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As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

at Old Icelandic word can mean:

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I) prep.

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A. with dative.

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I. Of motion;

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1) towards, against;

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Otkell laut at Skamkatli, bowed down to S.;

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hann sneri egginni at Ásgrími, turned the edge against A.;

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2) close atup to;

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Brynjólfr gengr alit at honum, quite up to him;

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þeir kómust aldri at honum, they could never get near him, to close quarters with him;

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3) to, at;

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koma at landi, to come to land;

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ganga at dómi, to go into court;

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4) along (= eptir);

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ganga at stræti, to walk along the street;

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dreki er niðr fór at ánni (went down the river) fyrir strauminum;

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refr dró hörpu at ísi, on the ice;

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5) denoting hostility;

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renna (sœkja) at e-m, to rush at, assault;

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gerði þá at þeim þoku mikla, they were overtaken by a thick fog;

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6) around;

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vefja motri at höfði sér, to wrap a veil round one’s head;

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bera grjót at e-m, to heap stones upon the body;

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7) denoting business, engagement;

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ríða at hrossum, at sauðum, to go looking after horses, watching sheep;

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fara at landskuldum, to go collecting rents.

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II. Of position, &c.;

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1) denoting presence at, near, by, upon;

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at kirkju, at church;

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at dómi, in court;

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at lögbergi, at the hill of laws;

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2) denoting participation in;

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vera at veizlu, brullaupi, to be at a banquet, wedding;

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vera at vígi, to be an accessory in man-slaying;

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3) ellipt., vera at, to be about, to be busy at;

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kvalararnir, er at vóru at pína hann, who were tormenting him;

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var þar at kona nökkur at binda (was there busy dressing) sár manna;

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4) with proper names of places (farms);

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konungr at Danmörku ok Noregi, king of;

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biskup at Hólum, bishop of Holar;

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at Helgafelli, at Bergþórshváli;

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5) used ellipt. with a genitive, at (a person’s) house;

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at hans (at his house) gisti fjölmenni mikit;

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at Marðar, at Mara’s home;

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at hins beilaga Ólafs konungs, at St. Olave’s church;

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at Ránar, at Ran’s (abode).

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III. Of time;

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1) at, in;

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at upphafi, at first, in the beginning;

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at skilnaði, at parting, when they parted;

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at páskum, at Easter;

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at kveldi, at eventide;

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at þinglausnum, at the close of the Assembly;

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at fjöru, at the ebb;

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at flœðum, at the floodtide;

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2) adding ‘komanda’ or ‘er kemr’;

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at ári komanda, next year;

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at vári, er kemr, next spring;

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generally with ‘komanda’ understood;

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at sumri, hausti, vetri, vári, next summer, &c.;

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3) used with an absolute dative and present or past part.;

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at sér lifanda, duing his lifetime;

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at öllum ásjándum, in the sight of all;

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at áheyranda höfðingjanum, in the hearing of the chief;

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at upprennandi sólu, at sunrise;

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at liðnum sex vikum, after six weeks are past;

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at honum önduðum, after his death;

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4) denoting uninterrupted succession, after;

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hverr at öðrum, annarr at öðrum, one after another;

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skildu menn at þessu, thereupon, after this;

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at því (thereafter) kómu aðrar meyjar.

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IV. fig. and in various uses;

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1) to, into, with the notion of destruction or change;

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brenna (borgina) at ösku, to burn to ashes;

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verða at ormi, to become a snake;

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2) for, as;

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gefa e-t at gjöf, as a present;

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eiga e-n at vin, to have one as friend;

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3) by;

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taka sverð at hjöltum, by the hilt;

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draga út björninn at hlustunum, by the ears;

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kjósa at afli, álitum, by strength, appearrance;

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4) as regards as to;

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auðigr at fé, wealthy in goods;

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vænn (fagr) at áliti, fair of face;

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5) as a law term, on the grounds of, by reason of;

