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at, conj., that; (1) introducing a subjective or objective clause; þat var einhverju sini, at Höskuldr hafði vinaboð, it happened once that H.; vilda ek, at þú réðist austr í fjörðu, I should like you to go; (2) relative to ' svá ', denoting proportion, degree; svá mikill lagamaðr, at, so great a lawyer, that; (3) with subj., denoting end or purpose, in order that (skáru þeir fyrir þá (viz. hestana) melinn, at þeir doei eigi af sulti); (4) since, because, as (=því at); (5) connected with þó, því, svá ; þó at (with subj.), though, although ; því at, because, for; svá at, so that; (6) temp., þá at (=þá er), when; þegar at (=þ. er), as soon as; þar til at (= þ. t. er), until, till; áðr at (=a. en), before; (7) used superfluously after an interrog. pron. or adv.; Olafr spurði, hvern styrk at hann mundi fá honum, what help he was likely to give him; in a relative sense; með fullkomnum ávexti, hverr at (which) þekkr ok þægiligr mun verða.
at, negative verbal suffix,= -a; varat, was not.
at, n. an incited conflict or fight (see etja); odda at, Yggs at, battle.
ata (að), v. to stain, smear.
atall (ötul, atalt), a. fierce; ötul augu, fierce, piercing., eyes.
at-beini, m. assistance, help.
atblástrar-maðr, m. instigator.
atburða-lauss, a. eventless, uneventfull.
at-burðr, m. (1) occurrence, event; verðr sá atburðr, at, it so happens that; dráp Bárðar ok þá atburði er þar höfðu orðit, and the events that had happened there; (2) incident, circumstance; Ó sagði honum alla atburði (all the circumstances, particulars) um sitt mál; í hverjum atburðum, under what circumstances; með hverjum atburðum, in what manner, how; (3) chance, accident; slíkt kalla ek atburð, en eigi jartegn, such a thing I call an accident, and not a miracle; af atburð, by chance; accidentally; með atburð, by chance; per adventure, perhaps; (4) attack; (5) gesture (með atburð kallaði hann mik til sín) ; var hón en friðasta jungfrú ok vel at atbuiðum, of good manners, well-bred.
at-búnaðr, m. proper outfit, equipment, etc.; veita atbúnað dauðum mönnum, to lay out dead bodies.
at-djúp, n. deep water close to shore.
-djúpr, a. deep close to the shore.
at-dráttar-maðr, m., mikill -maðr, a good housekeeper.
at-dráttr, m. provisions, supplies for household use ; hafði hann atdrátt at þeirra búi, he supplied their household; atdrættir ok útvegar, ways and means.
at-dugnaðr, m. assistance, help.
at-eggjan, f. egging on, = áeggjan.
at-fall, n. rising tide, flood-tide.
atfanga, gen. pl. from atföng, provisions;
-dagr, m. -kveld n. the day, or evening, preceding a church festival; atf. jóla, Christnias Eve;
-lauss, a. destitute of means of subsistence, without resources;
-maðr, m.= atdráttarmaðr.
atfara-laust, a. n. without onslaught or armed aggression (see atför).
atfarar-dómr, m. sentence of execution (for payment);
-þing, n. court of execution.
at-ferð, f. proceeding, conduct, behaviour (skynsamlig atferð) víkjast eptir atferðum enna fyrri frænda þinna, to follow their (good) example; (2) activity, energy; assault; veita e-m atferð to set upon one; (4) a law term, execution (með dómrofum ok atferðum).
atferðar-bót, f. improvement of conduct;
-góðr, a. well-behaved;
-leysi, n. inactivity, idleness;
-maðr, m. energetic man.
atterðligr, a. fit or manly.
at-ferli, n. action, proceeding, procedure hann spurðist fyrir um aiferli heraðsmanna, what they were doing;
-flutning, f. conveyance to a place, supply;
-frétt, f. asking, inquiry.
atfréttar-maðr, m. inquirer (e-s, after something).
at-fundull, a., faultfinding, censorious;
-fylgi, n., -fylgja, f. help,

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