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Bba vw. (Far. paða) to pick (the flesh from the bones) bad nn. garment baffa vw. 1.to warm; 2.to poultice bag nm. purse bak nn. high and long wave bakbørd nn. port-side bakk nm. 1. bank, slope; 2. edge, bank bakkalist nf. edge of the sea; at gånga [fara] um helu bakkalistena to search far and wide, everywhere baklengja nf. back-strip of halibut baklim nm. hindleg of an animal baklins adv. backwards baksår adj. sore on the back; esp. of a horse bal nn. noise bald adj. 1.bold; 2. quick; 3 skilful, good ball nm.a round lump balla vw. throw, fling; strike against so that it resounds; dokka (stelpa) stud ballandi skuna a girl was cleaning the boots with all her migth balla vw. to roll together balli nn. small cake of oatmeal balti nm. struggle bambusla vw. 1. to turn upside down; 2. to confuse; bambuseld confused band nn. band, bundle; bunch a b. o' pilteks banda to tie fish bang nn. 1. crack, noise; 2. sudden violent movement; at koma veð bangi to come with violence banga vw. to knock; bang til sørs (south) highest of the wind; banga at døronon [uppå dørnar] to knock at the door bani nm. 1. death;2. bad treatment bank nm. 1.edge; 2. bank, ledge banna vw. to swear bar nn. fins of fish Bardasoga (ON Bardolsvaka) nf. St. Bartholomew's Day; dað myn vara Bardasoga til då du fer dað gørt barfljuga (ON -fleygja), past. fljugdi vw. to separate corn from straw basla vw. 1.tosplash; 2. to work hard, struggle; at basla burt at; basla muti vindenon bati nm. great pile, mass; du heverfengið bata av honon (fish) i morgen belget adj. greedy ben nn. bone ben nn. bleat (of a sheep) Bena, *Bøna nf. Prayer-Sunday, 4th Sunday of Advent bend nn. preparedness; at vara uppå bend to be on the point of undertaking something; hvat er du uppå bend um? where are you going, what are you about? benda vw. to equip benidju nn. clenched hand, fist T benigrind nf. 1. skeleton; 2. skeleton of a dead animal benk nm. bench benling nm. 1. definite are in the sea, esp. of fishing; 2. boundary bennla vw.to tie together benwerk nn. gouty pains bera vs. to carry; at bera byrdek; at bera årana to use oars while rowing bera at vs. to get fastened to; de line bör at in a pluk and was made op (smapped in two) bera av vs. 1. to bear off, induce someone to give up a purpose; 2. to decline; avberin having desire to decline or withdraw; 3. to apologize bera fyri vs. to occur in one´s dreams or thoughts:dað bar fyri mjer bera in 1. to stick in; 2. to occur to one (= bera fyri); 3. to agree, sympathize bera sog 1. to behave in a certain manner; 2. to move; 3. to drive bera til 1. to happen, take place; dað bar til, at...; 2. to chance bera upp 1. to arrive at destination; 2. to introduce a topic or conversation; at bera upp e-t til e-s to introduce, address bera samen 1. to match; 2. to harmonize bera um to bear in one's mind bera um vs.to happen, occur, take place bera ut 1. to execute, accomplish; 2. to colloborate, confirm; du myn bera ut hvat eg segi; 3. to differ, disagree, quarrel about something (ON bera sundr);de hava borið ut um dað they have disagreed about it (begun to quarrel about it); bera ut av monnjenon to try to stop the subject and direct the conversation another way bera vel at e-on 1. to be kindly or unkindly disposed at someone; du mått ikke bera ilt at di don't be offended; 2. to entertain bera veð to make the best of, to bear bera å [uppå] 1.to endeavour; 2. to take pains; hannj bar å [uppå] at høra dað berer nm. carrier berg nn. mountain, rock bergfallj nn. crash of somethingfalling; dað gav bergfallj bering nf. 1. act of carrying; 2. dense snowfall berk nm. 1. bark, exterior covering on trees; 2. skin on the surface of a liquid berket adj. covered with a skin berja vw. 1. to beat; 2. to thrash corn bersket adj. unpleasant, stale, strong (of a taste) bersugget adj. variegated, with faded colours best adj.superl. best; see gud bet nn. something to bite; geve køronon bet!give some good grass to the cow! taati-bet - seed-potatoes beta vw. (ON beita) to get to bite, let bite; at beta sedviti to set a dog on a sheep; drive sheep with the help of a dog; beta tunið við hundenon to drive the sheep away from the homefield; beta roddeken to plant a snigle row of potatoes betri adj.compar. better; see gud bid nm. short piece of line biding nm. small line, fastened to the main-line biker nm. wooden cup binda vs. to bind; jarden er bunden op the earth has become quite hard due to wind binder nm.cold, dry north-east wind birk nf.1. birch; 2. species of aquatic plant birta vw. to quicken a fire; at birta upp elden [birteken] to quicken a fire or light; opp. to at birta ut elden [birteken] let the fire out birtek nm. 1. fire;2. bright spot; 3. enlivenment bisnakka vw. to be busy with something without doing use bist nn. partly bad characteristics; der er ilt bist i honon bit nn. a bit taken before breakfast bita vs. to bite bitel nm. large tooth bitlek nm. 1. broken tooth; 2. small tooth bjak adj. weakly, having little physical strength bjakk nm. small person, physically weak bjark adj.little, insignificant bjar adj. (ON berr) 1. bare; 2. with no fish; dað er bjart bjart adj. 1. cold (of wind); 2. biting, sharp (of weather) bjenek nm. dogT bjert adj. miserly, sparing, stingy bjog nn. (ON bauka) 1. disorderly heap; at ligga i bjogi (of things disorderly flung together); 2. mass bjog nm. (ON baugr) 1. ring; 2. ring around the sun or moon; 3. collar; 4. circular stripe bjoget adj. having a circular stripe bjokl nm. high dorsal-fin of a whale bjorg nf. 1. city; 2. house T, esp. of the manse; uppstanders bjorg bjørg nn. rocky hill of a fairly great height bjårga vw.1. to save; 2. to put away; 3. to hide blad nn. blade; devils blad no news at all (on inquiry on news) blada vw. 1. to reap, cut heather for thatching; at blada heddreken (heather);2. to cut peat;at blada videka = at fla mørena;3. to strike bladd nn.pl. very large raindrop; hannj ligger bladd å vindoganu, dað sama som dað var kavi blag nn. 1. interval; 2. breathin-space; 3. rest; take blag! blaga sog vw. to breathe, take a little rest; at blaga andena to die; blaga dog! rest a little! = take blag! blaga vw.to throw (away); fling b. dee doon! - throw yourself down! to b. de sail - to lower the sail blag(et) adj. dead blan nn. wind, breath of wind; ikke blan i seglenu not a breath of wind, not a breeze bland nn. mixture; blandablirek [-bliri] thick gruel; blandakjølek thick water-gruel blanda, blanjda nf. "dredge" mixed with oats and barley blannablura adj. mixed in a conspiracy or bad deed blasmek nm. thin cake of barley, oat or wheatmeal blattra vw.to flicker, flutter bleg adj. light and rather drab, colour bleget adj. of a whitish, drab colour blen nn. 1. spot of cloud; 2. light smoke; 3. fig. spot, blemish; ikke blen av guveni not a sign of a smoke; dað er ikke blen å honon blett nm. spot blettet adj. spotted blid adj.1. gentle, kind; 2. mild; hannj er ikke blid i bruneni he is looking angry, in bad humour blik nn. shine, something gleaming, pale or white blikkna vw. to turn pale; hannj