SVEIGJA

SVEIGJA
swerve
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(-ða, -ðr), v.
1) to bow, bend; s. boga, to bend (draw) the bow; s. hörpu, to strike the harp; muntu s. (opp. to bretta) þinn hala, thou shall let thy tail droop; ætla ek, at lögin muni sveigð hafa verit, that the law was wrested; s. til við e-n, til samþykkis við e-n, to give way, yield somewhat;
2) refl., sveigjast, to be swayed, sway (þá tók at s. hugr jarls); láta s. eptir e-s vilja, to accommodate oneself to another’s wishes.
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ð, [svig; cp. Engl. to sway; North. E. swag]:—to bow, bend, like a switch; s. armleggi hans, Landn. 169, v. l.; s. trén, Fær. 50; s. álm, to bend the bow, Fms. vii. (in a verse); s. rokk, to swing the distaff, Rm. 16; s. fast árar, Fms. ii. 180; s. hörpu, to sway, strike the harp, Og. 27; s. á e-n, to pull round, in rowing, Nj. 90; s. e-t eptir sínum vilja, Mar.; þá ætla ek at lögin mundu sveigð hafa verit, the law was tampered with, Valla L. 209; it þriðja má kalla nökkut sveigt, the third is not straight, Band. 6; sveigja til við e-n, to give way, yield somewhat, Hkr. i. 142, Stj. 578; vér skulum s. til, svá …, come to a compromise, so that…, Fær. 35; konungr þóttisk hafa mýkt sitt skap, ok sveigt til samþykkis með þeim, Fms. vi. 280; heljar-reip sveigð at síðum mér, Sól. 39; jofurr sveigði y, drew the bow, Höfuðl.; s. hala sinn, to droop the tail, Hkv. Hjörv.
II. reflex. to be swayed, sway, swerve; þá tók at sveigjask hugr jarls, Fms. ix. 444; hvergi sveigðisk hugr hans fyrir þeirra kúgan, Bs. i. 287; láta sveigjask eptir e-s vilja, Fb. ii. 146; sveigjask til (= sveigja til) við e-n, i. 410.

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