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habagoitlek nm. (Eng. habit + ON kot) miserable dweling, hut, small house
habbi-gabbi nm./adv. haphazard, chance; at leka [kasta] habbi-gabbi
hada vs. (ON hata) 1. to hate; 2. to treat smb as a thief
hadersvisi, -vissi nm.stunt; miserable lean animal
hads interj. at him! (to a dog); see hauts/hawots
hag nm. 1. state, condition; ill hag komi til din!; 2. order; du hever gert pørligan hag av di; 3. management; at hava hag veð e-t to economize; de havdu ikke hag uppå dað they lived beyond their income; 4. control; eg heve ikke hag å djer I can't manage you!;
haga vw. 1. to manage (well); 2. to keep house economically; 3. to save; 4. to cease; 5. to decrease
hag(a)lig adj. 1. careful, convenient; 2. proper; 3. fine; neg. uhagalig
haglig adv. 1. carefully, conveniently; 2. properly; 3. finely; du er komið hagligt isa tið you've done it finely this time
haglos adj. 1. wanting in economy; 2. immoderate, wasteful; 3. boundless; haglosa havið
hagmark nn. boundary mark
hagrið nf. (ON hagríða, hagreið) ride on the hill, beating the bounds
hagri, hageri, hågri nf. 1.a long list of something; 2. flow of words; 3. memoirs; 4. use; 5. application; 6. advantage; 7. (bad) conclusion or use
hakka vw. 1. to hack, hew asunder; 2. to dig up
hald nn. 1. hold, grip; 2. handle
halda vs. (imp. halt!) 1. to hold, keep; at halda hus; 2. to steer, head; at halda nord [sud, imuti] etc; 3. to maintain, mean; at halda gångandi 1. to handle roughly; 2. to fling aside; 3.to keep going; 4. to celebrate; at halda jøl; halt dina hanjd!stop that! Halt dinar henjder and take blag! Stop work and keep a rest! halt(u) gångu! stop your gait [speed]!; halda sog: haltu dog at djer! move aside a little! haltu dog stilt! be silent [stand still!, stop!]; pp. halden 1. in a state; 2. treated
halda af to stop execution of something
halda at to persist eagerly in an undertaking
halda frå 1. to steer away or aside; 2. draw off
halda fram to head towards the high seas
halda innj to pull towards the shore
halda til 1. to frequent; 2. to stay in a place; 3. to last, continue; 4. to be the same; fu helder du til nu?; 5. to head, set off in a direction; 6. to keep shut
halda upp 1. to support for life; 2. (cf. Fær. halda uppat) to cease
halda ut 1. to endure; 2. to hold out
halda við 1. to endure; 2. hold out, go on; 3. to consent, agree with somebody
halda å to stop; haltu å litið!
haldkessa nf. large straw-basket with handles each side
hali nm. 1. tail; 2. cow T
hallj nm. (ON hallr) rock, stone
hallj nm. (ON halli) inclination (of a heavy boat); dað er hallj å båtenon
hals nm. 1. neck; 2. bottom-board
halsband nm. collar
halsgirt nf. neck-lock
halslokk nm. neck-lock
halt nn. halting, limping gait
halta vw. to halt, limp
haltadans nm. halting dance (of fairies); at halda haltadans
halt adj. lame, limping; halti nm. lame or limping person
hams(t) adj. 1. confused; 2. unruly;3. queer; 4. foolish
hana, hannja (ON hérna, þarna?) interj. here! come here!
hanjd nf. 1. hand;2. handful; 3. side, edge; 4. five in number; i hanjd, at henjdi, anjdi 1. at hand, near; 2. fast approaching; at koma i hanjd/til hanjdar to be at hand, happen, appear, to arrive on the spot; at koma vel/ilt til hanjdar to turn out well or not; de eru komen ilt til hanjdar they didn't succeed; guð hanjd, uppå mina hanjd! upon my soul [honour]!
