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I.fin1, fine1 [fɛ̃, fin]1. adjectivea. ( = mince) thin ; [cheveux, sable, poudre, pointe, pinceau] fine ; [taille, doigt, jambe] slenderb. ( = raffiné) [lingerie, porcelaine, silhouette, membres] delicate ; [traits, visage, or] fine ; [produits, aliments] top-quality ; [mets] exquisitec. ( = très sensible) [vue, ouïe] sharp ; [goût, odorat] discriminating• comme c'est fin ! very clever!• tu as l'air fin ! you look a right idiot! (inf)e. (avant le nom = habile) expertf. (avant le nom: intensif) au fin fond de la campagne right in the heart of the country2. adverb[moudre, tailler] finely3. compoundsII.fin2 [fɛ̃]1. feminine nouna. end• « Fin » [de film, roman] "The End"• vers or sur la fin towards the end• fin juin• tu m'ennuies, à la fin ! (inf) you're beginning to get on my nerves!• toucher à or tirer à sa fin to be coming to an endb. ( = mort) endc. ( = but) aim2. compounds* * *
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1.fine fɛ̃, fin adjectif1) [sable, pluie] fine; [fil, écriture, pinceau, pointe] fine; [tranche, couche, verre] thin2) [petit pois, haricots verts] quality (épith)très fins — top-quality (épith)
3) ( délicat) [cheville, taille] slender; [traits] fine; [bijou, dentelle] delicate, fine; [vins, aliments] fine; [plat] delicate4) ( subtil) [personne] perceptive; [esprit] shrewd; [allusion, interprétation, humour] subtle; [goût] delicate, subtlevraiment c'est fin! — iron that's really clever! iron
avoir l'air fin — (colloq) to look a fool
tu as l'air fin (colloq) avec ce chapeau! — you look a sight (colloq) in that hat!
5) ( sensible)6) ( remarquable) excellentla fine fleur des économistes — the top ou best economists
7) ( ultime)au fin fond de — in the remotest part of [pays, région]; at the very bottom of [tiroir, armoire]
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1) ( complètement)fin soûl — (colloq) completely drunk
2) ( finement) [écrire, moudre] finely; [couper] thinly
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nom masculinle fin du fin — the ultimate (de in)
Phrasal Verbs:
II fɛ̃1) ( terme) end; (de réunion, période) close, end; ( façon dont se termine quelque chose) endingtoucher or tirer à sa fin — to be coming ou drawing to an end
sans fin — [discussions] endless; [discuter] endlessly
tu vas te taire à la fin! — (colloq) for God's sake, be quiet!
tu m'ennuies à la fin! — (colloq) you're really getting on my nerves!
chômeur en fin de droits — unemployed person no longer eligible for benefit
fin de siècle — pej decadent, fin-de-siècle
2) ( mort) end, death3) ( but) end, aim, purpose•Phrasal Verbs:* * *
I fɛ̃1. nf1) (= terme) endElle n'a pas regardé la fin du film. — She didn't watch the end of the film.
"Fin" — "The End"
à la fin — in the end, eventually
À la fin, il a réussi à se décider. — In the end he managed to make up his mind.
Il sera en vacances fin juin. — He'll be on holiday at the end of June.
sans fin adj — endless, advendlessly
2) (= but)2. fins nfpl(= but) ends
II fin, -e1. adj1) (peu épais) (papier, couche, fil) thin, (cheveux, poudre, pointe, visage) fine, (taille) neat, slim2) (de qualité supérieure) (vins) fine3) (= subtil) (remarques) (avant le nom) subtlec'est fin! ironique — how clever!
