for me, Am. 60; þykkja mikit f. e-u, to be much grieved for a thing, do it unwillingly, Nj. 77; Icel. also say, þykja fyrir (ellipt.), to feel hurt, be displeased:—ellipt., er þeim lítið fyrir at villa járnburð þenna, it is a small matter for them to spoil this ordeal, Ó. H. 140; sem sér muni lítið f. at veiða Gunnar, Nj. 113; fast mun f. vera, it will be fast-fixed before (one), hard to move, Ld. 154; Ásgrími þótti þungt f., A. thought that things looked sad (heavy), Nj. 185; hann var lengi f., he was long about it, Fms. x. 205; hann var lengi f. ok kvað eigi nei við, he was cross and said not downright no, Þorf. Karl. 388.IV. in a causal sense, for, because of, Lat. per, pro; sofa ek né mákat fugls jarmi fyrir, I cannot sleep for the shrill cry of birds, Edda 16 (in a verse); hon undi sér hvergi f. verkjum, she had no rest for pains, Bjarn. 69; fyrir gráti, tárum, = Lat. prae lacrymis; fyrir harmi, for sorrow; f. hlátri, for laughter, as in Engl.; þeir æddust f. einni konu, they went mad for the sake of one woman, Sól. 11; ílla fært f. ísum, scarce passable for ice, Fms. xi. 360; hætt var at sitja útar f. Miðgarðs-ormi, Edda 35; hann var lítt gengr f. sárinu, he could hardly walk for the wound, Fbr. 178; fyrir hræðslu, for fear, Hbl. 26; heptisk vegrinn f. þeim meinvættum sem …, Fs. 4; gáðu þeir eigi f. veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing they took no care to make hay, Landn. 30; fyrir riki konungs, for the king’s power, Eg. 67, 117; fyrir ofríki manna, Grág. i. 68; fyrir hví, for why? Eluc. 4; fyrir hví þeir væri þar, Eg. 375; fyrir því, at …, for that, because, Edda 35, Fms. i. 22, vii. 330, Ld. 104; en fyrir því nú at, now since, Skálda 171; nú fyrir því at, id., 169: the phrase, fyrir sökum, for the sake of, because of, passim; vide sök.V. by, by the force of; öxlin gékk ór liði fyrir högginu, the shoulder was disjointed by the force of the stroke, Háv. 52.2. denoting contest; falla f. e-m, to fall before one, i. e. fighting against one, Fms. i. 7, iv. 9, x. 196; verða halloki f. e-m, to be overcome in fighting one, Ld. 146; látask f. e-m, to perish by one, Eb. 34; hafa bana f. e-m, to be slain by one, Nj. 43; þeir kváðu fá fúnað hafa f. honum, 263; mæddisk hann f. þeim, he lost his breath in fighting them, Eg. 192; láta ríki f. e-m, to lose the kingdom before another, i. e. so that the latter gains it, 264; láta lausar eignir mínar f. þér, 505; láta hlut sinn f. e-m, Fs. 47; standask f. e-m, to stand one’s ground before one, Edda (pref.); hugðisk hann falla mundu f. sjóninni einni saman, that he would sink before his glance, 28, Hým. 12; halda hlut f. e-m, Ld. 54; halda frið ok frelsi f. várum óvinum, Fms. viii. 219; fara mun ek sem ek hefi áðr ætlað f. þínum draum ( thy dream notwithstanding), Ld. 216; þér farit hvárt er þér vilit f. mér, you go wherever you like for me, so far as I am concerted, Fær. 37; halda vöku f. sér, to keep oneself awake, Fms. i. 216.β. with verbs, flýja, hlaupa, renna, stökkva f. e-m, to fly, leap, run before one, i. e. to be pursued, Bs. i. 774, Grág. ii. 359; at hann rynni f. þrælum hans, Ld. 64; fyrir þessum úfriði stökk Þangbrandr til Noregs, 180; skyldi hann ganga ór á f. Hofsmönnum, Landn. 