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f. altar-book;
-brík, f. altarpiece;
-búnaðr, m. altar-furniture;
-dagr, m. anniversary of the consecration of an altar;
-dúkr, m. altar-cloth;
-embætti, n. service of the altar;
-fórn, f. offering on the altar;
-gólf, n. the floor round an altar;
-horn, n. corner of an altar;
-hús, n. chapel;
-klæði, n. altar-cloth;
-líkneski, n. image placed on an altar;
-messa, f. mass at an altar;
-staðr, m. the place where an altar stands;
-steinn, m. altar-slab;
-stika, f. candlestick for an altar;
-þjónusta, f. altar service.
al-tjaldaðr, pp. hung all round with tapestry ;
-ugat, a. = alhugat.
al-úð, f (older form ölúð) affection, sincerity.
alúðar-maðr, m., -vinr, m. sincere or devoted friend.
al-valdr, a. = allvaldr.
alvara, f. (1) seriousness, earnest; taka e-t fyrir alvöru, to take it in earnest; vissa ek eigi, at þér var a., that you were in earnest; (2) affection = alúð ; er öll hans a. (inclination) til Ólafs konungs.
alvar-liga, adv. (1) seriously, earnestly; (2) heartily (fagna e-m -liga) ; (3) entirely (-liga hreinn);
-ligr, a. hearty, affectionate (-lig vinátta).
al-vaskligr, a. most valiant, martial;
-vaxinn, pp. quite grown up;
-vapnaðr, pp. in full armour;
-vátr, a. thoroughly wet, wet through;
-al-verki and -verkja, a. indecl. Aching, feeling pains all over the body.
al-virkr, a. alvirkr dagr, a full working day.
-víst, a. with full certainty;
-vitr, a. all-wise;
-vítr, f. fairy maid, Valkyrie.
-væpni, n. complete arms; bafa alvæpni, með alvæpni, (to be) fully armed.
alvöru-liga, adv. earnestly, sincerely;
-ligr, a. =alvarligr;
-samliga, adv. = -liga
-samligr. a. sincere, devoted (-samlig þjónusta).
al-yrkr, a. = alvirkr (dagr);
-þákinn, pp. thatched all over;
-þiljaðr, pp. completely wainscotted or panelled.
alþingi, n. the annual parliament or general assembly of the Icelandic Commonwealth (held in June).
al-þingis, adv. quite, altogether (= ollungis).
alþingis-dómr, m. court of justice at the alþingi ;
-for, f. journey to the a.;
-helgun, f. inaugeration of the a.;
-lof, n. permission, leave, given by the a.;
-mál, n. parliamentary rules or proceedings;
-nefna, f. nomination of judges in courts of the a.;
-reið, f. journey to the a.
-sáttarhald, n. the keeping of alþingissátt.
al-þjóð, f. people in general (alþjóð manna).
al-þykkr, a. quite thick, foggy (veðr alþykkt).
al-þýða f. (1) the whole people (bauð hann alþýðu ríkis síns at göfga líkneskjuna); (2) people in general, the majority or bulk of the people (var þat heit þá fest ok játat af altri alþýðu); vera lítt við alþýðu skap, to be upopular; (3) the common people (ánauð ok úlfrelsi gekk yfir fólk allt, bæði ríka menn ok alpýðu).
al-þýðast, (dd), v. refl., alþýðast til e-s, to incline towards, attach oneself to;
-þýði, n. =þýða.
alþýðis-fólk, n. the common people;
alþýðligr, a. common, general; -ligr maðr = mennskr maðr, a common man; í lígri rœðu, in ordinary speech; hitt væri -ligra, more plain.
alþýðu-drykkja, f. common banquet;
-leið, f. high-road (= almannaleið);
-lof, n. general praise, popularity;
-mál, n. general report;
-tal, n. common reckoning, opp. to 'rímtal';
-vápn, n. ordinary weapon;
-vegr, m.= -leið;
-virðing, f. public opinion;
-vitni, n. universal testimony;
-þyss, m. general tumult.
al-þægr, a. quite acceptable or pleasing (to one);
-œstr, pp. quite excited, stirred up.
ama (að), v. to vex, molest; refl., amast viþ e-n, e-t, to inconvenience, trouble (ömuðust liðsmenn lítt við hana) ; to object to, disapprove, show dislike to (a. við bygð e-s).
amalera (að), v. to enamel (foreign word).
amban, f. (Norse) =ömbun.

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