4) (= sensible) (ouïe, odorat) keen5) (placé avant le nom: qui excelle dans une activité)2. adv1) (= finement) [moudre, couper] finely2) (= tout à fait)3. nm* * *I.A adj1 ( constitué d'éléments très petits) [sable, poudre, pluie] fine;2 ( très mince) [gouttelette, fil, trait de crayon, écriture] fine; [tranche, plaque, couche, feuille, verre] thin;3 ( effilé) [pinceau, aiguille, plume, pointe] fine;5 ( délicat) [cheville, poignet, cou, taille] slender; [traits] fine; il est très fin de visage he's got very fine features;6 ( ouvragé) [orfèvrerie, broderie, bijou, dentelle] delicate, fine;7 ( de grande qualité) [vins, aliments, lingerie] fine; [plat, mets, morceau] delicate;8 ( subtil) [personne] perceptive; [esprit] shrewd; [allusion, interprétation] subtle; [plaisanterie, humour] subtle; [goût] delicate, subtle; vraiment c'est fin! iron that's really clever! iron; jouer au plus fin avec qn to try to outsmart sb; avoir l'air fin○ to look a fool; tu as l'air fin○ avec ce chapeau! you look a sight○ in that hat!;9 ( sensible) avoir l'ouïe or l'oreille fine to have a keen sense of hearing; avoir l'odorat or le nez fin to have a keen sense of smell;10 ( remarquable) (before n) excellent; c'est une fine cuisinière she's an excellent cook; fin gourmet gourmet; fin connaisseur connoisseur; fin tireur crack shot; la fine fleur des économistes/joueurs d'échecs the top ou best economists/chess players; ⇒ bouche;11 ( ultime) (before n) au fin fond de in the remotest part of [pays, région]; at the very bottom of [tiroir, armoire]; ils habitent au fin fond du Massif central they live in the remotest part of the Massif Central; le fin mot de l'histoire the truth of the matter.B advC nm le fin du fin the ultimate (de in).fin limier super-sleuth; fin renard sly customer○; fine gueule○ gourmet; fine lame expert swordsman; fine mouche = fin renard; fines herbes mixed herbs, fines herbes.II.fin nf1 ( terme) end; (de séance, réunion, période) close, end; ( façon dont se termine quelque chose) ending; à la fin de at the end of; fin août/septembre at the end of August/September; en fin de journée/semaine/mois at the end of the day/week/month; à la fin des années 70 in the late '70s; en fin de matinée/d'après-midi late in the morning/afternoon; vers or sur la fin toward(s) the end; en fin de séance ( à la Bourse) at the close; jusqu'à la fin to the (very) end; jusqu'à la fin des temps until the end of time; toucher or tirer à sa fin to be coming ou drawing to an end; tout a une fin everything comes to an end; prendre fin to come to an end; mettre fin à to put an end to; mettre fin à ses jours to take one's own life, to put an end to one's life; ‘fin’ (dans un film, roman) ‘the end’; la fin du monde lit, fig the end of the world; c'est la fin de leurs espoirs it's the end of their hopes; avoir des fins de mois difficiles to find it hard to make ends meet at the end of the month; la quatrième en partant de la fin the fourth from the bottom ou end; la table des matières est à la fin du livre the table of contents is at the back of the book; payable fin janvier/courant/prochain payable at the end of January/of this month/of next month; c'est la fin de tout it's the last straw; mener qch à bonne fin to carry sth off, to bring sth to a successful conclusion; c'est un bon film mais je n'ai pas aimé la fin it's a good film but I didn't like