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ALLMISJAFN -- ALLÞRONGR. 15
adv. very nobly, Sturl. i. 33. all-misjafn, adj. very variously, un-
favourably, in such phrases as, mæla a. um e-t, there were very different
stories about the matter, leggja a. til, ganga a. undir, taka a. á, Eg. 242,
Hkr. ii. 123, Fms. i. 86, vii. no, Ld. 166. all-mjór, adj. very slim,
slender, narrow, Hkr. iii. 117, Gþl. 173. all-mjök, adv. very much,
Nj. 134, Ld. 196, Eg. 19; féllu þá a. menn, in very great numbers, Fms.
i. 173. all-myrkr, adj. very dark, Fms. ix. 23. all-mæðiliga,
adv. with very great effort, heavily, Fms. ix. 16. all-nauðigr, adj.
and -liga, adv. very reluctant, unwilling, Grett. 153; a. staddr, danger-
ously, Fms. v. 212. all-náinn, adj. very near, nearly related, Sks.
330. all-náttförull, adj. very much given to wandering by night,
Lex. Poët. all-níðskárr, adj. of a poet, given to mocking, satirical
verse, [níð and skáld (?)], Fms. ii. 7. all-nóg, adv. very abundantly,
Sd. 182. all-nær, adv. very near, Fms. vii. 289; metaph., lagði a.
at, pretty nearly, well-nigh, Fs., Sks. 684 B. all-nærri, adv. very near,
Ld. 202, Fas. iii. 339. all-opt, adv. very often, Anecd. 38, Gþl. 169.
all-orðfátt, n. adj. in the phrase, göra a. urn, to be very short of words
as to, Bjarn. 31. all-ógurligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very frightful,
Edda 41. all-ólmliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very furiously, Fas. iii.
546, Bárð. 177. áll-óttalaust, n. adj. with very little to fear, Eg.
371, v. l. all-ramskipaðr, adj. part, very strongly manned, Fms. iii.
13. all-rauðr, adj. very red, Ld. 182. all-ráðligr, adj. very ex-
pedient, advisable, Grett. 145. all-reiðiligr, adj. looking very wrath-
ful, Fms. iv. 161. all-reiðr, adj. very wroth, angry, Edda 57, Nj. 135,
Eg. 139. all-ríkmarmligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very grand, pomp-
ous, magnificent, Fms. i. 213. all-ríkr, adj. very powerful, Fms. i. 115.
all-rýrliga., adv. and -ligr, adj. very feebly, puny, Fbr. 28. all-rösk-
liga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very smart, brisk, Fms. viii. 317. all-sann-
ligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very likely, 'soothlike,' Fms. iv. 270. all-
sáttgjarnliga, adv and -ligr, adj. very placable, of mild disposition,
Sturl. iii. 288. all-seinn, adj. very slow, Bs. i. 192: neut. as adv.
slowly, Grett. 151 A. all-sigrsæll, adj. very victorious, having very
good luck in war, Hkr. i. 28. all-skammr, adj. very short, very scant,
Nj. 264: neut. substantively, a very short way, Finnb. 324; short distance,
Fms. iv. 329. all-skapliga, adv. very fittingly, properly, Grett. 120.
all-skapværr, adj. of a very gentle, meek disposition, Sturl. all-skap-
þungt, n. adj., vera a., to be in a very gloomy, depressed state of mind,
Fms. iv. 26. all-skarpr, adj. very sharp, Lex. Poët. all-skeinu-
hættr, adj. very dangerous, vulnerable, Sturl. ii. 139. all-skemti-
ligr, adj. very amusing, Sturl. ii. 77. all-skillítill, adj. very slow-
witted, dull, Sturl. j. 89. all-skjallkænliga, adv. [skjalla, to flatter],
very coaxingly, Grett. 131 A. all-skjótt, n. adj. as adv. very soon,
Nj. 236. all-skrautligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very smart, splendid,
Fas. ii. 366, Mag. 11. all-skygn, adj. very sharp-sighted, Hrafn. 33.
all-skyldr, adj. bound to, very obligatory; neut. == bounden duty, Sks.
484; deserved, Gþl. 61: β. nearly related, near akin, Fms. xi. 75.
all-skyndiliga, adv. very quickly, Blas. 40. all-skynsamliga, adv.
very judiciously, Stud. iii. 161. all-skyrugr, adj. all curd-besprent,
Grett. 107 A. all-sköruliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very frankly,
boldly, dignified, Sturl. iii. 39, Fms. ix. 5, Ld. 94 C, 226, Bs. i. all-
sljáliga, adv. very slowly, sluggishly, Grett. 101 A. all-smár, adj.
very small, Fms. v. 55, xi. 61. all-snarpliga, adv. and -ligr, adj.
very sharply, smartly, Fms. viii. 346. all-snarpr, adj. very sharp,
Fms. i. 38, Nj. 246. all-snemma, adv. very early, Fms. ii. 223.
