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("Agamemnon", "Hom. Od. 9.1", "denarius")

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til

1. prep, with gen.
2. to (ríða til skips, koma t. Noregs); leiða, stefna t. e-s, to lead, tend towards;
3. of; tala vel, illa t e-s, to speak well, ill of one; vita t. e-s, to know of, be conscious of; spyrja t. e-s, to hear tidings of; segja t. e-s, to tell of; ljúga t. e-s, to tell a falsehood about;
4. on ; t. annarrar handar, on the other hand or side; t. vinstri, h�gri handar, on the left, right hand;
5. denoting reason, purpose, respect (svelta sik t. fjár; berjast t. ríkis; blóta t. árs ; sverð ørugt t. vápns); liggja t. byrjar, to wait for a favourable wind; hross t. reiðar, a horse for riding;
6. e-m verðr gott, illt t. e-s, one is well or ill off for a thing, has much or little of it; þeim varð gott t. manna, they got together many men; land illt t. hafna, a land ill off f or havens; henni féll þungt t. fjár, she was pressed for money;
7. with verbs, gera e-t t. skaps e-m, to do a thing to please one; jafna e-u t. e-s, to compare it with; gera vel, illa t. e-s, to treat one well, badly ;
8. of time ; t. elli, to old age; t. dauðadags, till one's death day; liðr á sumarit t. átta vikna, the summer passed till eight weeks were left; t. þess er, þar t. er, until; allt t., all the time till;
9. ellipt. and adverbial usages ; vera t., to exist; fala hey ok mat, ef t. væri, if there were any left; hvárttveggja er t., there is a stock of both ; eiga t., hafa t., to possess; þat áð, sem helzt var t., ready to hand; vera t. neyddr, to be forced; skilja t., to reserve; verða fyrstr t., to be the first to do a thing;
10. too (t. ungr, t. gamall, eigi t. víðlendr); eigi t. mikit, not too much, not very much ; æva t. snotr, not too wise; helzt t. (helzti), mikils t. (mikilsti), by far too much

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