Draga

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

draga Old Icelandic word can mean:

draga

I)

draga

(dreg; dró, drógum; dreginn), v.

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1) to draw, drag, pull;

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~ heim viðinn, to drag the logs home;

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~ árar, to pull the oars;

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absol., drógu þeir skjótt eptir, they soon pulled up to them;

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~ boga, to draw the bow;

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~ segl, to hoist sails (= ~ upp segl);

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~ fisk, to catch, pull up fish with a line;

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~ kvernstein, to turn the millstone, to grind;

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við ramman mun reip at ~, it will be pulling a rope against a strong man, i. e. it will be a difficult task;

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2) to draw, inhale (~ úþefjan með nösum);

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~ nasir af e-u, to smell a thing;

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~ öndina, to breathe, live;

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3) to procure, earn, gain (þegar hann hafði fé dregit sem hann vildi);

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~ e-m e-t, to procure (or get) one a thing (eigi sögðust þeir vita, at hann drœgi Haraldi ríki);

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4) to employ as a measure (~ kvarða við viðmál);

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5) to prolong protract (dvalir þessar drógu tímann);

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6) to delay, put off, defer;

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vil ek þessi svör ekki láta ~ fyrir mér lengi, I will not wait long for these answers;

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hann dró um þat engan hlut, he made no subterfuge;

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7) to delineate, draw a picture (var dregit á skjöldinn leo með gulli);

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í þann tíma sem hann dregr klæðaföllin (the folds);

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8) to trim or line garments (treyjan var dregin útan ok innan við rauða silki);

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with dat., hjálmr hans var dreginn leiri (overlaid with clay), er áðr var (dreginn) gulli;

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9) intrans to move, draw;

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drógu þeir þeim svá nær (came so near to them), at;

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10) with preps.:

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~ föt, skóklædi af e-m, to pull off one’s clothes, shoes;

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~ hring af hendi sér, to take off a ring from one’s hand;

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dró hann þá grunninu, he pulled them off the shallow;

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~ e-t af e-u, to draw, derive from a source;

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~ e-t af, to take off (Þ. hafði látit af ~ brúna);

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~ e-t af við e-n, to keep back, withhold, from one;

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man héðan af eigi af dregit við oss, henceforth we shall no be neglected, stinted;

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Egill dró at sér skipit, E. pulled the ship close up to himself;

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~ vél at e-m, to draw wiles around one;

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~ spott, skaup, at e-u, to hold a thing up to ridicule;

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~ at lið, föng, to collect troops, stores;

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dró at honum sóttin, the illness drew closer to him, he grew worse;

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impers., dró at mætti hans, dró at um matt hans, his strength declined (fell off);

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til þess er dró at degi, till the day drew near;

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þá er dregr at jólum, when Yule drew near;

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dró at því (the time drew near). at hann væri banvænn;

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tók þá at ~ fast at heyjum hans, his stock of hay was rapidly diminishing;

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svá dregr at mér af elli, svengd, þorsta, I am so overcome by old age, hunger, thirst;

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nú þykki mér sem fast dragi at þér, that thou art sinking fast;

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~ hring á hönd sér, to put a ring on one’s hand;

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~ (grun) á e-t, to suspect;

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~ á vetr, to rear through the winter (Hrafnkell dró á vetr kálf ok kið);

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impers., dregr á tunglit, the moon is obscured (= dregr myrkr á tunglit);

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dimmu þykkir ~ á ráðit Odds, it looks as if a cloud was drawing over Odds’ affairs;

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dregr á gleði biskups, the bishop’s gladness was obscured;

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~ eptir e-m, to gain on one (Þórarinn sótti ákaft róðrinn ok hans menn, ok drógu skjótt eptir þeim Steinólfi ok Kjallaki);

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~ eptir e-m um e-t, to approach one, to be nearly equal to one, in a thing;

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um margar íþróttir (in many accomplishments) dró hann fast eptir Ólafi konungi;

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~ e-t fram, to produce, bring forward (~ fram athugasamlig dœmi); to further, promote (~ fram hlut e-s);

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~ fram kaupeyri sinn, to make money;

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~ fram skip, to launch a ship;

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impers., dregr frá, (cloud darkness) is drawn off;

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hratt stundum fyrir, en stundum dró frá, (clouds) drew sometimes over, sometimes off;

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dregr fyrir sól, tungl, the sun, moon is obscured by clouds or eclipse (tunglskin var ljóst, en stundum dró fyrir);

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ok er í tók at ~ skúrirnar, when showers began to gather;

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~ e-ð saman, to collect, gather (~ lið, her, skip saman);

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impers., saman dró kaupmála með þeim, they struck a bargain;

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saman dró hugi þeirra, their hearts were drawn together;

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dregr þá saman or dregr saman með þeim, the distance between them grows less;

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~ e-t í sundr, to draw asunder, disjoin (vil ek eigi ~ í sundr sættir yðrar);

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impers., dregr þá í sundr or dregr í sundr með þeim, the distance between them increases;

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~ e-n til e-s, to move, prompt, induce;

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engi ofkæti dregr mik til þessarar ferðar, it is not from wantonness that I undertake this journey;

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slíkt dregr hann til vinsældar, this furthers his popularity;

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ef hann drógi ekki til, if he was not concerned;

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~ e-t til dœmis um e-t, to adduce as a proof of;

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hann hét at ~ allt til sætta (to do everything in his power for reconciliation) með þeim Skota konungi;

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impers., nema til verra dragi, unless matters turn out for the worse;

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with dat., þat samband þeirra, er þeim dregr báðum til bana, which will prove fatal to both of them;

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at hér mundi til mikillar úgiptu ~ um kaup þessi, that much mischief would arise from this bargain;

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dró þá enn til sundrþykkju með þeim Svíum, the old feud with the Swedes began all over again;

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svá er þat, segir R., ef ekki dregr til, unless some unforesceen thing happens;

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~ e-t undan e-m, to seek to deprive one of a thing (þeir hafa bundizt í því at ~ bœndr undan þér);

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~ e-t undan, to delay (drógu Skotar undan sættina);

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hví dregr þú undan at bjóða mér til þín? why dost thou put off inviting me to come?;

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~ rót undan (tölu), to extract the root;

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~ undan e-m, to escape from one (nú lægir seglin þeirra ok ~ þeir undan oss);

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impers., hann (acc.) dró undan sem nauðuligast, he had a narrow escape;

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lítt dró enn undan við þik, there was little chance of drawing out of thy reach;

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~ e-t undir sik, to apropriate or take fraudulently to oneself (hafði dregit undir sik finnskattinn);

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impers., dró yðr (acc.) undir hrakningina, en oss (acc.) undan, you came in for hard uasge but we escaped;

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~ upp skip, to drag a ship ashore;

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~ upp segl, to hoist a sail (sails);

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~ upp fisk, to pull up fish with a line;

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impers., þoku dregr upp, fog is coming on;

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11) refl., ~st.

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II)

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f. only in pl. ‘drögur’,

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1) timber carried on horseback and trailing along the ground;

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2) metric term, repetition, anadiplosis (when a stanza begins with the last word of the preceding one).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛅᚴᛅ

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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