hanjdaklapp nn. loud noise; halda hanjdaklapp um e-t
hanjdalos nm. without a hand/arm;
hanjdel nf. 1. objects;2. belongings; 3. gear; 4. goods; 5. luggage
hanjdla vw. to handle
hanjd(a)gripp nn. firm grip with the hand
hanjd(a)kruppan nf.def. 1. slap on the hand; 2. children's game
hanjdi nm. 1. (unnamed person) he whom you know; 2. shark T
hanjdmel nn. (ON handmál, -mæli) 1. certain quantity of corn; 2. handmeasure
hanjdrista vw. (ON handhrista) 1. to separate corn by rubbing it; 2. to overhaul
hanjdsel nn. something given with good wishes; eg myn geva djer mitt hanjdsel
hannj pers. pron. he; hannj dagar; dað er hannj fram fyri henni there's a boat ahead of ours
hannana interj. look out! keep clear!
hanvaga vw. (ON andvaka; past -vakti) 1. to lie awake at night; 2. to steal; 3. to be doubtful, hesitate; eg lå og hanvagti I lay and hanvaged
hanvaging nm. slight impression of something
hap nn. handle, loop-shaped band
happ nn. good luck, success; hava (goitt) happ
happ adj. healthy, in good condition
hardi nm. (ON harðr 'hard') sea-bottom
harikel nn.remnant, fragment
harka vw. 1. to hawk; 2. cough up phlegm
harliben nn. skeleton of an animal
harm nm. sorrow, grief, distress
harpa nf. harp-shell
harsk adj. unpleasant, disaggreeable, coarse
hatra vw. to bully, plague, persecute; illhaterd neglected, in a poor condition
hatraviti nn. person who is always persecuted; = ulaviti
hatt nm. 1. scum, skin (on the surface of liquid); 2. hat
hattra vw. to detain, stop, hinder
hatter nn.hindrance, drag; dað er ikke hatter fyri mog at gera
haust interj. hoy! hallo!
hausta vw. to shout hoy! hallo! especially in driving away a sheep
hav nn. 1. the open sea; 2. deap-sea fishing-grounds; 3. ocean
hava vw. 1. to have; 2. bring, carry, move; at hava bort hem/in/ut; 3. talk, spread rumours; de hava dað, at... there's a rumour afloat...;
hava sog av to move aside (oneself); have dog av!
hava at 1. to find a fault with somebody; 2. to reprimand; 3. to chastice, punish; have dog at djer! move a little!
hava frå to set off from the shore
hava imuti to have an objection to, contradict
hava up 1. to lift, raise; 2. introduce a subject, mention; at hava upp efter 1. to repeat; 2. to hark back upon (Fær. hava upp aftur)
hava veð to remark upon or find a fault with something
havbåt nm. large open boat
havr nm. oats
he nn. hesitating/evasive manner of expressing oneself/answer hems and hes; du needno ha'e sae mony hems and hes aboot it
he vw. to speak/answer hesitatingly/evasively
hed nn. (ON heiti + L.Sc. hate, haid) 1. name; 2. grain, particle; ikke ett hed (Fær. ikki eitt eiti)
hedemu nn. heathaze
hefta vw. to fix
heft nn. handle, grip
heftet adj. 1. provided, well supplied; 2. well off
hegri nm. 1. heron;2. tall person
hei interj. ho! aha!
