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Rh to lay ane’s mind e. a ting; see , to wait e. ane, to wait for somebody, = bíða eptir einhverjum, bíða ettir einun; in, however, to wait somebody. — Sometimes used adverbially in a sense from the Norn and from and, in the sense of towards; along; in a certain direction, = etter,  ettir; thus: nort’ e., in a northerly direction; sooth e., in a southerly direction; ower e., towards that side, in that direction over there; in e., inwards, farther in; ut e., a) with stress on “ut”: outward, in an outward direction; b) with stress on : all the time after, right through, from beginning to end; he was de same ut e.; when onyting [‘something’] is right or wrang done, it will be right or wrang a’ [‘all’] ut e. ; in the same sense “út ettir”. — “Lat dem it op, as dey’re able or sibb ”, let them arrange or settle it as they are able to, or as they are related ( to their family relations or intimacy) .

efter [æftər]-boat,, a boat which cannot keep up with the others, of a person less important than or inferior to another. eptirbátr, , a) a boat towed after a vessel; b) a person inferior to another; eptirbátur, ettirbátur,, a person inferior to another.

efterhank [æf··tərha‘ŋk·],, the place where the side-planks of a boat are mortised together with the stern; the stern-compartment ofa boat. See ,

efterkast [æf··tərkast·],, afterclap, = etterkast,,  aftercast. Also “efterklaps”, ,

efter [æftər]-makin’,, 1) forgery; imitation; counterfeit work. 2) discovering of stolen goods by witchcraft. In the same senses etter - gjerd,  ettirgerð,  See ’, ,

efterman [æf··tərman·],, a follower; successor. ettermann.

efter [æftər] -peat,, an outside peat in a peat-bank, =.

efterskuttel [æf··tərskot·əl],, bottom board or floor in the stern of a boat. See, $h$,

efterstander [æf··tərstān·dər], , something left standing, : a) a small cabbage-plant, not yet fit for taking up from the so-called “planti- or ” (small enclosure for young cabbage-plants) to be planted in the vegetable garden; ; ; b) wet peat, not sufficiently dried to be taken home from the hill at the usual time when the peats are brought home; *eptir-standari.

eg or egg [ɛg],, chastisement; correction, in such as: a) to get ane’s e., to get one’s deserved punishment, du’s [‘you have’] gotten dy e.; b) to gi’e ane his e.; I’ll gi’e dee dy e., I will give you your deserts. Either agi,, in sense of awe; chastisement , or to be classed with, , to egg; urge.

ega,, see ,

egg$1$ [ɛg, æg],, an egg; bird’s egg, egg,

sharp-crested hill, now only in place-names; see Sh. Stedn., p. 88. egg,, an edge; sharp ridge.
 * egg$1$ [ɛg, æg],, an edge; ridge,

egg [ɛg(g), æg(g)] and ägg [äg(g)], , to egg; drive; incite; stir up, = eggja. to egg someone to do harm; to e. twa togedder, to set two together (quarrelling or fighting).

ei [æi],, ''eh! ha!'' as an of surprise, =. ei,, ''eh! ha!''

eident,, see.


 * ek [ek],, I, ek; only