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fela fel , fal, fálum, fólginn v

1. to hide, conceal (fálu þeir gullit í Rín : þær austr ok vestr enda fálu) ; fel sverð þitt, sheathe thy sword; yrkja fólgit, to use obscure phrases (in poetry) ; impers, fal þá sýn (acc) milli þeirra, they lost sight of one another;
2. f e-m e-t, to make over, to give in trust or charge to one; hann fal �ðni allan þarm val, he gave all the slain to Odin; mey frumunga fal hann (entrusted to) megi Gjúka; f e-m e-t á hendi, to commit a thing to one's charge, to commend; fálu sik ok sálir sínar guði almáttkum á hendi, they commended themselves and their souls to God Almighty; f e-t undir eið sinn (þegnskap sinn), to vouch upon one's oath (upon one's honour); f e-t undir e-m, to put under one's charge; er und einum mér öll um folgin hodd Niflunga, the whole hoard of the Niflungs is in my hands alone; man hér öll vár vinátta undir felast, all our friendship will depend upon this; f e-n á brott, to put one out for alimentation : f e-n inni = f e-n á brott ; sá bóandi, er hann felr sik inni, the man with whom he boards and lodges; f búfé inni at e-m, to put out (cattle, sheep) to one to keep ;
3. refl felast, to hide oneself (mörg leyni þau, er f mátti í); f í faðmi e-m, to be locked in one's arms; f á hendi e-m, to put oneself in another's hands, enter his service (Kolskeggr falst á hendi Sveini Dana-konungi)

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