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af-sviptr, part, stripped; with dat., afsviptr þinni ásjónu, cut off from thy countenance, Stj. 228. Gen. xlviii. 11, Sks. 342, H. E. i. 457.
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183. all-áræðislítill, adj. very timid, Fms. vi. 217. all-ástúðligt, n. adj. very hearty, intimate, Fms. ii. 20. all-banvænn, adj. very likely to prove mortal, Orkn. 148. all-beinn, adj. very hospitable, Fms. ii. 84, Eb. 286: neut. as adv., Fær. 259. all-beiskr, adj. very harsh, bitter, Sturl. iii. 167. all-bert, n. adj. very manifest, Lex. Poët. all-bitr, adj. very biting, sharp, Sks. 548. all-bitrligr, adj. of a very sharp appearance, Vígl. 20. all-bjartr, adj. very bright, Fms. viii. 361. all-bjúgr, adj. very much bent, curved, Ölkofr. 39. all-blár, adj. very blue, Glúm. 394. all-blíðliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very blithely, kindly, Fær. 132. all-blíðr, adj. very mild, amia- ble, Sd. 158, Fms. i. 202. all-bráðgörr, adj. very soon mature, Eb. 16. all-bráðliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very hastily, Orkn. 72. all-bråðr, adj. very hot-headed, Njarð. 370: neut. as adv. very soon, Fms. xi. 51: dat. pl. all-bráðum, as adv. very suddenly, 139. all-bros-ligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very funny, laughable, Fms. iii. 113. all-dasigr, adj. very sluggish. Lex. Poët. all-digr, adj, very big, stout; metaph. puffed up, Nj. 236. all-djarfliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very boldly, Fms. ii. 313, Orkn. 102. all-djúpsettr, adj. very deep, thoughtful, Bret. 158. all-drengiliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very bold, gallant, Lv. 110. all-dræmt, n. adj. very boastfully, from dramb, superbia, (the modern word is dræmt = slowly, sluggishly); þeir létu a. yfir sér, boasted, Sturl. ii. 56. MS. Mus. Brit. 1127; Cod. A. M. has allvænt, prob. wrongly. all-dyggr, adj. very doughty, Lex. Poët. all-dýrr, adj. very dear, Fms. iii. 159. all-eiguligr, adj. very worth having, Sd. 146. all-eina (theol.), á Guð alleina (a hymn), alone: Hkr. iii. 339 (in a spurious chapter). all-einarðliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very sincere, candid, open, Ld. 334. all-eldiligr and -elliligr, adj. of a very aged appearance, Fms. iii. 125. all-fagr, adj. very bright, fair, Orkn. 296 old Ed.: neut. as adv. very fairly, Sturl. i. 72. all-fast, n. adj. very firmly, steadfastly, Eb. 290, Fær. 259. all-fastorðr, adj. very 'wordfast,' very true to his word, Fms. vii. 120. all-fálátr, adj. very taciturn, close, Fas. iii. 408. all-fáliga, adv. on very cold terms, Sturl. iii. 298. all-fámáligr, adj. very close, of very few words, Fms. iii. 85, iv. 366. all-fámennr, adj. followed by very few people, Sturl. ii. 122, Magn. 386. all-far, adj. very few, Eg. 512, Ld. 272, Ísl. ii. 356: neut. on very cold terms, Fms. xi. 55. all-fáræðinn, adj. of very few words, Fms. iv. 312. all-feginn, adj. very 'fain,' glad, Eg. 240, Ld. 330. all-feginsamliga, adv. very 'fain,' gladly, Eg. 27. all-feigligr, adj. having the mark of death very plain on one's face, v. feigr, Sturl. iii. 234. all-feitr, adj. very fat, Fms. x. 303. all-ferliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very rudely, Fms. iv. 263. all-fémikill, adj. very costly, Ld. 298. all-fjarri, adv. very far, far from, metaph., Hkr. ii. 246; eigi a., not improper, Fbr. 15. all-fjartekit, part, very far-fetched, Skálda 166. all-fjölgan, adj. acc. very numerous (does not exist in nom.), Sks. 138 A. all-fjölkunnigr, adj. very deeply versed in sorcery, Fms. ii. 175, Fas. i. 412. all-fjölmeðr and -mennr, adj. followed, attended by very many people, much frequented, Eg. 724, 188, Hkr. i. 215: n. sing, in very great numbers, Fms. i. 36. all-fjölrætt, n. adj. very heedful, much talked of, Nj. 109. all-forsjáll, adj. very prudent, Hom. 115. all-framr, adj. very famous, Lex. Poët.; very far forward, Grett. 