lúka

(lýk; lauk, lukum; lokinn), v.

1) to shut (= lúka aptr);

2) to end, bring to an end, finish, conclude, with dat. (hann lauk rœðu sinni);

þá er menn höfðu lokit lögskilum at mæla, when they had finished their pleading;

3) to pay, lúka e-m e-t (svá mikit fé, sem vér eigum konunginum at lúka);

4) impers., lýkr e-u, it is at an end;

lýkr þar nú sögunni, here the story ends;

eptir þat var lokit þinginu, after that the Thing was broken up;

var þess ván, at illa mundi illum lúka, that it would end badly with a bad man;

þá var lokit öllum vistum nema hval, all stores were exhausted, except whale;

absol., svá lauk at lyktum, finally it ended so that;

lýkr svá, at þeir kaupa þessu, it ended so that they struck the bargain;

áðr en lýkr, áðr lýkr, before the end comes (nærr munum við gangast áðr lýkr);

um þat er lýkr, finally, in the end;

5) with preps.:

lúka aptr, to shut, with acc. or dat. (lúka aptr hurðina or hurðinni);

lúka e-u í sundr, to open (lúk heill munni í sundr);

impers., er í sundr lauk firðinum, when the fjord opened;

lúka upp, to open, with dat. or acc. (lúka upp hurðinni or hurðina);

lúka upp augum, to open the eyes;

to declare, make known (en er jarl hafði því upp lokit, at hann mundi fylgja þeim);

lúka uppgørð, to deliver a judgement (of an umpire);

impers., lýkr e-u upp, it opens;

lúka vel (illa) við e-n, to behave well (ill), deal fairly (unfairly) with a person (Bolli fekk Sigríði gjaforð göfugt ok lauk vel við hana);

lúka við, to end (má vera, at svá lúki við, at þér þykki alkeypt);

lúka yfir, impers., to come to an end, to a final issue (skal nú yfir lúka með oss);

6) refl., lúkast, to be shut (ok þegar laukst hurðin á hæla honum);

to come to an end, to end (hér lýkst sjá bók);

lúkast upp, to open (fjallit laukst upp norðan).

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u, f. the hollow hand held like a cup, and in plur. of both hands held together.

II. the lid in the opening of a loft. lúku-gat, n. an opening in a loft.