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2beit/a v (acc/dat) (-ti, -t)

A. (acc)
1. (egna) bait (a fishing line)
~~ sig hörðu
force oneself (to do sth)
B. (dat)
1. (láta á beit) put to pasture
~~ kindum
put sheep out to graze
2. (nota) use, employ, apply
~~ brögðum
use cunning, resort to a ruse
~~ e-n hörðu
use violence against sby
~~ e-n órétti
do sby an injustice
3. (nota sem beitu)
~~ maðki/skelfiski
use worm/shellfish as a bait
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