161 A. all-frekliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very daringly, impudently, Fas. i. 24. all-frekr, adj. too eager, too daring, Fms. vii. 164. all-friðliga, adv. in very great peace, Lex. Poët. all-fríðr, adj. very beautiful, Eg. 23, Hkr. i. 225, ii. 354, Fms. i. 2. all-frjáls, adj. very free, independent, v. alfrjáls. all-fróðligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very wise, learned, Sks. 306 B. all-fróðr, adj. very learned, Sks. 30. all-frægr, adj. very famous, Fms. ii. 324, Hkr. i. 232, ii. 187, Ld. 122. all-frækiliga, adv. and -ligr, adj., and all-frækn, adj. and -liga, adv. very bold, boldly, Ísl. ii. 267, Hkr. i. 239, Fms. i. 121. all-fúss, adj. and -liga, adv. very eager, eagerly, Eg. 488, Fms. xi. 89. all-fýsiligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very desirable, Eg. 19, 468. all-fölr, adj. very pale, Lex. Poët. all-gagnsamr, adj. very profitable, gainful, Ísl. ii. 56. all-gamall, adj. very old, Hkr. i. 34. all-gegniliga and -gegnliga, adv. very fittingly, Sturl. ii. 63. all-gemsmikill, adj. very wanton, frolicsome, Sturl. ii. 57. all-gerla and -görviligr, v. -görla, -görviligr. all-gestrisinn, adj. very hos- pitable, Háv. 40. all-geysilegr, adj. and -liga, adv. very impetuous, Fms. x. 81. all-gildliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. with a very grand air, Grett. 121. all-gildr, adj. very grand. Lex. Poët. all-giptusam-liga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very lucky, Fms. x. 53. all-glaðliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very joyfully, joyful, Fms. iii. 143, Lv. 55. all-glaðr, adj. very joyful, Eg. 163, Ld. 176. all-gleymr, adj. very gleeful, mirthful, in high spirits, [glaumr], verða a. við e-t, Sturl. iii. 152, Eb. 36. all-glæsiliga, adj. and -ligr, adv. very shiny, Eb. 34, Fas. iii. 626, Fms. ix. 430. all-glöggsær, adj. very transparent, dearly visible, metaph., þorf. Karl. 380. all-glöggt, n. adj. very exactly, Hkr. iii. 253, Fas. iii. 13. all-góðmannliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very kindly, kind, Mag. 6. all-góðr, adj. very good, Nj. 222, Eg. 36, 198. all-greiðliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very easy, easily, Eb. 268: neut. as adv., Eb. l. c. all-grimmliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very grimly, fiercely, Fas. iii. 414. all-grimmr, adj. very cruel, fierce, Hkr. iii. 167. all-grun-samliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very suspiciously, Ísl. ii. 364. all-göfugr, adj. very distinguished, Eg. 598, Bs. i. 60. all-görla, adv. very clearly, precisely, Hkr. iii. 133, Fms. xi. 15. all-görviligr, adj. very stout, manly, Fms. ii. 28. all-hagstæðr, adj. with a very fair wind, Sturl. iii. 109. all-harðligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very hard, stern, Fas. i. 382. all-harðr, adj. very hard, stern, Fms. i. 177: n. sing, severely, Nj. 165, Grág. i. 261. all-háskasamligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very hazardous, Fms. v. 135. all-heiðinn, adj. quite heathen, Fs. 89 (in a verse). all-heilagr, adj. very sacred, Lex. Poët. all-heimskliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very foolish, frantic, Hkr. ii. 190, Fas. iii. 293. all-heimskr, adj. very silly, stupid, Eg. 376, Grett. 