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bíta

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beit, bitu, bitið; bít; bít, 2nd bittú; forms with the negative, beitat, (in a verse); bítia, 2. 31, [ beitan; bite; beizen]:—to bite, mordere:
I. properly,
1. with the teeth, 508, i. 351; b. menn (of a dog), ii. 119; b. skarð ór, 605: of a horse, i. 392: foxes killing sheep, ii. 138, ii. 34 (wolf):—to sting, of wasps, gnats, 146.2. of grazing animals; b. gras, lauf, skóg, ii. 229, (hence beit, pasture); hvar hestar þínir bitu gras, 57: to graze, 71.3. of sharp instruments, weapons (vápnbitinn); engir vóru ósárir nema þeir er eigi bitu járn, except those whom iron could not bite, 33; sverðit beit ekki, did not cut, 45, 7; ljárnir bíta, 48; fótrinn brotnaði en eigi beit, the sword did not cut but broke the leg, 66.
β. e-m bítr, one’s weapon (scythe) cuts well, bites; allt bitu honum annan veg vápnin, 93.
4. of a ship, to cruise; hér er skip … er vér köllum bíta (bite the wind) allra skipa bezt, the best sailer, 27: , beit þeim eigi fyrir Reykjanes, they could not clear cape R., 30.5. in fishing, to bite, take the bait; bítr vel á um daginn, the fishes did bite, 40; bíta mætti beitfiskr, 6. bíta á vörrinni, to bite the lip as a token of pain or emotion, 68; hann hafði bitið á kampinum, had bitten the beard, 209.
II. :
α. of frost, cold, sickness, and the like.β. to bite, sting, hurt; hvat mun oss heldr b. orð hans, why should his speech sting us any more? 95 A; eigi veit ek prestr, nema orðin þín hafi bitið, thy words have bit, vii. 39.γ. as a law term; sekt, sök bítr, the guilt strikes the convict, when brought home to him, hence sakbitinn, guilty; pá menn er hvártveggja hafa bitið, lög, réttindi ok svá dómar, convicted in the face of law and justice, 655 B; um þau mál sem sekt bítr, unlawful cases, liable to punishment, 148; um þat er sekt bítr, 133 A (new 1853), 655.δ. b. á e-n, to cut deep, affect, make an impression upon; the phrase, láta ekki á sig b., to stand proof against all; þetta lét Kjartan á sik b., K. felt pain from it, 204; láttu þetta ekki á þik b., do not mind it, id.; rennr þat öðrum opt mjök í brjóst, er á suma bítr ekki (of the conscience), 655 xi.ε. e-t bítr fyrir, something ‘bites off,’ is decisive, makes a thing impossible or out of question; þat annat (the other reason) er þó bítr skjótara, which is still more decided against it, ii. 266; þeir kváðust þenna kost eigi vilja, ok kváðu þat tvennt til vera er fyrir beit, two decided obstacles, reasons against it, iii. 47; þú ert miklu œri maðr at aldri, en svá at vér hafim her lögtekna í Jómsborg, ok bítr þat fyrir, that puts it out of question, makes it impossible, x. 93; Þorgilsi þykir nú þetta ráð mega fyrir bíta, thought this would be quite sufficient,—fyrir hlíta would here be better,— 264; þeir höfðu jafnan minna hlut ór málum, þó þetta bití nú fyrir, they always got the worst of it, though this was a thorough beating, i. 144; (þat er) lögmanni ok lögréttumönnum þykir fyrir b., seems a decisive proof, cuts the case off at once, ii. 21; b. e-m at fullu, to prove fatal to, tell fully upon; hafa mik nú at fullu bitið hans ráð, 8; Njáls bíta ráðin, a proverb quoted by Arngrim in Brevis Comment., written 1593, denoting the sagacity of Njal’s schemes; beit þetta ráð, it was effective, 153; e-m bítr við at horfa, 7 C, is no doubt a false reading, = býðr, which is the reading of the vellum 2845, vide bjóða.
III. of horse fight, 298.
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