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backing, support;
-fyndiligr, a. blameable, reprehensible;
-fyndli, f. censoriousness;
-fœrsla, f. exertion, activity.
atfœralu-maðr, m. a man of vigour.
at-för, f. (1) proceeding, method, (2) attack; gera atför at e-m, veita e-m atför, to make an attack upon; (3) a law term, execution (dómr ok atför) ;
-ganga, f. (1) attack, onslaught; veita e-m atgöngu, to attack ; (2) help, assistance;
-gangr, m. (1) fighting, combat; (2) inroad, intrusion; veita e-m atgang, to intrude upon; (3) help, cooperation.
atgangs-mikill, a. energetic.
atgeirr, m. bill or halberd.
atgengiligr, a. acceptable, inviting.
at-gerð, at-gervi, see atgørð, atgørvi.
at-geyminn, a. careful, mindful, attentive;
-geymsla, f. attention, heedfulness;
-gæzla, f. care, caution.
at-gørð, f. (1) achievement (þessa heims atgørðir) ; (2) accomplishment, ability ; (3) surgical operation (cf. gora at meini); (4) pl., measures, steps taken; litlar atgørðir, small measures; var eigi vænt til atgørða, there were few expedients.
atgørða-lauss, a. inactive, idle; -laust er um e-t, no steps are taken;
-maðr, m. a ready man.
atgørðar-maðr, m. = atgørvimaðr
-mikill, a. active, energetic;
-vinr, m. a. friend in deed.
at-gørvi, f. (or neut.), accomplishments, ability.
atgørvi-miðr or atgørvis-maðr, m. a man of great (physical) accomplishments.
athafnar-lauss, a. inactive;
-maðr, m. an enterprising man.
at-hald, n. (1) constraint, restraint; (2) ascetic abstinence.
athalds-maðr, m. ascetic;
-taumr, m. constraining force.
at-hjúkan, f. nursing, attendance on a sick person.
at-hlaup, n. onset, attack; í einu athlaupi, in one rush (in a battle); tókst nú þegar athlaup, a hand to handfight.
at-hlátr, m. mockery, laughing-stock;
-hlœgi, n. -hlátr;
-hlœgiligr, a. ridiculous.
athuga-lauss, a. heedless, careless;
-leysi, n. heedlessness;
-lítill, a. rather heedless.
at-hugall, a. heedful, thoughtfull, carefull.
athuga-maðr, m. devout person
-samliga, adv. attentively;
-samligr, a. (1) attentive; (2) = -verðr;
-samr, a. heedful, attentive ;
-verbr, a. worthy of attention.
at-hugi, m. attention, meditation; af öllum athuga, carefully ; flytja fram bœnir sínar með athuga, with devotion; leiða e-t athuga, to reflect upon, to take into consideration.
athugliga, adv. attentively.
at-hvarf, n. courteous attentions to any one, in the phrases, gøra e-m athvarf, gøra at athvarfi við e-n.
at-hyggja, f. attention (með allri hugarins athyggju);
-hygli, f. heedfulness, attentiveness;
-hyllast, v. refl., to cultivate one's friendship; to side with (e-n);
-hæfl, n. conduct, behaviour, proceeding (í öllu sínu athæfi) ;
-hæfiligr, a. fit, fitting;
-höfn, f. (1) doings, business; fengin var þeim önnur athöfn, occupation; (2) behaviour, conduct;
-kall, n. demand, claim;
-kast, n. rebuke, reproach.
atkeri, m. anchor; see 'akkeri'.
at-koma, -kváma, f. (1) arrival; (2) pain, visitation;
-kominn, pp. situated (vel, illa atkominn).
atkvæða-lauss. a. unimportant, of no consequence;
-maðr, m. a man of importance;
-mikill, a. of weight, influential.
at-kvæði, n. (1) technical term; skal sœkja sem þjófssök fyrir utan atkvæði, with exception of the technical terms, without calling it theft ; (2) word, expression; (3) sound, pronunciation (atkvæði nafns hvers þeirra) ; (4) decision; var því vikit til atkvæða Marðar, referred to Mard's decision; S. veitti atkvæði (ordered, decreed), at hætta skyldi áverkum; af atkvæði guðanna, by the gods' decree; (5) spell, charm; atkvæði Finnunnar, the spell of the Finnish witch.

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