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deila

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d, [ dailjan and ga-dailjan = μερίζειν, μεταδιδόναι, διαιρεθν, ; dælan; to deal; theilen; tailjan; dela; dele.]
I. with (never ), to deal, divide; the phrase, vilja bæði kjósa ok deila, will both choose and deal, of unfair dealing, a metaphor taken from partners, fishermen, where one makes the division into shares (deilir), and the others choose (kjósa) the shares they like best, 38; deildr hlutr, a dealt lot. share dealt or allotted to one, i. 243; d. e-m e-t, to allot one a thing, to deal out to one, ii. 294: deila dögurð, d. mat (in usage skamta), to deal out portions of food in a household, Ísl. ii. 337; sér at þar var manni matr deildr, 47; þú kunnir aldregi d. mönnum mat, 46: þá er maðr á brot heitinn ef honum er eigi deildr matr á malum, i. 149; the proverb, djarfr er hver inn deildan verð; d. fé, 22; d. bauga, 20; d. e-t út, to deal out, give, xi. 434.
2. of places, to divide, bound; fírðir deila, the firths are the boundaries, ii. 217; vatnsföll (rivers) d. til sjávar. 131: sva vítt sem vatnsföll deila til sjávar, 57. 34.
β. used as it seems; deilir norðr vatnsföllum, Ísl. ii. 345; fjöll þau er vatnsföll deilir af milli héraða, the fells that divide the waters, form the water-shed, between the counties, i. 432; þar er víkr deilir,
3. to distinguish, discern; eptir þat sá sól, ok máttu þá d. ættir, after that the sun broke forth, and they could discern the airts (of heaven), i. 431, iv. 38; deila liti, to discern colours (lit-deili), hence the proverb, eigi deilir litr kosti ( ), colour ( look, appearance) is no sure test, 78: , d. víg, to act as umpire in a fight, tourney, or the like, 22: we ought to read deila (not bera) tilt með tveim, 38.4. various phrases, deila sér illan hlut af, to deal onself a had share in, to deal badly in a thing, 152: the phrase, e-t deilir máli (), it goes for a great deal, is of great importance, 65, usage skipta máli, miklu, : d. mál, to deal with a thing, 34; d. mál e-s, to deal speech, to discuss or confer with one, 82 (in a verse): d. e-n málum, to deal, speak, confer, with one, 36 C: d. orðspeki við e-n, to deal, contend in learning with one, 55; rúnar, 42; eiga við e-t at d., to have to deal with a thing, viii. 288: the phrase, d. mál brotum, to deal piecemeal with a case, take a partial or false view of a thing, or is the metaphor taken from bad payment (in bauga-brot, )? 184; þeir hafa eigi deilt þetta mál brotum, they have done it thoroughly, have not been mistaken, 52: to share in a thing, d. kníf ok kjötstykki, to share knife and meat, , Ísl. ii. 487: the phrase, d. hug, to ‘deal one’s mind,’ pay attention to, with a notion of deep concern and affliction; heil vertú Sváfa, hug skaltú d., thy heart shall thou cleave, 40: deildusk hugir, svá at huskarlar héldu varla vatni, their minds were so distraught, that the house-carles could hardly forbear weeping, vi. (in a verse); hence a hardened man is called lítill skapdeildar maðr, (Hugdeila, mind’s concern, is the name of a poem of the 17th century): at þeir deildi enga úhæfu, that they should forbear dealing outrageously, i. 22; d. heiptir, to deal hatred, to hate (), 41: d. afli, ofríki við e-n, to deal harshly and overbearingly with one. i. 34; d. illyrðum, ill-deildum, to chide, abuse one another, 37, 158.
II. to be at feud, quarrel; the saying, sjaldan veldr einn þegar tveir deila; deili gröm við þig, I. 43; ek bað flögð d. við þau, Sighvat: d. til e-s, to quarrel for a thing, 510: d. upp á e-n, to complain of one, 294. Exod. xvii. 2, ‘Why chide ye with me?’
β. , ef í þat deilir, if there be dissent on that point, ii. 125; ef í deilir með þeim, if they dissent, i. 58.2. d. um e-t, to contend about a thing, as a law term; þeir deildu (they had a lawsuit) um jarðir, iv. 201; þeir deildu um landaskipti, 315; þeir deildu um land þat er var …, 125; þeir deildu um leysingja-arf, 100, 101: , d. um stafn, to come to a close fight, 232.
III. to spread, branch off; vatnsföll deilask milli héraða, ii. 218; svá víða sem hón ( Christianity) deilisk um heim, 49.
2. meðan mér deilisk lífit til, as long as life be dealt ( granted) me, Fms, viii. 205; e-t deilisk af, a thing comes to pass, iii. 55 (in a verse); kölluðu þeir, at lengi mundi vörn deilask af úti, that a long defence would be dealt out, there would be a long struggle, i. 59, the afdailjan = to pay off; hugr deilisk (vide above): þat mun oss drjúgt deilask, it will cost us dear, 19.
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  • acc.þolfall (e. accusative)
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