verpa

verpa
lay
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(verp; varp, urpum; orpinn), v.
1) to throw, with dat. (hann varp af sér skildinum);
hestrinn féll ok varp honum af baki, threw him off;
hann verpr sér í söðulinn, he throws himself into the saddle;
verpa af sér klæðum, to throw off the clothes;
verpa mœðiliga öndinni, to draw a deep sigh;
verpa orðum (or orði) á e-n, to address (þessi varp orðum á konung ok spurði);
væntir mik þess, at margir verpi þar góðum orðum á mik, that many men will have good words to say of me;
verpa e-n inni, to shut one in;
impers. to be thrown;
þar varp út údaun miklum, a great stench came out;
2) verpa á, to guess at, calculate (verpa menn svá á, at latizt hafi níu menn);
3) to lay eggs (= verpa eggjum);
4) to cast up (verpa haug eptir fornum sið);
þeir urpu haug eptir Gunnar, they raised a mound over G.;
verpa aptr hauginn, to shut the cairn;
verpa vef, to warp a web (sá er orpinn vefr ýta þörmum);
5) pp., orpinn;
sandi orpinn, covered with sand;
aldri orpinn, bent with age;
uppi orpinn fyrir e-m, quite overwhelmed, at one’s mercy;
6) refl., urpust flestir vel við orðsending Danakonungs, they turned a favourable ear to, responded to the call.
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t, to edge; verpa skó, to edge or border a shoe (skó-varp).
2. reflex. to warp, shrink, from heat; þilið verpist af hita, and the like.

An Icelandic-English dictionary. . 1874.

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