the ending; sans fin [combats, discussions, guerre] endless, never-ending; [discuter, épiloguer, se disputer] endlessly; à la fin in the end; tu vas te taire à la fin○! for God's sake, be quiet!, be quiet already○ US!; tu m'ennuies à la fin○! you're really getting on my nerves!; chômeur en fin de droits unemployed person who is no longer entitled to unemployment benefit; fin de siècle pej decadent, fin-de-siècle;2 ( mort) end, death; une fin tragique/prématurée a tragic/premature end ou death; il ne vous entend plus, c'est la fin he can no longer hear you, he's dying;3 ( but) end, aim, purpose; à cette fin to this end; à toutes fins utiles for whatever purpose it may serve; arriver or parvenir à ses fins to achieve one's aims; à seule fin de for the sole purpose of; ce n'est pas une fin en soi it's not an end in itself.la fin justifie les moyens, qui veut la fin veut les moyens the end justifies the means.I( féminin fine) [fɛ̃, fin] adjectif1. [mince - sable, pinceau] fine ; [ - cheveu, fil] fine, thin ; [ - écriture] fine, small ; [ - doigt, jambe, taille, main] slim, slender2. [délicat - visage, traits] delicate3. [aiguisé - pointe] sharp4. [de qualité - aliments, produit] high-quality, top-quality ; [ - mets, repas] delicate, exquisite, refined ; [ - dentelle, lingerie] delicate, fine ; [ - or, pierre, vin] fine5. [subtil - observation, description] subtle, clever ; [ - personne] perceptive, subtle ; [ - esprit] sharp, keen, shrewd ; [ - plaisanterie] wittyce n'était pas très fin de ta part it wasn't very smart ou clever of youne joue pas au plus fin avec moi don't try to outwit ou to outsmart me7. (avant le nom) [extrême]dans le ou au fin fond du placard at the very back of the closetle fin mot de l'histoire c'est... the best of it is...on ne connaîtra jamais le fin mot de l'histoire we'll never know what really happened ou the real story8. (avant le nom) [excellent]fin adverbehâché fin [herbes] finely chopped2. [tout à fait]fine bouche nom féminin1. [gourmet]2. (locution)fine gueule nom fémininII[fɛ̃] nom féminin1. [terme - d'une période, d'un mandat] end ; [ - d'une journée, d'un match] end, close ; [ - d'une course] end, finish ; [ - d'un film, d'un roman] end, ending (substantif comptable)jusqu'à la fin des temps ou des siècles until the end of timefin mai/1997 (at the) end of May/1997se battre/rester jusqu'à la fin to fight/to stay to the very endmener quelque chose à bonne fin to pull ou to carry something off (successfully)mettre fin à ses jours to put an end to one's life, to take one's own lifetirer ou toucher à sa fin to come to an end, to draw to a closefaire une fin to settle down, to get marriedça y est, j'en vois la fin! at last, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!avoir ou connaître des fins de mois difficiles to find it hard to make ends meet (at the end of the month)2. [disparition] endla fin de la civilisation inca the end ou death of Inca civilizationce n'est quand même pas la fin du monde! it's not the end of the world, is it!avoir une fin tragique/lente to die a tragic/slow deathà cette fin to this end, for this purpose, with that aim in mindà seule fin de with the sole aim of, (simply) for the sake of, purely in order toarriver ou parvenir à ses fins to achieve one's aimà des fins personnelles for personal ou private useà des fins politiques/religieuses to political/religious endsla fin justifie les moyens (proverbe) , qui veut la fin veut les moyens (proverbe) the end justifies the means (proverbe)5. DROIT6. COMMERCE————————à la fin locution adverbiale2. (familier) [ton irrité]mais à la fin, où est-il? where on earth is it?