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auð-velda (að), v. to make easy, take lightly.
auðvelda-verk, n. an easy task.
auð-veldi, n. easiness, facility; með -veldi, easily.
-veldliga, adv. (1) easily, lightly, taka -veldliga í e-u, to make light of; (2) without reluctance, willingly.
-veldligr, a. easy to overcome (hversu -veldlig sú borg var);
-veldr, a. -velliligr, a. (1) easy; (2) compliant.
auð-virða, &c.; see ' afvirða'.
auð-vitað, pp. n. easy to know, clear, evident;
-víst, a. n., = -vitað.
auð-þrifligr, a. weakly, feeble.
auð-œfl, n.pl. opulence, wealth, riches.
aufi, interj. woe! alas!; a. mér or a. mik, woe is me!
aufusa or aufúsa, f. thanks, gratitude, satisfaction, pleasure; kunna e-m aufúsu fyrir e-t, to be thankful, obliged to one, for a thing; gefa e-m aufúsu, to thank; e-m er au. á e-u, one is pleased, gratified, with ; ef yðr er þar nökkur au. á, if it be any pleasure to one ; var mönnum mikil au. á því, were much pleased by it.
aufúsa-gestr, m. a welcome guest, opp. to 'andvara-gestr' ;
-lauss, a. ungrateful, unthankful;
-orð, n. thanks;
-svipr, m. friendly mien.
auga (gen. pl. augna), n. eye; lúka (bregða) upp augum, bregða augum í sundr, to open (lift up) the eyes; lúka aptr augum, to shift the eyes ; renna (bregða, leiða) augum til e-s, to turn the eyes to; leiða e-n augum, to measure one with the eyes; berja augum í e-t, to take into consideration; koma augum á e-t, to set eyes on, become aware of; hafa auga á e-u, to have, keep, an eye upon; segja e-m e-t í augu upp, to one's face, right in the face; unna e-m sem augum í höfði sér, as one's own eye-balls; em vex e-t í augu, one has scruples about náit er nef augum, the nose is neighbor to the eyes; gloggt er gests augat a guest's eye is sharp ; mörg eru dags augu, the day has many eyes; eigi leyna augu, ef ann kona manni, the eyes cannot hide it if a woman loves a man ; (2) hole, aperture in a needle (nálarauga), in a millstone (kvarnaruga) or an axe-head ; (3) pit full of water.
auga-bora, f. socket of the eye;
-bragð, n. (1) twinkling of an eye, moment; á einu augabragði, in the twinkling of an eye; (2) glance, look; snart -bragð, a keen glance; hafa -bragð af e-u, á e-u, to cast a look at; (3) a butt for ridicule, hafa en at -bragði, to make sport of ridicule verða at -bragð to become a laughingstock;
-bragðligr, a. (1) momentary; (2) instantaneous;
-staðr, m. socket of the eye;
-steinn. m. apple (or pupil) of the eye.
augbrá, f. eye-lashes ;
-dapr, a. weak-sighted;
-fagr, a. = augnafagr;
-lit, n. face, countenance; fyrir (or í) gúðsaugliti, before the face of God;
-ljós, n., in the phrase, koma í -ljós, to come to light, appear;
-ljóss, a. clear, manifest.
augna-bending, f. a warning look or glance;
-bragð, n.= augabragð;
-fagr, a. fair-eyed, having beautiful eyes;
-fullr, a. full of eyes;
-gaman, n. delightfull of the eyes ;
-karl, m. pan of the hipjoint;
-kast, n. wild glance;
-lag, n. look;
-mein, n. disease of the eye;
-myrkvi, m. dimness of the eye ;
-sjáldr, n. eyeball, pupil;
-skot, n. (1) look, glance of the eye; (2) measure by the eye (at augnaskoti);
-staðr, m.= augastaðr ;
-sveinn, m. a lad leading a blind man;
-verkr, m. pain in the eye;
-þungi, m. heaviness of the eye.
aug-sjándi, pr. p. seeing with one's own eyes; at augsjándum postulum sínum, in sight of his apostles ;
-sjón, f. = augsýn ;
-súrr, a. blear-eyed, = súreygr;
-sýn, f. sight; koma í -sýn e-m, to appear before him; í -sýn e-m, in the face of ;
-sýnast (d), v. refl. to appear clearly;
-sýniliga. adv. visibly;
-sýniligr, a. visible;
-sýnn, a.= auð-sýnn, aug-ljóss.
auk, adv. and conj. (1) besides, = at auki (hundrað manna ok auk kappar hans) ; (2) also, = ok.
auka (eyk, jók, jókum, aukinn), v. (1) to augment, increase (a. virðing

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