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dráttr (gen. -ar, dat. drætti, pl. drættir, acc. dráttu), m. (1) pull; (2) draught of fish; draught of a seine; (3) hesitation, = undandráttr.
dregg (-jar, -jar), f. yeast, leaven.
dregill (dat. dregli), m. ribbon.
dreginn, pp. of 'draga'. (1) drawn, pinched, starved (hestar mjök dregnir); (2) long, (of vowels).
dreglaðr, pp. furnished with ribbons, laced.
dregla-húfa, f. a laced cap;
-lið, n. soldiers decorated with ribbons, = dreglat lið.
dreif, f. scattering; drepa eu á d., to scatter about; fig. to throw or cast aside, to let drop; þeir drápu óllu á d. um þessa fyrirætlun, gave it up altogether (2) string or chain (valrinn komst hvergi, því at dreifarnar héldu honum).
dreifa (ða, ðr), v. (1) to scatter, disperse, with dat. (dreifðu þeir þá öllu liðinu); to strew (tak duft ok dreif á sárit); to sprinkle (d. vatni umhverfis stein); d. en blóði, to bedabble one with blood; reflex., dreifast, to be spread out; (2) to derive (d. orð af orði).
dreifing, f. scattering, diffusion; d. blóðs, effusion of blood.
dreift, adv. scatteredly; fara d., to march in loose order (of troops).
dreita (-tta, -ttr), v., in the phrase, d. en inni, to shut one up so as to force him to ease himself (drita) within doors.
dreka-hamr, m. slough of a dragon
-boeli, n. lair of a dragon
-hófuð, n. a dragon's head on a ship's prow.
-líki, n. shape of a dragon;
-merki, n. a banner bearing the sign of a dragon.
dreki, m. (1) dragon (2) ship of war (bearing a dragon's head as an ornament at the prow).
drekka (drekk; drakk, drukkum; drukkinn), v. (1) to drink (d. mjöð, öl, mungát); d. full, minni, horn, to drink a toast, cup, horn; d. drykk, to drink a draught (þú skalt d. af tvá drykki); d. brjóst spena, to suck; d. úmælt, without measure; d. fast (mjök), to drink hard; d. en af stokki, to drink one under the table; d. sér lítit vit, d. frá sér vit ilit, to drink away one's reason; (2) to hold, celebrate a feast (d. veizlu, brullaup, erfi); (3) with preps., d. af keri, to drink out of a vessel (drukku þeir af einu silfrkeri); to drink off (empty) a vessel, cup (hann tók við horninu ok drakk af); d. á en, to drink to a person; refl., drekkast á, to drink to one another; impers., drekkr á en, one ships a sea; d. til es = d. á en; d. et út, to consume or spend in drinking.
drekka, f. (1) drink, beverage; (2) a drinking feast or banquet; Ægis d., the drinking at Ægir's.
drekkandi, ger. drinkable (mátti hvergi vatn finna, þat er drekkanda væri).
drekkja (ta, tr), v. (1) to put under water, submerge , with dat. (d. skipi); drekktust þrjár snekkjur fyrir atróðri þeirra, were sunk; (2) to drown; impers., em drekkir, one gets drowned; (3) fig. to quell, suppress (d. kristninni).
drembi-liga, adv. haughtily.
drengi-liga, adv. bravely;
-ligr, a. (1) brave, valiant; (2) generous.
drengja (-da, -dr), v., naut. term, to bind fast, haul taut to a pole (drengr).
drengja-val, n. a choice company of gallant men.
dreng-leysi, n. want of generosity, unmanliness;
-lundaðr, lyndr, a. noble-minded, generous;
-maðr, m. (1) = drengr I; (2) bachelor, opp. to 'bóndi';
-mannligr, a. noble-minded, gentlemanly;
-menska, f. noble-mindedness.
drengr (-s, pl. -ir, gen. -ja), m. (1) a bold, valiant, chivalrous man; d. góðr, a good-hearted, noble-minded man (auðigr at fé ok d. góðr); ekki þykki mér þú sterkr, en d. ertu g., but thou art a good fellow; drengir, en eigi dáðleysingjar, gallant men, and no fainthearts; at þú mættir drengrinn af verða sem beztr, that you might get the greatest credit from it;

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