Deila

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

deila Old Icelandic word can mean:

deila

I)

deila

(-da, -dr), v.

deila

1) to divide into parts;

deila

sú á, er deilir með jötna sonum grund ok með goðum, that river which parts the giants and the gods;

deila

alit þat land, er vatnsföll ~ til sjófar, of which the rivers form the boundaries down to the sea;

deila

vildi H. bæði kjósa ok ~, H. would both choose and deal (viz. divide the catch in shares and choose for himself the share he liked best);

deila

láta en kjósa ok ~, to give one an arbitrary power in a case;

deila

with dat. (hversu má keisarinn ~ sér í tvá staði);

deila

2) to deal out, apportion, allot;

deila

deildr hlutr, a share allotted to one;

deila

~ dögurð, mat á málum, to deal out portions of food in a household;

deila

~ víg með verum, to deal victory fairly among men;

deila

3) to distinguish, discern, = greina;

deila

eptir þat sá sól ok mátti þá ~ ættir, they could then discern the quarters of heaven;

deila

~ liti, to discern colours;

deila

eigi deilir litr kosti (acc. pl.), colour is no sure test of the quality;

deila

4) to busy or occupy oneself with, deal with (engi maðr á önnur mál at ~ í kirkju, nema biðja fyrir sér);

deila

hann við Ríg rúnar deildi, he capped ritnes (spells) with R.;

deila

~ orðspeki við e-n, to contend in learning with one;

deila

þótt hringbrotar heiptir deili, though men hate one another;

deila

~ kníf ok kjötstykki, to share knife and meat;

deila

5) ~ við e-n, to quarrel with one (~ við heimska hali);

deila

deili gröm við þik, may the fiends bandy words with thee;

deila

~ um e-t, to quarrel, contest about;

deila

þeir deildu um (they have a lawsuit about) jarðir;

deila

~ á e-n, to contend against one;

deila

~ illyrðum, illdeildum, to chide, abuse one another;

deila

~ afli, ofríki, við e-n, to deal harshly and overbearingly with one;

deila

impers., ef í þat deilir, if there be dissent on that point;

deila

ef í deilir með þeim, if they disagree;

deila

6) to be master of, possess (~ bauga, fé);

deila

hug skaltu ~, thou shalt control thy mind (feelings);

deila

þar er munuð deilir, when love is concerned, in a matter of love;

deila

7) refl., ~st, to spread, branch off (svá viða sem kristni deilist um heim);

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meðan mér deilist lífit til, as long, as life is granted me;

deila

~st at e-u, to disagree about a thing.

deila

II)

deila

f. disagreement, contest;

deila

eiga, halda, deilu við e-n, to quarrel or contend with one.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛁᛚᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary