set/ja v (acc) (-ti, -t)
1. (láta) put, place
~~ á sig hattinn
put on one's hat
~~ bókina á borðið
put the book on the table
2. (fast~~) decide, fix, determine
~~ e-m úrslitakosti
give sby an ultimatum
~~ sér e-ð
determine to do sth
~~ lög
pass a law
3. (opna formlega) open
~~ fund
open a meeting
4. (gera ráð fyrir) suppose
ef við ~jum svo að . . .
if we suppose that . . .
5. (prent~~) typeset
6. impers
við skulum sjá hvað ~ur
let's see what happens
mig ~ti hljóðan
I couldn't speak
7. refl sit down
~~st upp
sit up
~~st að e-s staðar
settle down somewhere
~~st upp hjá e-m
install oneself in sby's house
8. pp
vera vel/illa ~tur
be well/badly off
9. phrases
~~ e-ð á stofn
found sth, establish sth
~~ e-ð á sig
memorize sth
~~ e-n á höfuðið
make sby go bankrupt
~~ e-ð á laggirnar
start sth off
~~ e-ð að veði
stake sth
það ~ur að honum
he feels chilly
það ~ti að honum grát
he started crying
~~ e-n af
dismiss sby
~~ fram bát
launch a boat
~~ sig úr færi með e-ð
lose an opportunity
~~ e-ð fyrir sig
have scruples about sth, see sth as an obstacle
~~ e-m e-ð fyrir
give sby a task
~~ e-m stólinn fyrir dyrnar
put an obstacle in sby's path
~~ e-n hjá
pass sby over
~~ e-n í embætti
appoint sby temporarily to a post
~~ í fisk
get a fish on the hook
~~ inn
insert
~~ e-n inn
put sby in prison
~~ e-ð saman
put sth together, assemble sth
~~ saman bók
write a book
~~ upp verð
demand a price
~~ upp þóknun
charge a fee
~~ upp húfu
put on a cap
~~ upp hátíðarsvip
look self-important, put on airs
~~ upp leikrit
produce a play
~~ út á e-ð
criticize sth, find fault with sth
~~ sig út til að gera e-ð
seize every opportunity to do sth
~~ e-n yfir e-ð
put sby in charge of sth
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