159. all-heppinn, adj. very lucky, happy, Lex. Poët. all-herðimikill, adj. very broad-shouldered, Eg. 305. all-hermannliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very martial, Fms. xi. 233. all-hjaldrjúgr, adj. very gossipping, chattering, Lv. 57: neut. as adv., Vápn. 10. all-hógliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very gently, Fms. xi. 240, vi. 274. all-hóleitr and -háleitr, adj. very sublime, Hom. 23. all-hór and -hár, adj. very high, tall, v. -hár. all-hratt, n. adj. in all speed, Lex. Poët. all-hraustliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very bravely, Fms. viii. 289, Eb. 34. all-hraustr, adj. very valiant, Fms. viii. 267. all-hreystimannliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very valiantly, Fms. xi. 95. all-hrumliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very in- firmly from age, Fas. ii. 91. all-hræddr, adj. very much afraid, Fbr. 94. all-hræðinn, adj. very timid, Fms. vi. 155. all-huml;mgsjúkr, adj. very grieved, heart-sick, Hkr. i. 243, Fms. vi. 133. all-hvass, adj. of the wind, blowing very sharp, Fms. ix. 20, Lex. Poët. all-hyggi-ligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very carefully, Fas. iii. 610. all-hýrliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very blandly, with a very bright face, Fas. iii. 636. all-hæðiligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very ridiculous, Finnb. 312. all-hældreginn, adj. walking very much on one's heels, dragging the heels very much in walking, of an aged or beggarly person, Band. 9. all-hœgliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very softly, meekly, Fms. xi. 389. all-hœlinn, adj. very bragging. Lex. Poët. all-iðinn, adj. very diligent, laborious, Bs. i. 278. all-illa, adv. and -illr, adj. very badly, bad, wicked, Nj. 242, cp. ilia; ill-willed, Eg. 542: compar., vera allver um, to be worse off, Nj. 221 (Ed. allvant); angry, Lv. 145; disgraceful, Eg. 237; unfortunate, Sturl. ii. 47. all-jafnlyndr, adj. very calm, even-tem- pered, Fms. vi. 287. all-kaldr, adj. very cold, Vápn. 21. all-kappsamliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. with very much zeal, liberally, Hkr. i. 271; veita a., of hospitality, Ld. 292; mæla a., frankly, peremptorily, 296. all-kappsamr, adj. very eager, vehement, Eg. 187. all-karlmannliga,adv. and -ligr, adj. very manfully, Fms. x. 141. all-kaupmannliga, adv. in a very businesslike, tradesmanlike way, Fms. v.255. all-kátligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very funny, Grett. 112. all-kátr, adj. very joyful, Nj. 18, Eg. 44, 332. all-keppinn, adj. very snappish, Lex. Poët. all-kerskiligr and -keskiligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very sarcastic, biting, Sturl. ii. 196. all-klókr, adj. very shrewd, Hkr. iii. 317. all-knáliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very stoutly, vigorously, Rd. 312. all-kostgæflliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very earnestly, in a very painstaking way, Stj. all-kostigr, adj. very excellent. Lex. Poët, all-kviklatr, adj. very quick, lively, Ld. 270. all-kynliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very strangely, strange, Ísl. ii. 58, Fms. ii. 227, Grett. 