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duga ða, at v

1. to help, aid, support, with dat; d em at or við, to succour, lend help (Gísli fór at d þeim við) ;
2. to do, suffice; þat er þér man d, which will do for thee, hefir oss þó dugat þessi átrúnaðr, this faith has served us very well; fátt er svá illt at einugi dugi, few things are utterly useless; mun þér eigi þat d at sofa hér, it will not do (is not safe) for thee to sleep here ;
3. absol, to show prowess, do good service; dugð hverr sem hann mátti, every one did his best;
4. to suffice, be strong enough; ef þitt �ði dugir, if thy wit suffices; ef vitni duga, if the witnesses fail not

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