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ryðja (to challenge) dóm at mægðum, kvið at frændsemi;

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6) as a paraphrase of a genitive;

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faðir, móðir at barni (= barns, of a child);

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aðili at sök = aðili sakar;

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7) with adjectives denoting colour, size, age, of;

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hvítr, svartr, rauðr at lit, while, black, red of colour;

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mikill, lítill at stœrð, vexti, tall, small of stature;

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tvítugr at aldri, twenty years of age;

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kýr at fyrsta, öðrum kálfi, a cow that has calved once, twice;

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8) determining the source from which anything comes, of, from;

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Ari nam ok marga frœði at Þuríði (from her);

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þiggja, kaupa, geta, leigja e-t at e-m, to receive, buy, obtain, borrow a thing from one;

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hafa veg (virðing) styrk at e-m, to derive honour, power, from one;

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9) according, to, after (heygðr at fornum sið);

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at ráði allra vitrustu manna, by the advice of;

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at landslögum, by the law of the land;

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at vánum, as was to be expected;

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at leyfi e-s, by one’s leave;

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10) in adverbial phrases;

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gróa (vera grœddr) at heilu, to be quite healed;

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bíta af allt gras at snøggu, quite bare;

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at fullu, fully;

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at vísu, surely;

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at frjálsu, freely;

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at eilífu, for ever and ever;

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at röngu, at réttu, wrongly, rightly;

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at líku, at sömu, equally, all the same;

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at mun, at ráði, at marki, to a great extent.

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B. with acc., after, upon (= eptir);

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sonr á at taka arf at föður sinn, to take the inheritance after his father;

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eiga féránsdóm at e-n, to hold a court of execution upon a person;

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at þat (= eptir þat), after that, thereafter;

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connected with a past part. or a., at Gamla fallinn, after the fall of Gamli;

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at Hrungni dauðan, upon the death of Hrungnir.

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II)

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1) as the simple mark of the infinitive, to;

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at ganga, at ríða, at hlaupa, to walk, to ride, to run;

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2) in an objective sense;

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hann bauð þeim at fara, sitja, he bade (ordered) them to go, sit;

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gefa e-m at eta, at drekka, to give one to eat, to drink;

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3) denoting design or purpose, in order to (hann gekk í borg at kaupa silfr).

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III)

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1) demonstrative particle before a comparative, the, all the, so much the;

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hón grét at meir, she wept the more;

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þykkir oss at líkara, all the more likely;

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þú ert maðr at verri (so much the worse), er þú hefir þetta mælt;

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2) rel. pron., who, which, that (= er);

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þeir allir, at þau tíðindi heyrðu, all those who heard;

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sem þeim er títt, at (as is the custom of those who) kaupferðir reka.

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IV)

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conj., that;

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1) introducing a subjective or objective clause;

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þat var einhverju sinni, at Höskuldr hafði vinaboð, it happened once that H.;

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vilda ek, at þú réðist austr í fjörðu, I should like you to go;

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2) relative to svá, denoting proportion, degree;

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svá mikill lagamaðr, at, so great a lawyer, that;

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3) with subj., denoting end or purpose, in order that (skáru þeir fyrir þá (viz. hestana) melinn, at þeir dœi eigi af sulti);

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4) since, because, as (= því at);

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5) connected with þó, því, svá;

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þó at (with subj.), though, although;

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því at, because, for;

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svá at, so that;

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6) temp., þá at (= þá er), when;

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þegar at (= þegar er), as soon as;

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þar til at (= þar til er), until, till;

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áðr at (= á. en), before;

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7) used superfluously after an int. pron. or adv.;

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Ólafr spurði, hvern styrk at hann mundi fá honum, what help he was likely to give him;

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in a relative sense; með fullkomnum ávexti, hverr at (which) þekkr ok þægiligr mun verða.

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V)

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negative verbal suffix, = ata; var-at, was not.

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VI)

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n. an incited conflict or fight (see etja);

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odda at, Yggs at, battle.

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