160. all-kyrrligr, adj. very quiet, tranquil, Háv. 49. all-kærr, adj. very dear, beloved, Eg. 139, Fms. i. 48; very fond of, Hkr. i. 194: neut., Eg. 116, of mutual love. all-langr, adj. very long, Háv. 49. all-laust, n. adj. very loosely, Fms. xi. 103. all-lágr, adj. very low, short of stature, Fbr. 68. all-lengi, adv. very long, K. þ. K. 158. all-léttbrúnn, adj. of very brightened, cheerful countenance, Ld. 94. all-léttiliga, adv. very lightly, Fas. iii. 612. all-léttmælt, n. adj., vera a. um e-t, to speak in a very lively way, Fms. iv. 261. all-léttr, adj. very light (in weight), Fas. iii. 487. all-líkliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. in very agreeable, courteous terms, Fas. i. 84. all-likligr, adj. very likely, Fas. ii. 247, Sks. 669. all-líkr, adj. very like, Fas. iii. 579, Sd. 160, Korm. 142. all-lítilfjörligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very puny, prop, having little life in one, Háv. 54. all-litill, adj. very little, Fær. 268: n. sing, all-litt, as adv. very little, Nj. 108, 130, Korm. 172; poorly, Grett. 116. all-lyginn, adj. very given to lying, Fbr. 157. all-makligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very deserving, fitting, Sturl. iii. 127, Bjarn. 22. all-mann-fátt, n. adj. with very few people, Gísl. 31. all-mannhættr, adj. very dan- gerous, Fas. iii. 34. all-mannskæðr, adj. very full of manskathe, very murderous, Fms. ii. 512. all-mannæenligr, adj. a very promising man, Fms. iv. 254. all-mannvænn, adj. a man of very great promise, Hkr. ii. 182. all-margliga, adv. very affably, Sturl. iii. 27. all-margmæltr, part, very talkative, Sturl. ii. 179. all-margr, adj. very numerous, pl. very many, Nj. 32, Grág. ii. 176, Sks. 328, Gþl. 329. all-margrætt, n. adj. part, very much spoken of, Fms. viii. 275. all-málugr, adj. very loquacious, Hkr. iii. 152, 655 xi. 2. all-máttfarinn, adj. very much worn out, with very little strength left, Fas. ii. 356. all-máttlítill, adj. very weak, Fms. i. 159. all-meginlauss, adj. very void of strength, Fms. xi. 103. all-mikilfengligr, adj. very high and mighty, very im- posing, Fs. all-mikill, adj. very great, Ísl. ii. 269, Nj. 193, Eg. 29, 39: neut. as adv. greatly, Fms. i. 24, vii. 110. all-mikilmannliga,
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and-lit, n. and annlit, [and-, adversus, and líta; Ulf. andavleizns = GREEK; A. S. andvlite; Germ, antlitz], a face, countenance; á andliti þeirra, 623. 61; sá ek annlit þitt, id., Nj. 16; þangat horfi anlit er hnakki skyldi, N. G. L. i. 12; Hom. 7 renders in faciem by í andliti. Metaph. auglit is used as more dignified; í augliti Guðs (not andliti), GREEK, in the eyes or sight of God. COMPDS: andlits- björg, f. visor, Sks. 406. andlits-farinn, adj. in the phrase, vel a., of fair, well-formed features, better in two words (andliti farinn), Sturl. iii. 178 C. andlits-mein, n. cancer in the face, Sturl. ii. 185. andlits-sköp, n. pl. lineaments of the face, N. G. L. i. 339; vel andlits sköpum, of well-formed features, Fms. viii. 238.
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aug-lit, n. a face, countenance; fyrir a. alls lýðs, Stj. 326; fyrir Guðs a., before the face of God, Orkn. 170; í a. postulans, 623. 25, Ver. 7. Gen. vii. I ('before me'); fyrir konungs a., Sks. 283. Now much used, esp. theol.
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á-sjóna
(ásjána
older
form,
Ld.
122,
Niðrst.
6),
u,
f.
one's
look,
aspect,
countenance;
líkami
Njáls
ok
á.,
Nj.
208;
kvenna
vænst
bæði
at
ásjánu
(appearance)
ok
vitsmunum,
Ld.
122;
greppligr
í
á.,
ugly
looking,
Fms.
i.
155;
yfirbragð
ok
á.,
216,
Greg.
45.
.
form,
shape;
í
þraels
ásjánu
(in
form
like
a
slave)
festr
á
kross,
Niðrst.
6;
andi
Drottins
í
dúfu
á.,
in
form
like
a
dove,
686
B.
13;
engill
í
eldligri
á.,
Hom.
81,
Eluc.
17.
.
=
Lat.
persona;
eigi
skaltú
líta
á.
í
dómi,
Hom.
19
(non
accipies
personam
in
judicio).
