væn-ligr

væn-ligr
adj. hopeful, promising, fine; v. ok fríðr sýnum, … son ok var hinn vænligasti, Fms. i. 151; engan vænligri mann, no finer man, Ld. 74; Eindriði kveðsk eigi séð hafa vænligra hest, Fms, vi. 99; enir vænligstu menn, Eg. 124: of things, kvað þat annarr úráð er öðrum þótti vænligt, Fms. iv. 369; vænligt ráð, xi. 34; nærðu þeir hana sem þeim þótti vænligast, vi. 143; felask þar sem okkr þykkir vænligast, Nj. 263; vænligt til sætta, Ísl. ii. 384; þótti þá vænligt uni þeirra vináttu, Fms. ix. 292; skýra þetta mál sem mér þykkir vænligast, Sks. 307.

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