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Icelandic Online Dictionary and Readings

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gjalda v (acc/gen) (geldur; galt, guldu, goldið )

A. (acc)
1. pay for
~ e-m e-ð
pay sby sth
2. (endur~) repay
~ í sömu mynt
render tit for tat
~ illt með góðu
turn the other cheek
B. (gen) pay for, suffer for
~ fyrri synda
pay for one's earlier sins

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