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ägg; Dan. æg] :-- an edge, Eg. 181, 183, Nj. 136: the phrase, með oddi ok eggju, with point and edge, i.e. by force of arms, with might and main, Ó. H. ch. 33, Grág. ii. 13, Nj. 149, 625. 34; oddr ok egg, 'cut and thrust,' Hom. 33; drepa í egg, to blunt: as the old swords of the Scandinavians were double-edged (only the sax had a single edge), egg is freq. used in pl.; takattu á eggjum, eitr er í báðum, touch not the edges, poison is in both of them, Fas. i. 522 (in a verse); the phrase, deyfa eggjar, vide deyfa: the sword is in poetry called eggjum-skarpr, m. with sharp edges; and the blade, tongue of the hilt, Lex. Poët.; sverðs-eggjar, sword edges; knífs-egg, öxar-egg, the edge of a knife, axe. 2. metaph., fjalls-egg, the ridge of a mountain, Hkr. ii. 44; reisa á egg, to set (a stone) on its edge, opp. to the flat side, Edda 40: eggja-broddr, m. an edged spike, Fms. x. 355.
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egg-bitinn, part. bitten, smitten by an edge, Bs. i. 644.
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egg-dauðr, adj. slain by the edge of the sword, Lex. Poët.
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egg-elningr, adj. having an ell-long edge (of a scythe), Grág. i. 501.
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egg-farvegr, m. the print of an edge, Þórð. 54 new Ed.
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egg-völr, m. the slope on the edge (as of scissors), Fbr. 142, Bs. ii. 94.
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eitr-eggjaðr, part. having a poisoned edge, Fms. iii. 78.
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EYRIR,
m.,
gen.
eyris,
dat.
and
acc.
eyri;
pl.
aurar,
gen.
aura,
dat.
aurum;
a
word
prob.
of
foreign
origin,
from
Lat.
aurum,
Fr.
or,
Engl.
ore;
(A.
S.
ora
is,
however,
prob.
Danish.)
The
first
coins
known
in
Scandinavia
were
Roman
or
Byzantine,
then
Saxon
or
English;
as
the
old
word
baugr
(q.v.)
denoted
unwrought,
uncoined
gold
and
silver,
so
eyrir
prob.
originally
meant
a
certain
coin:
I.
an
ounce
of
silver
or
its
amount
in
money,
the
eighth
part
of
a
mark;
an
eyrir
is
=
sixty
pennies
(penningar)
=
three
ertog;
tuttugu
penningar
vegnir
í
örtug,
þrír
örtugar
í
eyri.
átta
aurar
í
mörk,
732.
16;
silfr
svá
slegit
at
sextigir
penninga
görði
eyri
veginn,
Grág.
i.
500;
penning,
þat
skal
hinn
tíundi
(prob.
a
false
reading,
x
instead
of
lx)
hlutr
eyris,
357;
hálfs
eyris
met
ek
hverjan,
I
value
each
at
a
half
eyrir,
Glúm,
(in
a
verse);
leigja
skip
þrem
aurum,
to
hire
a
boat
for
three
aurar,
Korm.;
einn
eyrir
þess
fjár
heitir
alaðsfestr,
Grág.
i.
88:
the
phrase,
goldinn
liverr
eyrir,
every
ounce
paid;
galt
Guðmundr
hvern
eyri
þá
þegar,
Sturl.
i.
141;
gjalda
tvá
aura
fyrir
einn,
to
pay
two
for
one,
Grág.
i.
396,
ii.
234;
verðr
þá
at
hálfri
mörk
vaðmála
eyrir,
then
the
eyrir
amounts
to
half
a
mark
in
wadmal,
i.
500;
brent
silfr,
ok
er
eyririnn
at
mörk
lögaura,
pure
silver,
the
ounce
of
which
amounts
to
a
mark
in
lögaurar,
392;
hring
er
stendr
sex
aura,
a
ring
worth
or
weighing
six
aurar,
Fms.
ii.