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á-sýn, f. countenance, presence; kasta e-m burt frá sinni á., Stj. 651: appearance, shape, Hom. 155; dat. pl. used as adv., hversu var hann ásýnum, how did he look? Hom. 91; ágætr at ætt ok á., fair of race and noble, Hkr. i. 214: gen. sing, used as adv., minna ásýnar, apparently less, Grág. ii. 29. 2. metaph. a view, opinion; með rangri á., Sks. 344.
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bjart-leitr, adj. of bright countenance, bright-looking, Fms. v. 319.
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bjúg-leitr, adj. of crooked countenance (nose), Rb. 344.
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blíðleitr, adj. of mild countenance, Fms. xi. 215, v.l.
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BRAGÐ,
n.
[cp.
bregða].
I.
the
fundamental
notion
is
that
of
a
sudden
motion:
1.
temp.
a
while,
moment,
cp.
auga-bragð;
in
adverb,
phrases,
af
bragði,
at
once,
Hrafn.
17,
Gs.
18,
Am.
2;
af
(á)
skömmu
bragði,
shortly,
Fms.
vi.
272,
viii.
236,
348;
í
fyrsta
bragði,
the
first
time
(rare),
Gþl.
532,
Js.
129;
skams
bragðs,
gen.
used
as
adv.
quickly,
in
a
short
time,
Bs.
i.
336,
337,
Fms.
viii.
348,
v.l.;
cp.
'at
a
brayd,'
'in
a
brayd,'
Engl.
Ballads.
2.
loc.
a
quick
movement;
við-bragð
(cp.
bregða
við),
knífs-bragð
(cp.
bregða
sverði),
a
slash
with
a
knife.
3.
metaph.
in
many
phrases,
verða
fyrri
(skjótari)
at
bragði,
til
bragðs,
to
make
the
first
move;
þeir
hafa
orðit
fyrri
at
b.
at
stefna
en
vér,
Nj.
241,
Bs.
ii.
106;
svá
at
þú
verðir
skjótari
at
b.
at
veiða
þenna
níðing,
Fms.
i.
206,
ix.
288;
vera
í
bragði
með
e-m,
to
lend
one
a
helping
hand,
mostly
in
something
uncanny,
Gísl.
5,
Bs.
i.
722;
snarast
í
bragð
með
e-m,
id.,
Ld.
254;
taka
e-t
bragðs,
til
bragðs
or
bragð,
to
take
some
step
to
get
clear
out
of
difficulties,
Nj.
263,
199,
Fms.
ix.
407,
Grett.
75
new
Ed.;
þat
var
b.
(step,
issue)
Atla,
at
hann
hljóp
...,
Háv.
53;
úvitrligt
b.,
a
foolish
step,
Nj.
78;
karlmannligt
b.,
a
manly
issue,
194;
gott
b.,
Fs.
39;
úheyriligt
b.,
an
unheard-of
thing,
Finnb.
212.
II.
[bregða
A.
III],
a
'braid,'
knot,
stitch,
chiefly
in
pl.;
hekla
saumuð
öll
brögðum,
a
cloak
braided
or
stitched
all
over,
Fms.
ii.
70;
fáguð
brögðum,
all
broidered,
v.
345,
Bret.
34;
rístu-bragð,
a
scratched
character.
2.
in
wrestling,
bragð
or
brögð
is
the
technical
phrase
for
wrestlers'
tricks
or
sleights;
mjaðmar-bragð,
leggjar-bragð,
hæl-bragð,
klof-bragð
...,
the
'bragð'
of
the
hip,
leg,
heel
...,
Edda
33;
[fang-bragð,
wrestling],
hence
many
wrestling
terms,
fella
e-n
á
sjálfs
síns
bragði,
to
throw
one
on
his
own
bragð.
3.
gen.
a
trick,
scheme,
device,
[A.
S.
brægð,
bræd;
Engl.
braid
=
cunning,
Shakesp.],
chiefly
in
pl.,
með
ymsum
brögðum,
margskyns
brögð,
Fas.
i.
274,
Fms.
x.
237;
brögð
í
tafli,
a
trick
in
the
game,
a
proverb,
when
things
go
not
by
fair
means,
Bs.
ii.
318;
ferr
at
fornum
brögðum,
in
the
old
way,
Grett.