————————à la fin de locution prépositionnelleat the end ou close ofà toutes fins utiles locution adverbiale1. [pour information]je vous signale à toutes fins utiles que... for your information, let me point out that...2. [le cas échéant] just in casedans la boîte à gants j'avais mis à toutes fins utiles une carte de France I had put a map of France in the glove compartment just in case————————en fin de locution prépositionnelleen fin de soirée/match towards the end of the evening/matchêtre en fin de liste to be ou to come at the end of the listen fin de compte locution adverbialefin de race locution adjectivalefin de siècle locution adjectivale————————sans fin locution adjectivale————————sans fin locution adverbiale -
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I n f1 limite نهاية [ni׳haːja]2 arrêt نهاية [ni׳haːja]♦ mettre fin à qqch يضع حدا [ja׳dʼaʔʼ 'ћadːan]♦ sans fin دون توقف ['duːna ta׳waqːuf]3 objectif مبتغى ['mubtaɣan]II adj1 mince حاد، ناعم ['ћaːdː, 'naːʔʼim]◊◊des cheveux fins — شعر خفيف/ناعم
2 رقيق [ra׳qiːq]3 مُرهف ['murhaf]4 ذكي [ða׳kijː]5 raffiné رفيع [ra׳fiːʔʼ]رقيق، صغير [ra׳qiːq, sʼa׳ɣiːr]* * *I n f1 limite نهاية [ni׳haːja]2 arrêt نهاية [ni׳haːja]♦ mettre fin à qqch يضع حدا [ja׳dʼaʔʼ 'ћadːan]♦ sans fin دون توقف ['duːna ta׳waqːuf]3 objectif مبتغى ['mubtaɣan]II adj1 mince حاد، ناعم ['ћaːdː, 'naːʔʼim]◊◊des cheveux fins — شعر خفيف/ناعم
2 رقيق [ra׳qiːq]3 مُرهف ['murhaf]4 ذكي [ða׳kijː]5 raffiné رفيع [ra׳fiːʔʼ]رقيق، صغير [ra׳qiːq, sʼa׳ɣiːr] -
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1 mince حاد، ناعم ['ћaːdː, 'naːʔʼim]◊◊des cheveux fins — شعر خفيف/ناعم
2 رقيق [ra׳qiːq]3 مُرهف ['murhaf]4 ذكي [ða׳kijː]5 raffiné رفيع [ra׳fiːʔʼ]* * *1 mince حاد، ناعم ['ћaːdː, 'naːʔʼim]◊◊des cheveux fins — شعر خفيف/ناعم
2 رقيق [ra׳qiːq]3 مُرهف ['murhaf]4 ذكي [ða׳kijː]5 raffiné رفيع [ra׳fiːʔʼ] -
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vĕnĭo, īre, vēni, ventum - intr. - - cf. gr. βαίνω (*βανjω) -- racine: ban-. - fut. arch., venibo, Pompon. Com. 65 (NON. 508, 23) ; impf. sync. venibat, Ter. Phorm. 652 ; gén. pl. du part. prés. venientum, Virg. G. 4, 167; En. 1, 434; 6, 755, pour le mètre. [st1]1 [-] aller, venir, arriver. - in locum venire, Cic. Verr. 4, 72: venir dans un lieu. - Delum Athenis venire, Cic. Att. 5, 12, 1: venir d'Athènes à Délos. - astu venire (= Athenas venire), Nep. Alc. 6, 4: venir à la ville (= venir à Athènes). - ad judicium de contione venire, Cic. Clu. 93: venir de l'assemblée au tribunal. - venturi speciem simulans, Tac.: faisant croire à son arrivée. - poét. Italiam venire, Virg. En. 1, 2: venir en Italie. - ad istum emptum venerunt illum locum senatorium, Cic. Verr. 2, 124: ils vinrent vers lui pour acheter cette place de sénateur. - avec inf. de but venerat aurum petere, Plaut. Bac. 631: il était venu chercher l'or. - avec double dat. venire auxilio (subsidio) alicui: venir au secours de qqn. - in conspectum alicujus venire, Cic. Fin.1, 24: venir sous les regards de qqn. - en parl. de choses quae sub aspectum veniunt, Cic. de Or, 2, 358: les objets qui tombent sous la vue. - res alicui in mentem venit, Cic. Br. 