246;
hence
baugr
tví-eyringr,
tvítug-eyringr,
a
ring
weighing
two
or
twenty
aurar,
Eb.,
Glúm.
.
as
a
weight
of
other
things
beside
silver;
hagl
hvert
vá
eyri,
every
hail-stone
weighed
an
ounce,
Fms.
i.
175;
stæltr
lé
ok
vegi
áttjan
aura,
eggelningr,
þeir
skulu
þrír
fyrir
tvá
aura,
a
scythe
of
wrought
steel
and
weighing
eighteen
aurar,
an
ell-long
edge,
three
such
cost
two
aurar
(in
silver),
the
proportion
between
the
weight
in
wrought
iron
and
the
worth
in
silver
being
1:28,
Grág.
i.
501.
.
the
amount
of
an
ounce,
without
any
notion
of
the
medium
of
payment,
hence
such
phrases
as,
tólf
aura
silfrs,
twelve
aurar
to
be
paid
in
silver,
Nj.
54;
eyrir
brendr,
burnt
eyrir,
i.e.
an
eyrir
sterling,
pure
silver,
D.
N.
II.
money
in
general;
skal
þar
sinn
eyri
hverjum
dæma,
to
every
one
his
due,
his
share,
Grág.
i.
125;
in
proverbs,
ljósir
aurar
verða
at
löngum
trega,
bright
silver
brings
long
woe,
Sl.
34;
margr
verðr
af
aurum
api,
Hm.
74;
illr
af
aurum,
a
miser,
Jd.
36;
vára
aura,
our
money,
Vkv.
13;
leggja
aura,
to
lay
up
money,
Eg.
(in
a
verse);
gefin
til
aura
(=
til
fjár),
wedded
to
money,
Ísl.
ii.
254
(in
a
verse);
telja
e-m
aura,
to
tell
out
money
to
one,
Skv.
3.
37,
cp.
39:
the
phrase,
hann
veit
ekki
aura
sinna
tal,
he
knows
not
the
tale
of
his
aurar,
of
boundless
wealth.
Mar.
88:
the
allit.
phrase,
lönd
(land,
estate)
ok
lausir
aurar
(movables,
cp.
Dan.
lösöre,
Swed.
lösören),
Eg.
2;
hafa
fyrirgört
löndum
ok
lausum
eyri,
K.
Á.
94.
2.
money
or
specie;
the
allit.
phrase,
aurar
ok
óðal,
money
and
estates,
N.
G.
L.
i.
48;
ef
hann
vill
taka
við
aurum
slíkum
(such
payment)
sem
váttar
vitu
at
hann
reiddi
honum,
93;
þeim
aurum
öllum
(all
valuables)
sem
til
bús
þeirra
vóru
keyptir,
Grág.
i.
412;
Flosi
spurði
í
hverjum
aurum
hann
vildi
fyrir
hafa,
F.
asked
in
what
money
he
wished
to
he
paid,
Nj.
259;
lögaurar,
such
money
as
is
legal
tender;
þú
skalt
gjalda
mér
vaðmál,
ok
skilrað
hann
frá
aðra
aura,
other
kinds
of
payment,
Grág.
i.
392;
útborinn
eyrir,
in
the
phrase,
mér
er
það
enginn
utborinn
(or
útburðar-)
eyrir,
I
do
not
want
to
part
with
it,
offer
it
for
sale;
eyrir
vaðmála,
payment
in
wadmal
(stuff),
300,
Bs.
i.
639:
for
the
double
standard,
the
one
woollen
(ells),
the
other
metal
(rings
or
coin),
and
the
confusion
between
them,
see
Dasent's
Burnt
Njal,
vol.
ii.
p.
397
sqq.:
at
different
times
and
places
the
ell
standard
varied
much,
and
we
hear
of
three,
six,
nine,
twelve
ell
standards
(vide
alin,
p.