79
new
Ed.:
but
also
sing.,
sér
konungr
nú
bragð
hans
allt,
Fms.
xi.
106;
hafði
hann
svá
sett
bragðit,
x.
305,
Eg.
196
(a
trick);
ek
mun
finna
bragð
þar
til,
at
Kristni
mun
við
gangast
á
Íslandi,
Hkr.
i.
290;
bragð
hitta
þeir
nú
í,
Lv.
82.
.
with
a
notion
of
deceit,
a
trick,
crafty
scheme;
með
brögðum,
with
tricks,
Hkr.
ii;
búa
yfir
brögðum,
to
brood
over
wiles,
Fas.
i.
290;
hafa
brögð
undir
brúnum,
to
have
craft
under
one's
eyebrows,
look
crafty,
Band.
2;
undir
skauti,
under
one's
cloak,
id.,
Bs.
i.
730;
beita
e-n
brögðum,
metaphor
from
hunting,
to
deal
craftily
with
one,
Rm.
42,
Ísl.
ii.
164;
hafa
brögð
við
e-n,
Njarð.
382,
378;
vera
forn
í
brögðum,
old
in
craft,
of
witchcraft,
Ísl.
ii.
399:
hence
such
phrases
as,
bragða-karl,
a
crafty
fellow,
Grett.
161;
bragða-refr,
a
cunning
fox;
brögðóttr,
crafty,
etc.
In
Swed.
'bragder'
means
an
exploit,
action,
whilst
the
Icel.
implies
some
notion
of
subtlety
or
craft;
yet
cp.
phrases
as,
stór
brögð,
great
exploits,
Fb.
ii.
299;
hreysti-brögð,
hetju-brögð,
great
deeds,
(above
I.
3.)
III.
[bregða
C;
cp.
A.
S.
bræd,
Engl.
breath],
countenance,
look,
expression;
hón
hefir
hvíti
ok
b.
várt
Mýramanna,
Ísl.
ii.
201,
v.l.;
þannig
er
bragð
á
þér,
at
þú
munir
fás
svífast,
thou
lookest
as
if
...,
cp.
brögð
undir
brúnum
above,
Fms.
ii.
51;
heilagleiks
b.,
to
look
like
a
saint,
Bs.
i.
152;
þat
b.
hafði
hann
á
sér
sem,
Ld.
24;
ekki
hefir
þú
b.
á
þér
sem
hérlenzkir
menn,
Fms.
x.
227;
þannig
ertu
í
bragði
sem
...,
thou
lookest
as
if
...,
Ísl.
ii.
149;
með
illu
bragði,
ill-looking,
Sturl.
i.
170;
með
hýru,
glöðu
b.,
Bs.
ii.
505;
með
beztu
bragði,
stern,
Pass.
21.
1;
með
hryggu
bragði,
with
gloomy
look;
með
betra
bragði,
in
a
better
mood,
Nj.
11;
bleyði-mannligr
í
b.,
cowardly,
Fms.
ii.
69:
metaph.,
Sturla
görði
þat
bragð
á,
at
hann
hefði
fundit
...,
S.
put
that
face
on
a
thing,
Sturl.
ii.
176.
IV.
[bergja,
gustare],
taste;
vatns-bragð,
beisku-bragð,
bitter
taste,
of
water;
ó-bragð,
a
bad
flavour,
etc.
2.
[
=
bragr],
mode,
fashion;
in
vinnu-brögð,
working;
hand-bragð,
handicraft;
lát-bragð,
manners;
trúar-brögð,
pl.
religion,
mode
of
faith;
afla-brögð,
mode
of
gaining
one's
livelihood,
etc.:
very
freq.
in
mod.
usage,
but
in
old
writers
no
instance
bearing
clearly
upon
the
subject
is
on
record;
cp.
however
the
phrase,
bragð
er
at
e-u,
a
thing
is
palpable,
tangible:
lítið
bragð
mun
þar
at
(it
must
be
very
slight)
ef
þú
finnr
ekki,
Ld.
136;
ærit
b.
mun
at
því,
Nj.
58;
görðist
þar
at
svá
mikit
b.,
it
went
so
far
that
...,
Fms.
i.
187,
Grett.
158
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