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steypa -ta, -tr v

1. to throw (hurl) down (hann steypir sér þá út af þekjunni);
2. to overthrow (þat mun guð vilja, at vér steypinn honum);
3. to cast on or off a garment (s af sér brynjunni, s á sik grári kápu); hann hafði loðkápu yzt ok steypt hettinum, had let the hood sink over the face;
4. to pour out, with dat (s soði á leiði hans); hann lát s þar á gullinu, he poured the gold out into it; hann tók övarnar ok steypir þeim niðr fyrir sik, and throws them down before him;
5. to cast, found, with acc (var taflit allt steypt af silfri);
6. refl, steypast, to tumble down, fall stooping (steyptist hann dauðr á gólfit); s fyrir borð, to plung overboard; s í kaf, to plunge into water and dive

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