13):
in
such
phrases
as
'mörk
sex
álna
aura,'
the
word
'mörk'
denotes
the
amount,
'sex
álna'
the
standard,
and
'aura'
the
payment
=
payment
of
'a
mark
of
six
ells,'
cp.
a
pound
sterling,
K.
Þ.
K.
172;
hundrað
(the
amount)
þriggja
álna
(the
standard)
aura,
Sturl.
i.
141,
163,
Boll.
362,
Ísl.
ii.
28;
mörk
sex
álna
eyris,
Fsk.
10,
N.
G.
L.
i.
65,
101,
389,
390;
þrem
mörkum
níu
álna
eyris,
387-389;
sex
merkr
tólf
álna
eyrir,
81.
.
in
various
compds,
etc.;
land-aurar,
land
tax,
Jb.
ch.
i,
Ó.
H.
54;
öfundar-eyrir,
money
which
brings
envy,
Fs.
12;
sak-metinn
e.,
sak-eyrir,
sakar-eyrir,
money
payable
in
fines,
Fms.
vii.
300;
ómaga-eyrir,
the
money
of
an
orphan,
K.
Þ.
K.
158,
Grág.
ii.
288;
liksöngs-eyrir,
a
'lyke-fee,'
burial
fee
(to
the
clergyman);
vísa-eyrir,
a
tax:
góðr
e.,
good
payment,
D.
N.;
verð-aurar,
articles
used
for
payment,
id.;
forn-gildr
e.,
standard,
sterling
payment,
id.;
færi-eyrir
=
lausir
aurar,
Skv.
3.
50;
flytjandi
e.,
id.,
Fr.;
kaupmanna
e.,
trade
money;
búmanna
e.,
D.
N.;
Norrænn
e.,
Norse
money,
Lv.
25;
Hjaltenzkr
e.,
Shetland
money,
D.
N.
(vide
Fritzner
s.v.);
fríðr
e.,
'kind,'
i.e.
sheep
and
cattle,
Grág.
COMPDS:
I.
pl.,
aura-dagr,
m.
pay-day,
D.
N.
aura-lag,
n.
the
standard
of
money,
Fms.
vii.
300,
304.
aura-lán,
n.
worldly
luck,
656
i.
3.
aura-lógan,
f.
the
squandering
of
money,
655
iii.
1.
aura-lykt,
n.
payment,
D.
N.
aura-skortr,
m.
scarcity
of
money,
D.
N.
aura-taka,
u,
f.
receipt
of
money,
N.
G.
L.
i.
93,
Gþl.
298.
II.
sing.,
eyris-bót,
f.
fine
of
an
eyrir,
Grág.
i.
158.
eyris-kaup,
n.
a
bargain
to
the
amount
of
an
eyrir,
Gþl.
511.
eyris-land,
n.
land
giving
the
rent
of
an
eyrir,
Fms.
x.
146.
eyris-skaði,
a,
m.
loss
to
the
amount
of
an
eyrir,
Jb.
166.
eyris-tíund,
f.
tithe
of
an
eyrir,
K.
Þ.
K.
148.
eyris-tollr,
m.
toll
of
an
eyrir,
H.
E.
ii.
95.
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fang-hella, u, f. a stone set on edge in the arena, Ísl. ii. 446.
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FAR,
n.
I.
motion,
travel;
rare
in
this
sense,
as
the
fem.
för
and
ferð,
q.v.,
are
used
instead.
.
of
the
clouds,
in
the
phrase,
far
á
lopti,
drift
in
the
sky.
II.
a
means
of
passage,
a
ship;
far
er
skip,
Edda
110,
Skálda
163:
the
allit.
phrase,
hvert
fljótanda
far,
every
floating
vessel,
Fms.
xi.
125,
Fær.
260;
at
bjarga
fari
á
floti,
Hm.
155.