139: une chose vient à l'esprit de qqn. - venit mihi in mentem Catonis, Cic. Verr. 5, 180: il me souvient de Caton. - passif impers. ubi intellexit ultro ad se veniri, Caes. BG. 5, 56, 1: quand il eut compris qu'on venait à lui spontanément. - Lilybaum venitur, Cic. Verr. 5, 141: on vient à Lilybée. - ad quos ventum erat, Caes. BG. 2, 11: vers lesquels on était venu. - sens jurid. contra rem alicujus venire, Cic. Phil. 2, 3: intervenir (se présenter) contre les intérêts de qqn. [st1]2 [-] venir (en parl. du temps). - tempus victoriae venit, Caes. BG. 7, 66, 2: le moment de vaincre est venu. - veniens annus, Cic. Q. 3, 4, 4: l'année qui vient (l'année prochaine). [st1]3 [-] venir, arriver, se présenter, se montrer; parvenir à, échoir à. - illic veniunt felicius uvae, Virg. G. 1, 54: là les raisins viennent plus heureusement. - avec le dat. dum tibi litterae meae veniant, Cic. Fam. 11, 24, 2: jusqu'à ce que mes lettres t'arrivent. - hereditas alicui venit, Cic. Caec. 74; Verr, 4, 62: un héritage arrive, échoit à qqn. - canibus rabies venit, Virg.: la rage s'empare des chiens. - hereditas unicuique venit, Cic.: un héritage échoit à chacun. - Ptolemaeo Aegyptus sorte venit: le sort assigna l'Egypte à Ptolémée. - ad id inopiae ventum est ut, Liv.: on en arriva à ce point de détresse que. - venire in contemptionem alicui: se faire mépriser de qqn, encourir le mépris de qqn. - ex otio meo commodum rei publicae venit, Sall. J. 4, 4: l'Etat tire avantage de ma vie de loisir. - saepe venit ad aures meas te... dicere, Cic. Marc. 25: souvent il m'est revenu aux oreilles que tu disais... - ad id quod cupiebat venit, Cic. Off. 1, 113: il est venu à ses fins. [st1]4 [-] provenir de, naître de. - Bebrycia de gente venire, Virg.: être issu de la race des Bébryciens. - prava ex falsis opinionibus veniunt, Quint.: les fausses opinions donnent naissance aux mauvaises actions. - venit a gestu decor, Quint.: le geste contribue à la beauté de l'action oratoire. - non omne argumentum undique venit, Quint.: tous les arguments ne se trouvent pas partout. - vitium pejus ex inopia venit, Quint. 2, 4, 4: un défaut plus grand provient de la disette. [st1]5 [-] venir à qqch, venir dans tel ou tel état. - aliquis venit in calamitatem, Cic. Amer. 49: qqn tombe dans une situation malheureuse. - aliquid in proverbii consuetudinem venit, Cic. Off. 2, 55: qqch est passé à l'état de proverbe. - in consuetudinem Alexandrinae vitae venerant, Caes. BC. 3, 110, 2: ils avaient pris les habitudes de vie d'Alexandrie. - in contemptionem alicui venire, Caes. BG. 3, 17, 5: devenir pour qqn un objet de mépris. - in odium (alicui) venire, Cic. Fin. 2, 79 ; Rep. 1, 62: en venir à être détesté (de qqn). - in periculum venire, Caes. BC. 1, 17, 2: tomber dans le danger. - in spem regni obtinendi venire, Caes. BG. 1, 18, 9: concevoir l'espérance de détenir le trône. - in potestatem alicujus venire, Caes. BC. 2, 32, 4: se rendre, se soumettre à qqn. - in existimantium arbitrium venire, Cic. Br. 92: s'exposer au jugement décisif des critiques. - saepe in eum locum ventum est ut, Caes. BG. 6, 43, 4: souvent les choses en vinrent à ce point que... - ad condicionem alicujus venire, Cic. Verr. 3, 146: accepter les conditions de qqn. - res venit prope secessionem, Liv. 6, 42, 10: on en vint presque à une sécession. - ad ultimum dimicationis res venit, Liv. 2, 56, 5: on en vient à un combat à outrance. [st1]6 [-] passer à un sujet, venir à, en venir à. - ut jam a fabulis ad facta veniamus, Cic. Rep. 2, 4: pour que maintenant nous passions des récits fabuleux aux faits. - venio ad tertiam epistulam, Cic. Q. 3, 14, 12: j'en viens à la troisième lettre. - veni in eum sermonem ut dicerem, Cic.: j'en vins à dire. - venit jam in contentionem utrum sit probabilius... Cic.: désormais l'enjeu du débat est de savoir laquelle des deux popositions est la plus probable.