178; ganga f. e-u, to give way before, yield to a thing, Fms. i. 305, x. 292; vægja f. e-m, to yield to one, give way, Eg. 21, 187, Nj. 57, Ld. 234.VI. against; verja land f. e-m, Eg. 32; verja landit f. Dönum ok öðrum víkingum, Fms. i. 23; til landvarnar f. víkingum, Eg. 260; landvarnar-maðr f. Norðmönnum, Fms. vi. 295; gæta brúarinnar f. bergrisum, Edda 17; gæt þín vel f. konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men, Eg. 113; góð aðstoð f. tröllum ok dvergum, Bárð. 163; beiða Baldri griða f. allskonar háska, Edda 36; auðskæðr f. höggum, Eg. 770.VII. in the sense of being driven before; fyrir straumi, veðri, vindi, before the stream, wind, weather (forstreymis, forvindis), Grág. ii. 384, Fms. vii. 262; halda f. veðri, to stand before the wind, Róm. 211.2. rýrt mun verða f. honum smá-mennit, he will have an easy game with the small people, Nj. 94: ellipt., hafði sá bana er f. varð, 8; sprakk f., 16, 91.VIII. fyrir sér, of oneself, esp. of physical power; mikill f. sér, strong, powerful; lítill f. sér, weak, feeble, Nj. 20, Ísl. ii. 368, Eg. 192; þér munuð kalla mik lítinn mann f. mér, Edda 33; minnstr f. sér, smallest, weakest, Eg. 123; gildr maðr f. sér, Ísl. ii. 322, Fms. ii. 145; herðimaðr mikiil f. sér, a hardy man, Nj. 270; hvat ert þú f. þér, what kind of fellow art thou? Clem. 33; vera einn f. sér, to be a strange fellow, Grett. 79 new Ed.; Icel. also say, göra mikið (lítið) f. sér, to make oneself big ( little).β. sjóða e-t f. sér, to hesitate, saunter, Nj. 154; mæla f. munni, to talk between one’s teeth, to mutter, Orkn. 248, Nj. 249.IX. denoting manner or quality; hvítr f. hærum, white with hoary hairs, Fms. vi. 95, Fas. ii. 540; gráir fyrir járnum, grey with steel, of a host in armour, Mag. 5; hjölt hvít f. silfri, a hilt white with silver = richly silvered, Eb. 226.X. as adverb or ellipt.,1. ahead, in front, = á undan, Lat. prae, opp. to eptir; þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, as this came first, preceded, Nj. 34; at einhverr mundi fara heim fyrir, that some one would go home first (to spy), Eg. 580; Egill fór f., E. went in before, id.; at vér ríðim þegar f. í nótt, 283.β. first; hann stefndi f. málinu, en hann mælti eptir, one pronounced the words first, but the other repeated after him, Nj. 35; mun ek þar eptir göra sem þér gerit f., I shall do to you according as you do first, 90:—temp., sjau nóttum f., seven nights before, Grág. ii. 217.2. to the fore, at hand, present; þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already to the fore, i. e. before the bride and bridegroom came, Nj. 11; úvíst er at vita hvar úvinir sitja á fleti fyrir, Hm. 1; skal þá lögmaðr þar f. vera, he shall be there present, Js. 3; heima í túni fyrir, Fær. 50; þar vóru fyrir Hildiríðar-synir, Eg. 98; var honum allt kunnigt fyrir, he knew all about the localities, 583; þeim ómögum, sem f. eru, who are there already, i. e. in his charge, Grág. i. 286: of things, föng þau er f. vóru, stores that were to the fore, at hand, Eg. 134.3. fore, opp. to ‘back,’ of clothes; slæður settar f. allt gullknöppum, Eg. 516; bak ok fyrir, back and front, = bak ok brjóst, Mar.XI. in the phrase, e-m verðr e-t fyrir, a thing is before one, i. e. one takes that and that step, acts so and so in an emergency; nú verðr öðrum þeirra þat f., at hann kveðr, now if the other part alleges, that …, Grág. i. 362; Kolbeini varð ekki f., K. had no resource, i. e. lost his head, Sturl. iii. 285:—the phrase, e-t mælisk vel (ílla) fyrir, a thing is well ( ill) reported of; víg Gunnars spurðisk ok mæltisk ílla fyrir um allar sveitir, Nj. 117, Sturl. ii. 151; mun þat vel f. mælask, people will like it well, Nj. 29, Þórð. 55 new Ed.; ílla mun þat f. mælask at ganga á sættir við frændr sína, Ld. 238; ok er lokit var, mæltisk kvæðit vel f., the people praised the poem, Fms. vii. 113.XII. in special senses, either as prep. or adv. (vide A. V. above); segja leið f. skipi, to pilot a ship, Eg. 359; segja f. skipi, to say a prayer for a new ship or for any ship going to sea, Bs. i. 774, Fms. x. 480; mæla f. e-u, to dictate, Grág. ii. 266; mæla f. minni, to bring out a toast, vide minni; mæla f. sætt, i. 90; skipa, koma e-u f., to arrange, put right; ætla f. e-u, to make allowance for; trúa e-m f. e-u, to entrust one with; það fer mikið f. e-u (impers.), it is of great compass, bulky; hafa f. e-u, to have trouble with a thing; leita f. sér, to enquire; biðjask f., to say one’s prayers, vide biðja; mæla fyrir, segja f., etc., to order, Nj. 103, Js. 3: of a spell or solemn speaking, hann mælti svá f., at …, Landn. 