all-snjallr, adj. very shrewd, clever, Fms. viii. 367. all-snúðula,
adv. very quickly, Lex. Poët. all-snæfr, adj. very brisk, id. all-
snöfurmannligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very brisk and energetic looking,
of a man, Fms. xi. 79. all-spakliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very mildly,
moderately, wisely, Hkr. ii. 41. all-spakr, adj. very gentle, wise,
Fms. vi. 298. all-starsýnn, adj. who stares very hard at a thing,
looking fixedly upon, Fms. vi. 203. all-sterkliga, adv. and -ligr, adj.
very briskly, strongly, Ld. 158, Fas. iii. 612. all-sterkr, adj. very
strong, Hkr. i. 238, Eg. 285; Ísl. ii. 461 (very vehement); as a pr. name,
Fms. iii. 183. all-stilliliga, adv. very calmly, in a very composed
manner, Ld. 318. all-stirðr, adj. very stiff, Háv. 46. all-stór-
höggr, adj. dealing very hard blows, Fms. i. 171. all-stórliga, adv.
very haughtily, Hkr. ii. 63, Ld. 168. all-stórmannliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very munificently, nobly, Fas. iii. 45; haughtily, Sd. 146. all-
stórorðr, adj. using very big words, Eg. 340, Ld. 38 (very boisterous).
all-stórr, adj. very great, metaph. big, puffed up, Ld. 318; dat. all-stórum,
as adv. very largely, Edda 32. all-strangr, adj. very rapid, Lex.
Poët. all-styggr, adj. very ill-humoured, cross, Grett. 103 A. all-
styrkliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very stoutly, Stj. 402. all-styrkr, adj.
very strong, Fms. i. 177. all-svangr, adj. very hungry, Lex. Poët.
all-svinnliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very wisely, prudently, wise, Fas. i.
95, ii. 266. all-sættfúss, adj. very placable, peace-loving, very will-
ing to accept an atonement, Sturl. iii. 19. all-sœmiliga, adv. and
-ligr, adj. very seemly, decorous, honourable, Hkr. i. 215, Ísl. ii. 163.
all-tiginn, adj. very princely, Lex. Poët. all-tillátsamr, adj. very
indulgent, lenient, þórð. 12. all-tíðrætt, n. adj. very much talked of,
much spoken of, Eg. 99, Sturl. i. 199. all-tíðvirkr, adj. very quick at
work, Fms. xi. 377. all-torfyndr, adj. very hard to find, Fms. vii.
356. all-torfært, n. adj. very hard to pass, cross, Eg. 546. all-
torsótt, n. adj. part, very difficult to reach, Eg. 546. all-tortryggi-
liga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very suspiciously, Sturl. ii. 47. all-torveld-
ligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very difficult, Str. all-trauðr, adj. very
slow, unwilling, Fms. xi. 39. all-tregr, adj. very tardy, Fær. 114,
Bárð. 178. all-trúr, adj. very true. Fms. vi. 377. all-tryggr,
adj. very trusty, Hkr. iii. 167. all-tvítugr, false reading, instead of eigi
alls t., not quite twenty, Sturl. i. 181. all-undarligr, adj. and -liga,
adv. very odd, wonderful, Fms. ii. 150. all-ungr, adj. very young,
Eg. 268, Fms. i. 14, Ld. 274. all-úbeinskeyttr, adj. shooting very
badly, Fms. ii. 103. all-úblíðr, adj. very harsh, unkind, Fas. ii.
all-úbragðligr, adj. very ill-looking, Sturl. iii. 234. all-údæll, adj.
very spiteful, untractable, Sturl. i. 99. all-úfagr, adj. very ugly, metaph.,
Fms. iii. 154. all-úfimliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very awkwardly, Fas.
ii. 543. all-úframliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very backward, shy, timid,
Fbr. 38 C. all-úfríðr, adj. very ugly, Fms. xi. 227. all-úfrýnn,
adj. very sullen, 'frowning,' sour, Eg. 525. all-úfrægr, adj. very in-
glorious, Fms. iv. 259. all-úglaðr, adj. very gloomy, sad, Hkr. iii.
379. all-úhægr, adj. very difficult, Eg. 227. all-úhöfðingligr,
adj. very low-looking, very plebeian, Finnb. 222. all-úkátr, adj. very
sorrowful, Edda 35, Eg. 223, Fms. i. 37. all-úknár, adj. very weak
of frame, Grett. 119 A, very badly knit; Bs. i. 461 (of boys). all-
úkonungligr, adj. very unkingly, Fms. viii. 158. all-úkunnigr, adj.
quite unknown, Ísl. ii. 412. all-úlífligr, adj. very unlikely to live, Hkr.
ii. 200. all-úlíkliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very unlikely, Gísl. 24, Sd.