2.
in
compds,
a
trading
vessel;
Íslands-far,
an
Iceland-trader,
Fms.
vi.
370,
vii.
32;
Englands-far,
an
English-trader,
ix.
41;
Dýrlinnar-far,
a
Dublin
ship,
Eb.
254;
fjögra-,
tveggja-,
sex-manna-far,
a
four-,
two-,
six-oared
boat.
3.
passage,
in
the
phrases,
taka
sér
(e-m)
fari,
fá
sér
fari,
ráða
sér
fari,
usually
so
in
dat.,
but
in
mod.
usage
acc.
(taka,
ráða
sér
far),
to
take
a
passage
in
a
ship,
Gþl.
516,
Grág.
ii.
400,
406
(acc.),
Ld.
50,
Landn.
307,
Eg.
288,
Nj.
111,
112,
Ísl.
ii.
199,
Eb.
194;
beiðask
fars,
id.,
Grág.
i.
90,
Fms.
vi.
239;
banna
e-m
far,
to
forbid
one
a
passage,
stop
one
(far-bann),
Landn.
307;
synja
e-m
fars,
to
deny
one
a
passage
(far-synjan),
Hbl.
54;
at
þeir
hafi
allir
far,
Jb.
393.
III.
a
trace,
track,
print,
Hom.
120;
Sveinki
rak
lömb
sín
til
fjöru
í
förin,
at
eigi
mátti
sjá
tveggja
manna
för,
Njarð.
376;
nú
villask
hundarnir
farsins,
the
hounds
lost
the
track,
Fms.
v.
147,
cp.
O.
H.
L.
83:
metaph.,
of
et
sama
far,
on
the
same
subject,
of
a
book,
Íb.
(pref.):
in
many
compds,
a
print,
mark
of
anv
kind,
fóta-för,
footprints;
skafla-för,
the
print
of
a
sharp-shod
horse;
nálar-far,
a
stitch;
fingra-för,
a
finger-print;
tanna-för,
a
bite;
nagla-för,
the
marks
of
nails,
John
xx.
25;
knífs-far,
a
knife's
mark;
eggjar-far,
the
mark
of
the
edge,
in
a
cut;
járna-far,
the
print
of
the
shackles;
kjal-far,
the
keel's
track,
wake
of
a
ship;
um-far,
a
turn,
round;
saum-far,
a
rim
on
a
ship's
side.
IV.
metaph.
life,
conduct,
behaviour;
hugar-far,
geðs-far,
lundar-far,
disposition,
character;
ættar-far,
a
family
mark,
peculiarity;
dag-far,
daily
life,
conduct
of
life;
í
góðra
manna
fari
ok
vándra,
677.
3;
hvat
þess
mundi
vera
í
fari
konungsins,
in
the
king's
character,
Fms.
v.
327;
ek
vissa
þá
marga
hluti
í
fari
Knúts
konungs,
at
hann
mætti
heilagr
vera,
xi.
287;
nokkut
af
fyrnsku
eptir
í
fari
hans,
iii.
131.
2.
estate,
condition;
ok
gefa
þeir
eigi
gaum
um
hennar
far,
N.
G.
L.
i.
226;
sem
hann
hafði
skírt
far
sitt,
made
known
his
state,
how
he
fared,
34;
aldar-far,
Lat.
genius
seculi;
dægra-far,
q.v.:
sára-far,
the
state
of
the
wounds;
víga-far,
q.v.;
heilindis-far,
health,
Mar.
124;
far
veðranna,
the
course
of
the
winds,
Eb.
218.
3.
the
phrase,
at
forni
fari,
of
yore,
of
old,
Gþl.
85,
86,
Eg.
711;
at
fornu
fari
ok
nýju,
of
yore
and
of
late,
D.
N.;
at
réttu
fari,
justly.
.
the
phrase,
göra
sér
far
um
e-t,
to
take
pains
about
a
thing.
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