blikknaði veð he turned pale (on account of something) blind adj. blind blinda vw.to make blind blink nn. 1. wink, flash; blink jognana, fyrst blink dagsens, 2. a wink of sleep, doze; hannj hever takið sjer blink he had a short good sleep blinka vw.to gleam, flash; at blinka jogen; at blinka kolena to light the open train-oil lamp blinker nm.eye; star (tabu) blode nm. liquid blohonning nm. sheep with wooly hair growing out of the tip of its horn blokka nf.1. buttercup (plant); 2. large leaf blurar nm.pl. something kept secret and brooded over; at hava [halda] e-t i blura; dað er komið i blura it has started to leak; føre dað ikke i blura! don't let it be seen!; dað er i blura it is just in sight; i blura veð e-n in partnership with somebody; hannj var i blura veð hannj um dað blynd nn. 1. somethingvery dense and dark; dað er ikke blynd av ljusi innen dørana;vi kann ikke få blynd ut av eson torvi; 2. a wink of sleep, doze; eg hevi ikke sovið et blynd i nåitt I have not slept tonight bløda vw., (past bløddi)to bleed blødfrind nm. kinsman blødsdropi nm. drop of bload; hannj er ikke blødsdropi til min he's in no blood relation to me bløva vw.(past bløvde)to perish, die (of people or animals; to die at sea); pp. bløvddead; hannj bløvde igår he died yesterday; hannj er faren at bløva he is going to die blå adj.dark blue blåhå nm. large shark = blågahå blåster nm. 1. strong wind, blast; 2. violence; hannj var i blåstri he had anger; 3. hasty speech blåstra vw. to cough bo nm.old fellow; gamel bo bo nm. sunken rock bod nn. 1. message; 2. offer; 3. invitation boda vw.to proclaim, announce, bode; hannj bodar fyri ilt bodabid: at gånga bodabid to share catch equally bodda nf. my dear (endearment to children); hjarta bodda! mammu piri bodda mother's little darling bodek nm.old boot bodra vw.to exceed boittn nm. 1. bottom; 2. little round valley; Vågboittn bolljet adj. round, clumsy bofi nm. 1. rogue; 2. an exclamation in swearing; bofi take dog [mog]!(d)evil take you/me! bofskit adv. headlong, precipitately bogi nm.: i bogacrushed, crumbling; at vara [liggja] i boga to crumble, crush, destroy completely bog(r)i nm. a little boy bogel nm. large cake (of oat- or barley meal); Bogladag - March 29th, when the field-work (de vor) began bogi nm. 1. creek,small bay; 2. curve boka vw. to squeeze, press down, stamp; at boka upp landið to trumple the ground down; at boka um 1. to stamp about; 2. to walk clumsily boki nm. ghost, bogey for frightening children; devils boki bol nn. 1. beacon; 2. blazing fire bolbak, -ek nm.(ON bilbugr) 1.upperhand, advantage, benefit; du myn ikke taka bolbak øver mog you shall not get the upperhand of me;2. opportunity; at taka [få] bolbak; hannj tuk bolbak øver mog bolføra vw. (past bolførdi) to hide away, put aside, keep safe bolførding nm. object preserved in a secret place bolljasog nn. violent shower bolk nn. large lump, bundle bolket adj. lumpy, bulky bollek nm. (Ísl. bull) 1. foolish talk, nonsense; 2. incoherent talk bollet adj. round; bollet sten bolli nm.darling; min piri bolli! bolman nm. farmer, lessee, small holder bolsa vw. to press, squeeze, to nip (in wrestling) boltin adj. 1. big;2. round; 3. lumpy (head; cod) bolts nn. 1. anxiety, irritable state of mind; 2. preevishness; at vara i boltsenu to be irritable bomfisin nf. (ON *bumbfýsn) one's fill of food, abundant meal bon, bonfrost nn. severe frost; at frøsa sen bonið to freeze very hard bor nm. breeze bor nf.hole bord nm. point of land, promontory de Bord o' Musa bord adj. young; brood (of birds) borek