34; spyrjask f., to enquire, Hkr. ii. 333; búask f., to prepare, make arrangement, Landn. 35, Sks. 551; skipask f., to draw up, Nj. 197; leggjask f., to lie down in despair, Bs. i. 194; spá fyrir, to ‘spae’ before, foretell; þeir menn er spá f. úorðna hluti, Fms. i. 96; segja f., to foretell, 76, Bb. 332; Njáll hefir ok sagt f. um æfi hans, Nj. 102; vita e-t f., to ‘wit’ beforehand, know the future, 98; sjá e-t f., to foresee, 162; ef þat er ætlat f., fore-ordained, id.WITH ACC., mostly with the notion of movement.A. LOCAL:I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrrin, Nj. 198; láta síga brýnn f. brár, Hkv. Hjörv. 19; halda f. augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes, Nj. 132; leggja sverði fyrir brjóst e-m, to thrust a sword into his breast, 162, Fs. 39.2. before one, before a court; stefna e-m f. dómstól, Fms. xi. 444; ganga, koma f. e-n, to go, come before one, Fms. i. 15, Eg. 426, Nj. 6, 129, passim; fyrir augu e-s, before one’s eyes, Stj. 611.3. before, so as to shield; hann kom skildinum f. sik, he put the shield before him, Nj. 97, 115; halda skildi f. e-n, a duelling term, since the seconder had to hold one’s shield, Ísl. ii. 257.4. joined to adverbs such as fram, aptr, út, inn, ofan, niðr, austr, vestr, suðr, norðr, all denoting direction; fram f., forward; aptr f., backward, etc.; hann reiddi öxina fram f. sik, a stroke forward with the axe, Fms. vii. 91; hann hljóp eigi skemra aptr en fram fyrir sik, Nj. 29; þótti honum hann skjóta brandinum austr til fjallanna f. sik, 195; komask út f. dyrr, to go outside the door, Eg. 206:—draga ofan f. brekku, to drag over the hill, Ld. 220; hrinda f. mel ofan, to thrust one over the gravel bank, Eg. 748; hlaupa f. björg, to leap over a precipice, Eb. 62, Landn. 36; elta e-n f. björg, Grág. ii. 34; hlaupa (kasta) f. borð, to leap ( throw) overboard, Fms. i. 178, Hkr. iii. 391, Ld. 226; síga ( to be hauled) niðr f. borgar-vegg, 656 C. 13, Fms. ix. 3; hlaupa niðr f. stafn, Eg. 142; niðr f. skaflinn, Dropl. 25; fyrir brekku, Orkn. 450, Glúm. 395 (in a verse).II. in one’s way, crossing one’s way; þeir stefndu f. þá, Fms. ix. 475; ríða á leið f. þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them, Boll. 348; hlaupa ofan f. þá, Nj. 153; vóru allt komin f. hann bréf, letters were come before him, in his way, Fms. vii. 207; þeir felldu brota f. hann, viz. they felled trees before him, so as to stop him, viii. 60, ix. 357; leggja bann f. skip, to lay an embargo on a ship, Ld. 166.III. round, off a point; fyrir nesit, Nj. 44; út f. Holm, out past the Holm, Fms. vii. 356: esp. as a naut. term, off a point on the shore, sigla f. England, Norðyrnbraland, Þrasnes, Spán, to sail by the coast of, stand off England, Northumberland, … Spain, Orkn. 338, 340, 342, 354; fyrir Yrjar, Fms. vii. (in a verse); fyrir Siggju, Aumar, Lista, Edda 91 (in a verse); er hann kom f. Elfina, when be came off the Gotha, Eg. 80; leggja land f. skut, to lay the land clear of the stern, i. e. to pass it, Edda l. c.; göra frið f. land sitt, to pacify the land from one end to another, Ld. 28; fyrir uppsprettu árinnar, to come to ( round) the sources of the river, Fms. iii. 183; fyrir garðs-enda, Grág. ii. 263; girða f. nes, to make a wall across the ness, block it up, cp. Lat. praesepire, praemunire, etc., Grág. ii. 263; so also binda f. op, poka, Lat. praeligare, praestringere; hlaða f. gat, holu, to stop a hole, opening; greri f. stúfinn, the stump (of the arm or leg) was healed, closed, Nj. 275; skjóta slagbrandi f. dyrr, to shoot a bolt before the door, to bar it, Dropl. 