skorpna

skorpna
(að), v. to shrivel up (skorpnar skór at fœti mér); fig. skorpnar at, it presses hard (þér mun þykkja mjök at s.).
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að, to be shrivelled, Barl. 81; húð skorpnuð við eld, Nj. 208; þeir (the shoes) höfðu skorpnað í skininu, Háv. 25 new Ed.; skorpnar skór at fæti mér, Fms. vi. 45: metaph., það skorpnar at e-m, to be hard pressed, Fas. iii. 80.

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