nm. short breaking wave borg nf. fort (Pictish forts) borl nn.strong wind borrisk nm. (ON borðdiskr) 1. wooden tub; 2. large wooden bowl bord nm. (ON burðr) 1. distance a boat is carried away by the tide; 2. distance between two boats bost nn. attack of peevishness, bad humour; dað var ilt bost å honon bost vw. to speak harshly or angrily; hannj bosta at honon bragð nn. incision as an ear-mark in sheep bragða vw. to incise; cut an ear-mark in sheep bragasten nm. a heavy stone one tries to lift as a test of strength braktin adj. recently enclosed or cultivated ground bran nn.: at vara uppå bran to be on the point of going out or doing something brand nm. burning piece branjd nm. stripe branjdet adj. striped bred adj. broad breda vw. (past bredde) to melt; at breda sina båta to idle away a while, to do nothing useful bredband nn.: at liggja å bredbandi to lie spread for drying bredd nf. breadth brek nm. stripe (trough) brejda to sprout, grow (of a corn) brennja nf. fire brennek nm. 1. mock-sun; bright spot near the sun; 2. end of the rainbow brest nm. 1. crash;2. violent storm; 3. hard struggle; brest hvala shoal of whales bresta vs.1. to come rushing with a noise; 2. to come or go at great speed bri vw. (past bride) to sharpen; at bri skønið to sharpen the knife T brigda vw. to braid, twine, twist brim nn. surf brimi nm. 1. wave of heat or smoke from fire; 2. aurora borealis brinna vs. to burn brintek adj. indecl. with strong or dry wind (of weather) bris nn. 1. crack, fissure; 2. defect; dað er ikke bris or skamm å di brismek nm. cusk (a species of cod) britta sog vw. to strecht oneself in the warmth (or the sun) brod nn. 1. a piece of something broken; 2. capable, vigorous person brodda vw.1. to come in sight; de hill-top just brodds in sight; de gish brodds i' de skröf - near the surface; 2. to begin to sprout (of plants) brodda nf. thefirst view or appearance; koma i broddu come in sight, leak brolk nm.protuberance, knob brolli nm. brother (tabu name for sea) bronget adj. dark-coloured with light breast or vice versa brosek nm. bold, quick active person broser nm. stout, vigorous person, woman brugg nf. edge, border brui nm. 1. brother; 2. gnome; 3. devil; haltu sjaft drengi, brui myn koma og taka dog! (NB: sjaft < ON kjaftr 'jaws' like sjag < ON kjaka 'to move jaws') bruk nn. 1. mass, heap; 2. multitude of a crowd bruksa vw.to have a bad cold and cough brults nn. crash, noise; eg hørdi brults av hans komu brun adj. brown bruni nm. 'the brown one', tabu for otter T brunka nf. brown mare or cow brunket adj. brownish bruski adj. frank, bold-looking brydda vw. to begin (to be floodtide); opp. toat nugga brustið brygg nf. bridge; brygg av noseni; røse bryggena at ber dog øver (proverb) praise the bridge you safely cross (= praise nothing before it has been tried) brynda vw.to desire a male (of female animals) brynnja vw.to give domestic animals water brytja vw. to cut up, cut into pieces (fish) brød nf. opened road; at braka brødena to clear the way; brødbrakandi pathfinder (Icel. brautryðjandi, Far. slóðbrótari) brølek nm. 1. cow, loving one; 2. tabu name for sea brøniskolt nn. banquet, feast; vildi du ikke stansa [stoppa] og taka purt [vera veð] i voru brøniskolti? brøsk nn. gristle brøst, brøs nn.