29; láta loku (lás) f. hurð, to lock a door, Gísl. 28; setja innsigli f. bréf, to set a seal to a letter, Dipl. i. 3: ellipt., setr hón þar lás fyrir, Ld. 42, Bs. i. 512.2. along, all along; f. endilanga Danmörk, f. endilangan Noreg, all along Denmark, Norway, from one end to the other, Fms. iv. 319, xi. 91, Grett. 97:—öx álnar f. munn, an axe with an ell-long edge, Ld. 276; draga ör f. ödd, to draw the arrow past the point, an archer’s term, Fms. ii. 321.IV. with verbs, fyrir ván komit, one is come past hope, all hope is gone, Sturl. i. 44, Hrafn. 13, Fms. ii. 131; taka f. munn e-m, to stop one’s mouth; taka f. háls, kverkar, e-m, to seize one by the throat, etc.; taka mál f. munn e-m, ‘verba alicujus praeripere,’ to take the word out of one’s mouth, xi. 12; taka f. hendr e-m, to seize one’s hands, stop one in doing a thing, Eb. 124; mod., taka fram f. hendrnar á e-m.B. TEMP.: fyrir dag, before day, Eg. 80; f. miðjan dag, Ld. 14; f. sól, before sunrise, 268; f. sólar-lag, before sunset; f. miðjan aptan, Nj. 192; f. náttmál, 197; f. óttu, Sighvat; f. þinglausnir, Ölk. 37; f. Jól, Nj. 269; f. fardaga, Grág. ii. 341; viku f. sumar, 244; f. mitt sumar, Nj. 138; litlu f. vetr, Eg. 159; f. vetrnætr, Grág. ii. 217; f. e-s minni, before one’s memory, Íb. 16.C. METAPH.:I. above, before; hann hafdi mest fyrir aðra konunga hraustleikinn, Fms. x. 372.II. for, on behalf of; vil ek bjóða at fara f. þik, I will go for thee, in thy stead, Nj. 77; ganga í skuld f. e-n, Grág. i. 283; Egill drakk … ok svá f. Ölvi, Eg. 210; kaupa e-t f. e-n, Nj. 157; gjalda gjöld f. e-n, Grág. i. 173; verja, sækja, sakir f. e-n, Eg. 504; hvárr f. sik, each for oneself, Dipl. v. 26; sættisk á öll mál f. Björn, Nj. 266; tók sættir f. Björn, Eg. 168; svara f. e-t, Fms. xi. 444; hafa til varnir f. sik, láta lýrit, lög-vörn koma f.; færa vörn f. sik, etc.; verja, sækja sakir f. sik, and many similar law phrases, Grág. passim; biðja konu f. e-n, to woo a lady for another, Fms. x. 44; fyrir mik, on my behalf, for my part, Gs. 16; lögvörn f. mál, a lawful defence for a case, Nj. 111; hafa til varnar f. sök, to defend a case, Grág. i. 61; halda skiladómi f. e-t, Dipl. iv. 8; festa lög f. e-t, vide festa.III. in a distributive sense; penning f. mann, a penny per man, K. Þ. K. 88; fyrir nef hvert, per nose = per head, Lv. 89, Fms. i. 153, Ó. H. 141; hve f. marga menn, for how many men, Grág. i. 296; fyrir hverja stiku, for each yard, 497.IV. for, for the benefit of; brjóta brauð f. hungraða, Hom. 75; þeir skáru f. þá melinn, they cut the straw for them (the horses), Nj. 265; leggja kostnað f. e-n, to defray one’s costs, Grág. i. 341.V. for, instead of; hann setti sik f. Guð, Edda (pref.); hafa e-n f. Guð (Lat. pro Deo), Stj. 73, Barl. 131; geta, fá, kveðja mann f. sik, to get a man as one’s delegate or substitute, Grág. i. 48 passim; þeir höfðu vargstakka f. brynjur, Fs. 17; manna-höfuð vóru f. kljána, Nj. 275; gagl f. gás ok grís f. gamalt svín, Ó. H. 86; rif stór f. hlunna, Háv. 48; buðkr er f. húslker er hafðr, Vm. 171; auga f. auga, tönn f. tönn, Exod. xxi. 24; skell f. skillinga, Þkv. 32.VI. because of, for; vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit, Nj. 92, Fms. v. 162; eigi f. sakleysi, not without ground, i. 302; fyrir hvat (why, for what) stefndi Gunnarr þeim til úhelgi? Nj. 101; ok urðu f. þat sekir, Landn. 