* * *vĕnĭo, īre, vēni, ventum - intr. - - cf. gr. βαίνω (*βανjω) -- racine: ban-. - fut. arch., venibo, Pompon. Com. 65 (NON. 508, 23) ; impf. sync. venibat, Ter. Phorm. 652 ; gén. pl. du part. prés. venientum, Virg. G. 4, 167; En. 1, 434; 6, 755, pour le mètre. [st1]1 [-] aller, venir, arriver. - in locum venire, Cic. Verr. 4, 72: venir dans un lieu. - Delum Athenis venire, Cic. Att. 5, 12, 1: venir d'Athènes à Délos. - astu venire (= Athenas venire), Nep. Alc. 6, 4: venir à la ville (= venir à Athènes). - ad judicium de contione venire, Cic. Clu. 93: venir de l'assemblée au tribunal. - venturi speciem simulans, Tac.: faisant croire à son arrivée. - poét. Italiam venire, Virg. En. 1, 2: venir en Italie. - ad istum emptum venerunt illum locum senatorium, Cic. Verr. 2, 124: ils vinrent vers lui pour acheter cette place de sénateur. - avec inf. de but venerat aurum petere, Plaut. Bac. 631: il était venu chercher l'or. - avec double dat. venire auxilio (subsidio) alicui: venir au secours de qqn. - in conspectum alicujus venire, Cic. Fin.1, 24: venir sous les regards de qqn. - en parl. de choses quae sub aspectum veniunt, Cic. de Or, 2, 358: les objets qui tombent sous la vue. - res alicui in mentem venit, Cic. Br. 139: une chose vient à l'esprit de qqn. - venit mihi in mentem Catonis, Cic. Verr. 5, 180: il me souvient de Caton. - passif impers. ubi intellexit ultro ad se veniri, Caes. BG. 5, 56, 1: quand il eut compris qu'on venait à lui spontanément. - Lilybaum venitur, Cic. Verr. 5, 141: on vient à Lilybée. - ad quos ventum erat, Caes. BG. 2, 11: vers lesquels on était venu. - sens jurid. contra rem alicujus venire, Cic. Phil. 2, 3: intervenir (se présenter) contre les intérêts de qqn. [st1]2 [-] venir (en parl. du temps). - tempus victoriae venit, Caes. BG. 7, 66, 2: le moment de vaincre est venu. - veniens annus, Cic. Q. 3, 4, 4: l'année qui vient (l'année prochaine). [st1]3 [-] venir, arriver, se présenter, se montrer; parvenir à, échoir à. - illic veniunt felicius uvae, Virg. G. 1, 54: là les raisins viennent plus heureusement. - avec le dat. dum tibi litterae meae veniant, Cic. Fam. 11, 24, 2: jusqu'à ce que mes lettres t'arrivent. - hereditas alicui venit, Cic. Caec. 74; Verr, 4, 62: un héritage arrive, échoit à qqn. - canibus rabies venit, Virg.: la rage s'empare des chiens. - hereditas unicuique venit, Cic.: un héritage échoit à chacun. - Ptolemaeo Aegyptus sorte venit: le sort assigna l'Egypte à Ptolémée. - ad id inopiae ventum est ut, Liv.: on en arriva à ce point de détresse que. - venire in contemptionem alicui: se faire mépriser de qqn, encourir le mépris de qqn. - ex otio meo commodum rei publicae venit, Sall. J. 4, 4: l'Etat tire avantage de ma vie de loisir. - saepe venit ad aures meas te... dicere, Cic. Marc. 25: souvent il m'est revenu aux oreilles que tu disais... - ad id quod cupiebat venit, Cic. Off. 1, 113: il est venu à ses fins. [st1]4 [-] provenir de, naître de. - Bebrycia de gente venire, Virg.: être issu de la race des Bébryciens. - prava ex falsis opinionibus veniunt, Quint.: les fausses opinions donnent naissance aux mauvaises actions. - venit a gestu decor, Quint.: le geste contribue à la beauté de l'action oratoire. - non omne argumentum undique venit, Quint.: tous les arguments ne se trouvent pas partout. - vitium pejus ex inopia venit, Quint. 