skipa að v
1.
to arrange, place in order, draw up, with dat (Egill skipaði svá mönnum þeim, er merkit báru) ; s e-m fyrir e-t or yfir e-t, to put one in charge of; s e-m hjá e-m, to assign a seat to one beside another (jarlinn skipaði þeim hjá Gunnlaugi); fig to explain; s draumi, to interpret a dream;
2.
with acc to take up, occupy ; skipuðu konur pall, the women were seated on the 'pallr'; hann skipaði öndvegi, he had his place in the high-seat; to arrange, array, s fylking sína, to draw up one's line of battle; var skjöldum skipat allt húsit um veggina, the walls were all hung with shields ;
3.
s e-m e-t, to assign a thing to one (skipaði hann nú allt land sínum sýslumönnum) ; also without dat (Geirmundr skipar jarðir sínar á laun);
4.
to man (skipuðu þeir skipin sem bezt) ; ek skal s húskörlum mínum annat skipit, I will man one of them with my house-carles;
5.
s til e-s, to arrange, make ready for (s til atlögu) ; s til búa sinna, to put one's household in order; þó mun eigi of skipat til ánna, there will not be too many rams for the ewes;
6.
to change; bið hann, at þit skipit máldaga, ask him to change the bargain ;
7.
reflex, skipast, to draw up (gengu þeir þá inn allir ok skipuðust í dyrrin); skipuðust menn þar í sæti, the men took their seats ; to undergo a change (mart hefir skipazt í Haukadal, ok vertu varr um þik) ; s á betri leið, to change for the better; s við e-t, to yield to, he moved by (s við orð, fortölur e-s) ; s við orðsending e-s, to answer to one's call; þenna kost gerðum, vér Hákoni, skipaðist hann vel við, he took it in good part; impers, var heitit fyrir henni mörgu, ok skipaðist henni ekki viðr, it had no effect
