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henda henda, hendr v

1. to catch with the hand (hann kastaði heininni í lopt upp, en allir vildu h); to pick out or up (hann safnar mönnurn til at h svinin) ; h e-t augum, to catch with the eyes; h til smátt ok stórt, to pick up small and great alike, look closely after; h gaman (skemtan) at e-u, to take a delight in (hann hendi skemtan at sögum ok kvæðum); h sakir á e-m, to pick up charges against one;
2. to touch, concern one (tiðendi þau, er bæði okkr henda ;
3. to befall, happen to one; þá hafði hent gl�pska mikil, they had committed a great folly; hann kvað þat dugandi rnenn h (it happened to brave men) at falla í bardögum

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