2, 4, 4: un défaut plus grand provient de la disette. [st1]5 [-] venir à qqch, venir dans tel ou tel état. - aliquis venit in calamitatem, Cic. Amer. 49: qqn tombe dans une situation malheureuse. - aliquid in proverbii consuetudinem venit, Cic. Off. 2, 55: qqch est passé à l'état de proverbe. - in consuetudinem Alexandrinae vitae venerant, Caes. BC. 3, 110, 2: ils avaient pris les habitudes de vie d'Alexandrie. - in contemptionem alicui venire, Caes. BG. 3, 17, 5: devenir pour qqn un objet de mépris. - in odium (alicui) venire, Cic. Fin. 2, 79 ; Rep. 1, 62: en venir à être détesté (de qqn). - in periculum venire, Caes. BC. 1, 17, 2: tomber dans le danger. - in spem regni obtinendi venire, Caes. BG. 1, 18, 9: concevoir l'espérance de détenir le trône. - in potestatem alicujus venire, Caes. BC. 2, 32, 4: se rendre, se soumettre à qqn. - in existimantium arbitrium venire, Cic. Br. 92: s'exposer au jugement décisif des critiques. - saepe in eum locum ventum est ut, Caes. BG. 6, 43, 4: souvent les choses en vinrent à ce point que... - ad condicionem alicujus venire, Cic. Verr. 3, 146: accepter les conditions de qqn. - res venit prope secessionem, Liv. 6, 42, 10: on en vint presque à une sécession. - ad ultimum dimicationis res venit, Liv. 2, 56, 5: on en vient à un combat à outrance. [st1]6 [-] passer à un sujet, venir à, en venir à. - ut jam a fabulis ad facta veniamus, Cic. Rep. 2, 4: pour que maintenant nous passions des récits fabuleux aux faits. - venio ad tertiam epistulam, Cic. Q. 3, 14, 12: j'en viens à la troisième lettre. - veni in eum sermonem ut dicerem, Cic.: j'en vins à dire. - venit jam in contentionem utrum sit probabilius... Cic.: désormais l'enjeu du débat est de savoir laquelle des deux popositions est la plus probable.* * *Venio, venis, veni, ventum, venire. Cic. Venir.\Supplicem venire ad aliquem. Cic. Venir faire la cour à autruy, et se humilier devant luy.\Solet vero sub eiusmodi victu venire, vt alius non reddatur. Cels. Communeement il advient que, etc.\Satis venire duobus. Virgil. Estre suffisant pour resister à deux.\Illic veniunt foelicius vuae. Virg. Viennent et croissent.\Eius quae ex Africa venit, octoni asses. Plin. Qu'on apporte d'Afrique.\Scribis in Italia te moraturum, dum tibi literae meae veniant. Cic. Jusques à ce qu'on t'apporte de mes lettres.\In orationem venire. Quintil. Entrer en oraison.\Mane: hoc quod coepi, primum enarrem Clitipho: Post, istuc veniam. Terent. Je parleray de ceci.\Ad Archesilam, Carneademque veniamus. Cic. Venons à parler d'Archesilas.\Alicui venire aduorsum. Plaut. Aller au devant de luy.\In amicitiam venire aliquorum. Liu. S'allier avec eulx, Faire alliance avec eulx par amitié.\Omnibus rebus, quae sub aspectum veniunt. Cicero. Qu'on peult veoir à l'oeil.\Ad aures alicuius venire. Horat. Estre ouy.\Ad aures meas venit, te, etc. Cic. J'ay ouy dire.\Alicui auxilio venire. Liu. Venir à son ayde, Le venir secourir.