123, Finnb. 310. all-úlíkr, adj. very unlike, Glúm. 364. all-
úlyginn, adj. not at all given to lie, truthful, Fbr. 157. all-úmáttu-
liga, adv. and -ligr, adj. weakly, very weak, tender, Fms. iv. 318. all-
úráðinn, adj. part, very 'unready' (cp. Ethelred the 'unready'), unde-
cided, Lv. 9. all-úráðliga, adv. very unadvisedly, rashly, Odd. 12
old Ed. all-úsannligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very untruthful, unjust;
also, unlikely, Fms. vii. 141. all-úsáttfúss, adj. very implacable, un-
willing to come to terms, Sturl. iii. 275. all-úskyldr. adj. very strange
to, not at all bound to..., Eg. 10. all-úspakr, adj. very unruly,
Sturl. ii. 61. all-úsváss, adj. very uncomfortable, of weather, cold and
rainy, Bs. i. 509. all-úsýnn, adj. very uncertain, doubtful, Glúm.
358, Sturl. i. 105. all-úsæligr, adj. of very poor, wretched appearance,
Niðrst. 109. all-úvinsæll, adj. very unpopular, Fms. iv. 369, Fas. iii.
520. all-úvísliga, adv. very unwisely, Niðrst. 6. all-úvænliga.,
adv. and -ligr, adj. of very unfavourable prospect, Fas. ii. 266; n. adj. very
unpromising, Grett. 148 A. all-úvænn, adi. very ugly, Fas. i. 234;
very unpromising, unfavourable, Ísl. ii. 225: neut. as adv. unfavourably,
Fms. xi. 134. all-úþarfr, adj. very unthrifty, very unprofitable, some-
thing that had better be prevented, Eg. 576, Hkr. ii. 245. all-vand-
látr, adj. very difficult, hard to please, Fms. vi. 387. all-vandliga,
adv. with very great pains, exactly, carefully, Sks. 658 B. all-vant, n.
adj., vera a. um e-t, to be in a very great strait, Nj. 221. all-varfærr,
adj. very careful, solicitous, Eg. 63. all-vaskligr, adj. and -liga, adv.
very brisk, smart, gallant, Hkr. i. 104; compar. v. alvaskligr. all-vaskr,
adj. very brisk, gallant, Fms. viii. 226. all-vandr, adj. very bad, of
clothes, much worn, Pm. 11. all-vápndjarfr, adj. very bold, daring
in arms, Hkr. iii. 63. all-veðrlítið, n. adj. very calm, with little
wind, Fms. vi. 360. all-vegliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very grand,
princely, nobly, Fms. i. 20, Eg. 332, Hkr. i. 15. all-vel, adv. very well,
Nj. 12, Eg. 78, 198; compar. albetr, v. alvel. all-vesall, adj. very puny,
wretched, Nj. 97. all-vesalliga, adv. very wretchedly, Ölk. 35. all-
vesalmannliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. id., Ísl. ii. 416. all-vesæll, adj.
very miserable, base, vile, Nj. 97. all-vingjarnliga, adv. and -ligr,
adj. very friendly, amicable, Sturl. ii. 168. all-vingott, n. adj. on
very friendly terms, Fbr. 129. all-vinsæll, adj. very popular, used of
a man blessed with many friends, Fms. i. 184, ii. 44, Orkn. 104 old Ed.
all-virðuligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very worthy, dignified, Fms. x. 84,
Bs. i. 83. all-vitr, adj. very wise, Sks. 29 B (superl.) all-vitrliga,
adv. very wisely, Fas. ii. 66. all-víða and all-vítt, n. adj. very widely,
Hkr. iii. 141, Lex. Poët. all-vígliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. in a very
warlike manner, Fms. ix. 488, Fas. ii. 112. all-vígmannliga, adv.
very martially, Fas. iii. 150. all-vígmóðr, adj. quite wearied out with
fighting, Introd. to Helgakviða (Sæm.) all-víss, adj. very wise, sure,
Sks. 520, Lex. Poët.: neut. to a dead certainty, Lex. Poët. all-væn-
liga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very promising, handsome, Glúm. 349, Fms. v.
260, Fbr. 114. all-vænn, adj. id., Clem. 24, Bs. i. 340: neut., þykja
a. um, to be in high spirits, Ísl. ii. 361; make much of, Fms. ii. 76; as adv.
favourably, Fms. iv. 192. all-vörpuligr, adj. of a very stout, stately
frame, Hkr. ii. 254. all-vöxtuligr, adj. very tall, of large growth,
Fas. iii. 627. all-þakkligr, adj. very pretty, = þekkiligr, Lex. Poët,
all-þakksamliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very thankfully, Fms. i. 120, Ld.
298. all-þarfliga, adv. very thriftily, very pressingly; biðja a., to beg
very hard, Edda 45. all-þarfr, adj. very thrifty, Lex. Poët. all-
þéttr, adj. very crowded, cp. Lex. Poët. all-þrekligr, adj. of a very
robust frame, Hkr. ii. 2. all-þröngr, adj. as neut. in a very great