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fella -da, -dr v

1. to fell, make fall; f víð, to fell timber; f segl, to take down sails;
2. to kill, slay (in battle); f e-n frá landi, to slay or dethrone (a king); f fénað sinn, to lose one's sheep or cattle from cold or hunger;
3. to cause to cease, abolish (f blót ok blótdrykkjur) ; f r�ðu sína, to close one's speech ; f niðr, to put an end to, abandon,give up f niðr þann átrúnað:
4. f heitstrenging á sik, to bring down on one's head the curse of a broken vow ;
5. to tongue and groove, to fit; f stokk á horn, to put a board on the horns of a savage bull;
6. fig, f ást (hug) til e-s, to turn one's mind (love) towards one, to fall in love with ; f bæn at e-m, to address prayer to one, to beg of one; f sik við e-t, to fit oneself to a thing: f sik mjök við umr�ðuna, to take a warm parl in the debate

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