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Rh, with the modern  suffix -ible. ansperr [ä‘ᶇᶊpər],, stiffness in the limbs, in the thighs after a long and rapid or wearisome walk; to get de a. [ha‘nspər]:  [ɛnᶊpər, enᶊpər] and [hæ‘ᶇᶊpər]: [heᶇ‘ᶊpærr··] and [ha‘nᶊfər]: , — andsperri, , ant [a‘nt],, to heed = , . Also [æ‘nt]. enta,, to heed; care about, = ansa. = *. In an old rigmarole; see Introd., fragments of Norn, also N. Spr. p. 19. *enn þá; ennþá ( enntá),, yet; still. anti [a‘nti],, oil-lamp ; tabu-word used by fishermen at sea. *andi? ana (parallel form to “anda”),, to shine or burn faintly; anda,, to breathe, in and  also of wind: to puff; blow gently. For the change nd > nt, see Introd. V (also N. Spr. VII) § 28. , apateg,, see. aper [apər, āpər],  and , 1), a) to detain; hinder; tame,he would no be , he would not be hindered in the carrying out of his plan; [apər]; b) to recall, to call back or to stop a dog by shouting,  while chasing sheep, to a. de dog;  [apər]; 2) , a) to change one’s mind, mostly negatively, he would no a., he would not budge, he held to his purpose;  (and ?); b) to comply; obey orders; to cease or stop in the act of doing something when ordered, of a dog called back by shouting, while chasing sheep; de dog will no a.; is he a guid [‘good’]  dog? ,, [āpər];  — Sometimes with prefixed h: [hapər]; doo’ll be (stopped) i’ dat ; when swearing: De’il dee! D. h. me! devil take you! devil take me!. — *apra from an older “aptra”; aptra, , to pull; take or keep back; call back; aptra sér, retire. — $n$,, the same word. the day before a holy-day or mass-day; also * [ap] and * [åp]. Recorded in the, all from : a) Tammasmass-, the 20th of December, the day before St. Thomas’s day, b) (, Toljegsis)- [tåd··ləsəs·-, tåᶅ··ə(g)sıs-·]: *Þorlaks-(messu)-aptann, the 22nd of December, the ''day before “St. Thorlak’s day”;'' - is the correct Foula-form of this name; the form - with softened (palatal) l is outside  in the phrase “T-e’en” (e’en = ); c) -, Christmas eve. Strictly speaking, these terms really form a sort of rigmarole: Tamm.-, Tamm.-, .-a., .-, -a., -, referring to the days from the 20th of December to and including Christmas day. aptann,, evening; the day before a holy-day or saint’s day. Instead of the word “e’en” is now used.  even = eve, ar$1$ [ār], , 1) speck; small particle; very small part of something; ; 2) very faint life; very feeble movement. in  : a  o’ frost, a) a slight frost; very slightly frosty weather, “hit [‘it’] is very cauld [‘cold’]; I tink’, der’r a o’ frost i’ de air” ; b) very thin and faint layer of rime frost . a ar upo de shore, extremely slight surf; slight wash of the waves
 * never him!.
 * ante [a‘ntə],, even; yet; still,
 * ap,, see.
 * apta [apta],, eve of a feast;