323; hafa ámæli f. e-t, Nj. 65, passim.2. in a good sense, for one’s sake, for one; fyrir þín orð, for thy words, intercession, Ísl. ii. 217; vil ek göra f. þín orð, Ld. 158, Nj. 88; fyrir sína vinsæld, by his popularity, Fms. i. 259: the phrase, fyrir e-s sök, for one’s sake, vide sök: in swearing, a Latinism, fyrir trú mína, by my faith! (so in Old Engl. ‘fore God), Karl. 241; fyrir þitt líf, Stj. 514; ek særi þik f. alla krapta Krists ok manndóm þinn, Nj. 176. VII. for, at, denoting value, price; fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks, Eg. 714; er sik leysti út f. þrjú hundruð marka, Fms. ix. 421; ganga f. hundrað, to pass or go for a hundred, D. I. i. 316:—also of the thing bought, þú skalt reiða f. hana þrjár merkr, thou shall pay for her three marks, Ld. 30; fyrir þik skulu koma mannhefndir, Nj. 57; bætr f. víg, Ísl. ii. 274; bætr f. mann, Eg. 259, passim; fyrir áverka Þorgeirs kom legorðs-sökin, Nj. 101:—so in the phrase, fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost; fyrir öngan mun, by no means, Fms. i. 9, 157, Gþl. 531:—hafði hverr þeirra mann f. sik, eða tvá …, each slew a man or more for himself, i. e. they sold their lives dearly, Ó. H. 217.2. ellipt., í staðinn f., instead of, Grág. i. 61; hér vil ek bjóða f. góð boð, Nj. 77; taka umbun f., Fms. vii. 161; svara slíku f. sem …, Boll. 350; þér skulut öngu f. týna nema lífinu, you shall lose nothing less than your head, Nj. 7.VIII. by means of, by, through; fyrir þat sama orð, Stj.; fyrir sína náttúru, Fms. v. 162; fyrir messu-serkinn, iii. 168; fyrir þinn krapt ok frelsis-hönd, Pass. 19. 12; svikin f. orminn, by the serpent, Al. 63,—this use of fyrir seems to be a Latinism, but is very freq. in eccl. writings, esp. after the Reformation, N. T., Pass., Vídal.; fyrir munn Davíðs, through the mouth of David, etc.:—in good old historical writings such instances are few; þeir hlutuðu f. kast ( by dice), Sturl. ii. 159.IX. in spite of, against; fyrir vilja sinn, N. G. L. i. 151; fyrir vitorð eðr vilja e-s, against one’s will or knowledge, Grág. ii. 348; kvángask (giptask) f. ráð e-s, i. 177, 178, Þiðr. 190; nú fara menn f. bann ( in spite of an embargo) landa á milli, Gþl. 517; hann gaf henni líf f. framkvæmd farar, i. e. although she had not fulfilled her journey ( her vow), Fms. v. 223; fyrir várt lof, vi. 220; fyrir allt þat, in spite of all that, Grett. 80 new Ed.; fyrir ráð fram, heedlessly; fyrir lög fram, vide fram.X. denoting capacity, in the same sense as ‘at,’ C. II, p. 27, col. 1; scarcely found in old writers (who use ‘at’), but freq. in mod. usage, thus, eigi e-n f. vin, to have one for a friend, in old writers ‘at vin;’ hafa e-n f. fífl, fól, to make sport of one.2. in old writers some phrases come near to this, e. g. vita f. vist, to know for certain, Dipl. i. 3; vita f. full sannindi, id., ii. 16; hafa f. satt, to take for sooth, believe, Nj. 135; koma f. eitt, to come ( turn) all to one, Lv. 11, Nj. 91, Fms. i. 208; koma f. ekki, to come to naught, be of no avail, Ísl. ii. 215; fyrir hitt mun ganga, it will turn the other way, Nj. 93; fyrir hann er einskis örvænt orðs né verks, from him everything may be expected, Ísl. ii. 326; hafa e-s víti f. varnað, to have another’s faults for warning, Sól. 19.XI. joined with adverbs ending in -an, fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan, innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan, either with a following acc. denoting. direction, thus, fyrir austan, sunnan … fjall, east, south of the fell, i. e. on the eastern, southern side; fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge; fyrir útan fjall = Lat. ultra; fyrir innan fjall = Lat. infra; fyrir handan á, beyond the river; fyrir innan garð, inside the yard; fyrir ofan garð, above, beyond the yard, etc.; vide these adverbs:—used adverb., fyrir sunnan, in the south; fyrir vestan, in the west; fyrir norðan, in the north; fyrir austan, in the east,—current phrases in Icel. to mark the quarters of the country, cp. the ditty in Esp. Árb. year 1530; but not freq. in old writers, who simply say, norðr, suðr …, cp. Kristni S. ch. 1: absol. and adverb., fyrir ofan, uppermost; fyrir handan, on the other side:—fyrir útan e-t, except, save, Anal. 98, Vkv. 8; fyrir fram, vide fram.