hel adj. 1. whole;2. strong, healthy
hela vw. 1. to become whole; 2. to be healed
hellja nf. flat rock; glerla, glerhellek sheet of ice
helljahvarv nn. 1. disease, injured death; 2. jok. bad cold
helljakrøs nf. churchyard
helljamet nm. 1. Holy Sacrament given to a dying person; 2. small portion of food
heller nm. cave
helli nf. 1. holyday; 2. festival; hellidag, jølahellidagar; hellilamb; at halda helli to keep a festival
hellig adj. holy; hellig muld consecrated earth
helma nf. stir, disagreement, quarreling; dað er ikke men helma melljan dera
helsa vw. 1. to talk or receive kindly; 2. to greet; 3. to entertain; 4. to agree, harmonize; at helsa mann to greet a man; de helsa ikke vel; helsast
helsin nf. 1. congratulation; 2. kind address or welcome
hema adv. 1. at home; 2. nf. wife T. heman she who stays at home;
hemer nearer at home, opp. to framer;
hemest nearest at home
hemfer nf. 1. journey home; 2. feast by newly married man
hemkomannf. homecoming
hemli adj. homely, familiar
hemsket adj. foolish, silly
hengsa vw. to place in a better position; hengsa byrdek [kessu] å baki e-s
henta vw. 1. to fetch; 2. gather up, pick up
hent nn. 1. fetching;2. collecting; 3. gleaning; 4. raking
hermel nn. 1. remnant;2. small fragment; 3. particle; 4. pl. remnants
herms nf. 1. lamentation; 2. cries of woe; 3. noisy quarrel; herms og vallova
herrað nn. limited district built on; Innjherrað, Utherrað
hest nm. horse, stallion
hevdi nm. (ON höfði) 1. promontory;2. high steep point of land
heved nn. obs.1. head; 2. object formed like a head; 3. lump
hikra vw. to delay, hesitate; hannj myndi ikke hikra um dað
hilek nm. hollow in a rock
hillfolk nn. (ON huldufólk + L.Sc. hill) fairies
hillisom adj. attractive, amiable, having kind manners
hilmongen nm. silly, odd-looking person
himinsferd,himmelsferd nf. 1. ascension; 2. fruitless journey; dað er himmelsferd uppå dem they're in a great hurry
hind nf. (ON hinna < hinþ-?) 1. film;2. thin covering, skin, thin layer
hinda vw. to form a coat
hinsin nf. impatience, restlessness
hinta vw. 1. to vanish suddenly; 2. snatch away
hint nn. glimpse, moment
hintet adj. peculiar, not right in the head
hippa vw. to earth;
hippa taatis
hipper adj. fortunate, lucky; hannj war aldri hipper efter dað [derefter?] he was never lucky after that
hirda vw. (past hirti) to keep, guard
hirs interj. away with you!
hits interj. at him! hallo! (to animals)
hitta 1. to find; 2. to meet with
hjada nf. (ON eta, jata) carcass (of an animal), remains
hjarta nn. 1. heart;2. my treasure! Hvar er du faren, hjarta!
hjegel nm. hard stone, quartz; also hjigel,sjoggersten
hjog nm. (ON haugr) hill
hjogelbennnn. shoulder-blade
hjogfinni nn. (ON haugfunnit?) strange, odd-looking object or person
hjogfinni adj. 1. odd, strange; 2. old-fashioned;3. mysterious
hjogga vs. 1. to cut; 2. tear, pluck
hjokk adj. small T; opp. to ød large
hjolsa nf. health; illja hjolsa! ill luck take you!
hjonsa nf. hen
hjunamenn nf. (< ON mynd?) savage-like person
hjårken adj. greedy, very hungry
hnaga, gnega vw. 1. to gnaw; 2. pinch; 3. wrench
hneppa vw. to tie, clench
hnif, hnjif, hnof adj. 1. clever; 2. active; see knif
hnolt nm.strong, well-knit young person
hobba vw. (ON yppa; past hobbdi) 1. to bring into conversation; 2. to accuse somebody of something =at hobba upp; de hobbdu hannj fyri sjuv; hobbt ut av stað driven away
hobbastju nn. 1.stir, tumult; 2. great dilemma, difficulty
hobbaviti nn. notorious thief
hobbelskjuadv. wrong, reverse (boots, shoes); at hava skugana hobbelskju;s. hågelsku
hofna vw. to swell; at hofna upp
hofsa vw. to cause anything to swell (bread)
hofset adj. 1. excitable;2. hasty
hogg nn. (ON högg) blow, push (games)
hoggja [dz] vw. (past hogdi; ON heykjask?) to bend down, crouch; hannj hoggar sog øver eldenon; hoggje dog inn til elden!
