Icelandic Online: Dictionary Entry for telja

telja v (acc) (taldi, talið; adj talinn and taldur )

1. (nefna tölur) count

~ saman

count up

~ upp að tíu

count up to ten

2. (halda) think, believe

hann er talinn ríkur

he is thought to be rich

3. refl

mér telst svo til

I estimate, according to my figures

hún telst vera . . .

she is counted as . . .

4. prp

þetta er ekki ~ndi

this is insignificant

5. phrases

~ e-n á e-ð

persuade sby to do sth

~ e-n af

assume sby to be dead

~ e-n af e-u

talk sby out of doing sth, dissuade sby from sth

~ e-ð eftir

part with sth reluctantly, begrudge sth

~ e-ð ekki eftir e-m

not pity sby for having to do sth

ég taldi það ekki eftir mér

I didn't complain over having to do it

~ e-n með

count sby in

~ fram

prepare a tax statement

eiga til e-rs að ~

trace one's ancestry to sby

~ e-n til e-s

regard sby as sth

~ e-m trú um e-ð

persuade sby of sth

~ um fyrir e-m

make sby change his mind

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