☞ For- and fyrir- as prefixes, vide pp. 163–167 and below:I. fore-, for-, meaning before, above, in the widest sense, local, temp., and metaph. furthering or the like, for-dyri, for-nes, for-ellri, for-beini, etc.β. before, down, for-brekkis, -bergis, -streymis, -vindis, -viðris, etc.2. in an intens. sense = before others, very, but not freq.; for-dyld, -góðr, -hagr, -hraustr, -kostuligr, -kuðr, -lítill, -ljótr, -prís, -ríkr, -snjallr.II. (cp. fyrir, acc., C. IX), in a neg. or priv. sense; a few words occur even in the earliest poems, laws, and writers, e. g. for-að, -átta, -dæða, -nám, -næmi, -sending, -sköp, -verk, -veðja, -viða, -vitni, -ynja, -yrtir; those words at least seem to be original and vernacular: at a later time more words of the same kind crept in:1. as early as writers of the 13th and 14th centuries, e. g. for-boð, -bænir, -djarfa, -dæma (fyrir-dæma), -taka (fyrir-taka), -þóttr; fyrir-bjóða, -fara, -göra, -koma, -kunna, -líta, -muna, -mæla, -vega, -verða.2. introduced in some words at the time of the Reformation through Luther’s Bible and German hymns, and still later in many more through Danish, e. g. for-brjóta, -drífa, -láta, -líkast, -merkja, -nema, -sorga, -sóma, -standa, -svara, -þénusta, and several others; many of these, however, are not truly naturalised, being chiefly used in eccl. writings:—it is curious that if the pronoun be placed after the verb (which is the vernacular use in Icel.) the sense is in many cases reversed; thus, fyrir-koma, to destroy, but koma e-u fyrir can only mean to arrange; so also fyrir-mæla, to curse, and mæla fyrir, to speak for; for-bænir, but biðja fyrir e-m, etc.; in the latter case the sense is good and positive, in the former bad and negative; this seems to prove clearly that these compds are due to foreign influence.
См. также в других словарях:
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 — The North American cover art for Persona 3, which displays silhouettes of three characters. From left to right … Wikipedia
Trent Affair — James Murray Mason (1798–1871). John Sli … Wikipedia
Felix Mendelssohn — … Wikipedia
Herbert W. Armstrong — Herbert Armstrong redirects here. For the poisoner, see Herbert Rowse Armstrong. Herbert W. Armstrong Born July 31, 1892(1892 07 31) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S … Wikipedia
Zwan — in 2003. Left to right: David Pajo, Billy Corgan, Matt Sweeney, Paz Lenchantin … Wikipedia
Banjo-Kazooie — This article is about the Nintendo 64 game. For the series, see Banjo Kazooie (series). Banjo Kazooie North American box art Developer(s) … Wikipedia
Final Fantasy IX — Developer(s) Square Publisher(s) … Wikipedia
Liberty University — Motto Knowledge Aflame Established 1971 Type Private Religious affiliation Southern Baptist Con … Wikipedia
Super Mario 64 — This article is about the original version. For the remake, see Super Mario 64 DS. Super Mario 64 … Wikipedia
Marcus Favonius — (c. 90 BC – 42 BC) was a Roman politician during the period of the fall of the Roman Republic. He is noted for his imitation of Cato the Younger, his espousal of the Cynic philosophy, and for his appearance as the Poet in William Shakespeare s… … Wikipedia
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