hoid nf. (ON hæð) 1. ridge of a height, top part of a hill; 2. height; 3.floor (in a house)
hoiding nm. clergyman T < the one who threatens (ON hóta)
hoisa nf. haddock
hoitt nm. (MHG hütte, ME hotte) hut
hoitt nm. (ON ótti) fear of something supernatural; dað er hoitt å mjer
hokken nm. horse, small horse
holberd adj. (ON hold) 1 . fleshy;2. full-figured
hola nf. hole
holjket adj. deep, roomy; round-bottomed (boat, pot)
homs adj. 1. sulky;2. irritable; 3. touchy; 4. capricious
honjdigru adv. in crouching position: at ligga honjdigru
hondsja vw. 1. to incite; 2. to set a dog on; 3. to drive by means of a dog
honkla vw. to heave upwards, raise; at honkla sog to raise [shrug] shoulders
honnjadu interj. attention! stand still! (to the cow)
honnj nn., honnjek nm. horn
honnjek nm. girl, a slatternly girl;er dað långt siðen du såst honnjeka?
honning nm. sheep with woolly hair out of its horn
hoppa vw. to hop, jump
hord nm. (ON urðr 'great quantity') crowd, great multitude
hord nf. (ON urð) 1. big boulder; 2. large object
horlos adj. (ON heyrnarlauss) 1. deaf; 2. deafened with noise
horn nn. 1. horn;2. high mountain; 3. wind-instrument
horni nn. corner, nook
horpa vw. to contract, shrink;pp. horpet too much dried up or burnt
horra, hurra nf. 1. great noise or confusion;2. ardour, high spirits
horsgok nm. (ON hrossagaukr) snipe
horrus(j)a vw. to urge one on (by noisy shouting)
hospra, hosta nf. (ON húsfrú) wife T
host nn. coughing
huð nf. hide, skin; veð hu or håri at all costs; take kuna inn um veð huð or håri! make the cow go! drive it along at all costs! millja huðar og hårs with great difficulty;millja huðenar og hårsens that's very strange! =millja honnjs og hårs, millja hålsens og heveds
hub nm. (ON hópr) 1. crowd;2. great number, flock
hudin nf. hint how to do something; at gånga uppå (fyrstu) hudinena at once; hannj gekk veð fyrstu hudineni at the first hint; hannj tuk ikke hudin he went at once; at biða hudinena to await the opportune moment
hugfellja vw. (past hugfeldi) to like, to be charmed with a person or thing
huket adj. curved, bent
hul nm. hillock
huleferdal adj. 1. very uneven; 2. alternately thin and lumpy
hulm nm. holm, islet
hum nn. gloomy sky
huma vw. to grow dusk
humska nf. black pudding
hun nm. wooden-handle, door-handle
hund nm. dog
hunek nm. hen T; kyrr hunekana! shoo the hens away!
