Undir

Old Icelandic Dictionary - undir

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "undir" in English.

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

undir Old Icelandic word can mean:

undir: prep. with dat. and acc.

undir: I. with dat.

undir: 1) under;

undir: þá brast í sundr jörð ~ hesti hans, the earth burst asunder under his horse;

undir: þungr ~ árum, heavy to row;

undir: þeir leita þeirra ok finna þá ~ eyju einni, they seek for them and find them under an island;

undir: ~ þeim hesti var alinn Eiðfaxi, that horse was the sire of E.;

undir: 2) fig. (~ þeim biskupi eru ellifu hundruð kirkna);

undir: eiga ~ sér, to have under one, in one’s power;

undir: eiga fé ~ e-m, to have money in his hands, deposited with him;

undir: 3) under, depending on;

undir: orlög vár eru eigi ~ orðum þínum, our fate does not depend on thy words;

undir: hann á vin ~ hverjum manni, he has a friend in every man;

undir: 4) ellipt. or adverbial usages;

undir: vóru þau (Njáll ok Bergþóra) úbrunnin ~, they were unburned underneath;

undir: meðan töður manna eru ~, whilst the hay is lying (mown, but not got in);

undir: ef þér þœtti nökkut ~ um mik, if thou hast cared at all for me;

undir: sól (dagr) er ~, the sun (day) is down, under the horizon;

undir: væri oss mikit ~, at vér fengim liðsinni hans, it were worth much to us to get his help;

undir: II. with acc.

undir: 1) under, underneath, denoting motion (var settr ~ hann stóll);

undir: 2) of time;

undir: hrökk ~ miðdegi, it drew close to midday;

undir: 3) fig. leggja ~ sik, to lay under oneself, to subjugate;

undir: þjóna ~ e-n, to serve under one;

undir: þessa laxveiði gaf hann ~ kirkjuna, he made it over to the church;

undir: bera fé ~ e-n, to bribe one;

undir: leggja virðing konungs ~ vápn mín, to let it depend on my weapons;

undir: ef ~ oss skal koma kjörit, if the choice is to be left with us;

undir: Hjört þótti mér þeir hafa ~, H. me thought they got under;

undir: ef kona tekr mann ~ bónda sinn, if she be untrue to her husband;

undir: bjóða fé í leigu ~ sik, to offer to pay money for one’s passage.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᛏᛁᚱ

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

dat.: dative.

e-m: einhverjum.

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