(ON brjóst) breast brå nf. bubble of foam;hon hever bitið bråen suddenly becoming ill or taken offence, felt offended (without reason) brå nn. 1. characteristic likeness or feature; 2. resemblance; hon hever ikke brå av sinnari modershe has no resemblance to her mother brå nf. liver of halibut bråka nf. tangle, disorder; bråka i sjuenonheavy sea with choppy waves bråka vw.1. to speak badly or unintelligibly; hann kundi bråka um engelsk; 2. to walk in a careless manner bråket adj. behaving in a strange manner bråri nm. 1. bugbear, scarecrow; 2. repulsive person bu nn. abode, farm bu nm. 1. shoulder of an animal; 2. the bow of a vessel bua nf. cow (petname); gånge og binde buena go and tether the cow buffla vw. to push, shovel bugga nf. barley buhelli nf. 1. 5th day before Christmass; 2. sexual continence between the reading of the banns and the wedding itself; at halda buhelli bulag nn. 1. family, breed; 2. special kind of breed or cattle bulder nn. rumble, noise, quick unintelligible speech buli(g) adj. healthy, vigorous, robust bulk nn. 1. bump; 2. breast, bosom; at gånga veð bjaron bulkon; bjarbulket; stikk dað i ditt bulk! put into your bosom! (stikk - imperativ of stinga) bull nn. measure for fluids bulla vw. to run rapidly, stream forth bulta vw. to push buman nm. brownie bund, bundsman nm. farmer, crofter; en gud bund uppå landið bunderi nn. crofter's allotment bunga vw. to strike, push bunki nm. a round wooden tub bunkset adj. short; stour, awkward bur nm. porch, porch-door burta vw. to kindle; at burta upp eld; burta ut elden let the fire go out; burta kolena bus nn. 1. precipitation;2. excessive haste; 3. blazing fire busten 1. big boulder; 2. stone bringing good luck buster nn.bolster, cushion bygd nf. collection of houses; øvre og nedre Bygdenar = villages Taft and Nisthus bygg nn. barley bygga vw. to build; at bygga hus, hø (in stacks) byggarablanjdanf. (ON bygghafrablanda) "dredge", a mixture of barley and oats bygging nf. cluster of houses bylki nn. a (bare, naked) breast; at gånga við bjaron bylkon byr nm. 1. strong sudden breeze; 2. haste; at vara i byri to be in a hurry; dað var mukil byr å honon he dashed away (in excitiment); hannj er i byri å doghe is embittered against you byrdek nm. heavy burden byrra vw.(ON byrja 'to set going') 1. to commence to blow; 2. to begin, start byrsten adj. angry byster, buster nm. (ON bólstaðr) collection of farms bø nm. farm; hus bøarens = sea-term for Kjorkabi bø nn. [ON boð] bid bø inn vs. [ON bjóða in] to invite; katten byr inn the cat is raising one hint-leg and licks its tail bø ut to call out bød nf. booth, tent, shed bøl nn. 1. litter, restingplace for animals; 2. residence, farm bøli nn. 1. ominous warning: unlucky word; 2. tremendous oath; hannj lagdi ut bøli he swore a tremendous oath bønhus nn. church børd nn. board, plank båken adj. baked båla vw. to blaze, flame (of fire); bålandi eld bålk nm. partition-wall in a house (de but; de ben) bånabegnm. 1. dwindling; 2. misreable state (because of hunger); faren til bånabegs miserable,vanished, lost bång nn. 1. ball, ball of the foot; 2. stroke, blow bånga nf. 1. knock, knocking at a door; oba dørna, dað er bånga! open the door! somebody is knocking! 2. rocky cave, where the breakers roar bånga vw. to knock; at bånga at døronon to knock at the door bånnj nn. child bånnjbunden adj. hindered by having a child (of a woman) bånnjhogi nm.1. childhood's home; hannj er faren after til hans bånnjhoga he is gone back to his childhood's home; dað var bånnjhogi millja derra it was understood without mentioning; 2. a good trip (iron.); de hava gert bånnhjogi idag they have got nothing of their trip or errand today bånnjdom nm. childhood bånnjsvammnn. sickness, labour pains båt nm.boat båt(s)tiind nf. fishery tithe |
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