hus nn. 1. house, dwelling; 2. family circle; dað vuru hoittahus fyri hannj there was much anxiety for his fate in many families
husa vw. to lift a child up to make it stop crying
husa vw.1.to house; 2. bring into the house; 3. to cover; at husa taatisið
husfolk nn. inmates of a house
hushald nn. housekeeping, management of a house
husrum nn. 1. houseroom;2. shelter
husvirdin nf. 1. clever housewife; 2. hostess
hvada nf. foam
hval nm. whale
hvalbak nn. back of a whale
hvalben nn. whalebone
hvalgrinddnf. shoal of whales
hvalp nm. whelp (puppy)
hvalsløb nm. jelly-fish, medusa
hvamm nm. small dale
hvar pron. every, each, any
hvar pron. 1. where?;2. whither? hvar til whither, where; 3. for what (purpose), why
hvarl nn. whirl, something circular
hvarva vw. 1. to move quickly, to sweep along; 2. to work at high
hvas nn. wheezing sound
hvasa vw. 1. to wheeze; 2. to be asthmatic; 3. to whistle (of wind)
hvekk nm. 1. start;2. sudden fright
hvelja nf. 1. whale-skin; 2, tough skin; 3. outer covering
hverma vs. 1. to pass on quickly; 2. disappear; hannj hvarm ut av minari soind; hannj hvarm ned gegnen golvið; 3. vanish, to be lost
hverva vs. to turn or rake together; at hverva høið
hvessa vw. (ON hvesti) 1. to sharpen; 2. speak harshly at somebody
hvev nm. tidal eddy
hvida vw. to turn head or body in different directions
hvid adj. white
hvider adj. lost; in expression: hvikk og hvider completely disappeared, lost
hvidet adj. 1. looking around; 2. turning in different ways
hvikk 1. adv. entirely, completely; 2. adj. entire, complete
hvild nf. repose, state of rest
hvirel nm. 1. twirl;2. disk; 3. the crown of the head; 4. the central point
hvisa vw. to whisper, speak in a low voice
hvista vw. 1. to whistle; 2. to blow
hvisterest nm. 1. crack; 2. blow; 3. box on the ear
hvitna vw. to whitten, become white- or light-coloured
hvumla vw. to turn upside down
hvumpra vw. 1. to murmur; 2. tomake a slight remark
hø nn. (ON hý) downy hair or beard
hø nn. (ON hey) hay; eker og hø
hø vw. to compose oneself, take it easy; hø dog!
høbet adj. (ON hæpinn) 1. cohesive, substantial (drink); 2. nauseating; 3. having disagreeble stale taste
høda vw. (past høddi) 1. to hint at something; 2.tothrow out hints; hannj helt hødandi at mjer
hølig adj. 1. leisurely, comfortable; 2. sad, depressing, uneasy
hølig adv. leisurely; slowly
høma vw. to darken
høming nf. evening twilight opp. to mirknin
høra vw. to hear; at
høra uppå e-t to listen to something; at høra til e-s to listen to somebody, esp. imperatively
høsapann, -pallj nm.1.skull (jokingly); 2. head
høslek nm. 1. hut;2. straw-thatched house T
høva vs. (ON hefja) 1. to raise, lift, f.ex. of the wind going in a northerly direction: hannj hever sog upp til nordvests; 2. to cause to rise; 3. to throw, fling
hå nm. shark
hå adj. high; neu. håitt, also adv. - out for deep fishing; at gånga ut til dess hå to go (to the high seas) by boat totry the deep-sea fishing
håbenda vs. to tie a band round the hough of an animal
håbiter nm. horse T
håg, håch [hoχ] nm. 1. ability; 2. fitness; 3. skill;4. handiness; 5. condition, state; dað er pør håg uppå djer = hag
hågi nm. pasture, out-field
hågaliv nn. (ON hagaleyfi) 1.leave; 2. payment for permission
hågelsku nm. worn-out shoes; at gånga i hågelskun
håg nm. (ON hagr) 1. (bad) state or conditions; 2. profit, result; hun gerdi pørligan håg av honon; dað kom til pørligs hågs; cf. hag
håkilling nf. large shark
håls, hwåls nm. neck
hånga vs. to hang
hånger nm. kettle, pot T
hård adj. hard, severe
håskerri nm. very large shark
håtask nf. (ON hátaska) species of small shark
håitt nm. 1. strange behaviour; 2. (queer) condition, bodily form; dað er håitt å djer idag you're behaving queerly
håittabor nm. mode of behaviour, strange conduct
håittafer nf. = håittabor
håitted adj. (ON háttaðr) conditioned, of certain condition; illhåitted
håitten adj. (ON hætta 'to cease') 1. accomplished; concluding; 2. finished;håitten ferd finishing harvest work
håitti adj. 2. touchy; fretful; 2. irritable, easily offended
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