gør(v)a

(-ða, -ðr, and görr), v.

1) to make, construct, build (gør(v)a hús skip, haug);

gør(v)a bók, to write a book;

2) to set in order, prepare, perform, etc.;

gør(v)a veizlu, to make a banquet;

gør(v)a seið, blót, to perform a sacrifice;

gør(v)a ferð, to make a journey;

gør(v)a ráð sitt, to make up one’s mind;

gør(v)a ráð með e-m, to take counsel with, advise one;

3) to contract (gør(v)a vináttu, félagskap);

4) to grant, render;

gør(v)a kost, to give a choice;

5) with acc. of an a.;

gør(v)a sik líkan e-m, to make oneself like to, imitate one;

gør(v)a sik reiðan, to take offence;

gør(v)a skjót-kørit, to make a quick choice;

6) to do, act;

gør(v)a gott (illt), to do good (evil);

hefir hann marga hluti gört stór-vel til min, I have received many great benefits at his hands;

gør(v)a e-m gagn, to give help to one;

7) to do, avail;

þat mun ekki gør(v)a, that won’t do;

ekki gørir at dylja, it is no use denying it;

8) to send, dispatch (hann gørði þegar menn frá sér);

9) to beget (af henni gørði hann hinn fyrsta soninn);

10) to judge or arbitrate in a case (= gør(v)a um mál);

to fix the amount of a fine (gørði Njáll hundrað silfrs);

gør(v)a sér e-t, to adjudge to oneself;

11) with infin. as an auxiliary verb;

ef hón gørði koma, if she did come;

gørðit hón hjúfra, she did not wail;

12) impers. one becomes;

hann gørði fölvan, he turned pale;

veðr gørði hvast, a gale arose;

brið mikla gørði at þeim, they were overtaken by a storm;

mér gørir svefnhöfugt I grow sleepy;

13) with preps.:

gør(v)a mikit af sér, to distinguish oneself;

gør(v)a e-t af e-m, to extort (take)from one;

gør(v)a e-t af við e-n, to wrong a person, transgress against one (ek hefi engan hlut af gørt við þik);

gør(v)a góðan (mikinn) róm at máli e-s, to cheer (praise) another’s speech;

gør(v)a at e-u, to mend, put right (tekr bann kníf ok gørir at skónum);

to heal (kannt þú nókkut gør(v)a at slíkum meinum);

hann gørði þat eina at, er hann átti, he did only what he ought;

slíkt gørir at, er sölin etr, so it happens when one eats seaweed;

gør(v)a at skapi e-s, to conform to one’s wishes;

gør(v)a at álitum, to take into consideration;

gør(v)a sér úgetit at e-u, to be displeased with;

gør(v)a á hluta e-s, to wrong one, do harm to;

gør(v)a fáleika á sik, to make oneself look sad;

gør(v)a eptir e-m, to send for one;

gør(v)a e-t eptir, to imitate;

gør(v)a ráð fyrir e-u, to suppose;

gør(v)a sér mikit (lítit) fyrir, to make great (small) efforts;

gør(v)a sér e-t hug, to resolve, plan;

gør(v)a sér gott hug, to be easy in mind;

gør(v)a milli (á m.) e-m, to decide between;

gør(v)a til e-rra, to make preparations for;

gør(v)a e-t til, to prepare, make ready, dress meat;

gør(v)a til e-s, to de serve a thing;

hvat hafðir þú til gört, what hadst thou done to deserve it?;

gør(v)a sœmdir til e-s, to confer honour upon one;

gør(v)a til saka við e-n, to transgress against one;

gør(v)a um mál, to arbitrate in a case (þær urðu málalyktir, at Þórdr skyldi gør(v)a um);

gør(v)a mikit um sik, to make a great noise;

gør(v)a sér mikit um e-t, to make much of, admire;

gør(v)a upp, to rebuild, restore (gør(v)a upp hús, skála);

gør(v)a e-n upp, to upset one;

gør(v)a e-n útan, to banish, exile (Flosi var görr útan);

gør(v)a e-t við e-n, to do with one (þá var um rœtt, hvat við þá skyldi gør(v)a);

gør(v)a við e-u, to prevent;

14) refl., gørast.