\In bona alicuius venire. Ouid. Se mettre dedens les biens d'aucuns, et les usurper.\In calamitatem venire. Cic. Tomber en calamité.\In eum casum veneram, vt omnis, etc. Cic. J'estoye tombé en cest inconvenient.\In certamen venire. Cic. Entrer en different et debat.\Venire in certamen virtutis. Cic. Contendre et debatre contre vertu.\In colloquium ad aliquem venire. Liu. Venir pour parlementer avec luy.\In complexum alicuius venire. Cic. Estre embrassé ou accollé d'aucun.\In confessum venit ea res. Plin. iunior. Nul ne nie cela, Chascun le confesse.\In consilium alicuius venire. Cic. Venir vers luy pour luy bailler conseil.\In conspectum alicuius venire. Cic. Se presenter à luy, S'affronter à luy.\Quum in conspectum eius venissent. Caesar. Quand ils furent venuz devant luy.\Ad me in conspectum venire vetueram. Plancus ad Ciceronem. Je luy avoye defendu de se trouver devant moy.\In consuetudinem venire. Cic. Venir en usage.\In consuetudinem benignitatis venit. Cic. Il a accoustumé de faire liberalité.\In contemptionem alicui venire. Caes. Estre desprisé de luy.\In contentionem venire. Cic. Venir en debat, Estre faict contentieux.\Venit iam in contentionem, vtrum sit probabilius, etc. Cic. On est en debat et contention.\Venire in contentionem de accusando. Cic. Entrer en different lequel des deux accusera un tiers.\In contentionem honoris venire. Cic. Entrer en different qui est le plus avancé en honneurs et dignitez.\Quae in controuersiam veniunt. Cic. Dequoy on est en debat.\In crimen veniet. Terent. Il en sera blasmé.\In cruciatum venire. Caes. Tomber en grand torment.\In deditionem venire. Caes. Se rendre aux ennemis comme vaincu.\In desiderium venire dicitur res aliqua. Liu. Estre regrettee.\Dies venit legi. Cic. Le jour veint qu'il falloit publier la loy.\In disceptationem venire dicitur res aliqua. Liu. Quand elle est en debat.\In discrimen venire. Cic. Tomber en danger.\Eius fortunae videntur in discrimen venire. Cic. Sont en danger d'estre perdues.\In discrimen existimationis venire. Cic. Estre en danger de perdre sa bonne renommee.\Non quid ego fecerim, in disquisitionem venit, sed quid isti pati debuerint. Liu. Cela ne vient point en controversie, On n'est point en doubte de cela.\In diuitias venire. Plaut. Devenir riche.\Ad quem dolor veniat, ad eundem necesse est interitum venire. Cic. Advenir.\In dubium venire. Cic. Venir en danger.\Mihi venit in dubium tua fides et constantia. Cic. Je doubte de ta foy.\Tua fama, et gnatae vita in dubium veniet. Terent. Ta renommee et la vie de ta fille sera en danger.\Non veniunt in dubium de voluntate. Cic. On ne doubte point de leur volunté.\De sorte venio in dubium miser. Terent. Je suis en danger de perdre le sort principal.\In dubium venire de ciuitate. Cic. Mettre en doubte si on est citoyen d'une ville, ou non.\Quid sit factum, in dubium venit. Quintil. On est en doubte.\Emolumentum ad eum ex ea re venit. Cic. Il luy en vient, ou Il en recoit prouffit.\Epistola mihi venit. Ouid. M'a esté apportee.\In exemplum venire dicitur res aliqua. Ouid. Quand on a veu faire quelque chose, et sur icelle on prend exemple de faire ainsi.\Ad extrema ventum foret, ni legati, etc. Liu. Les choses fussent venues au dernier poinct, etc. C'estoit faict, si, etc.\Fama mihi venit. Virg. Le bruit, ou les nouvelles en sont venues jusques à moy.\In familiaritatem alicuius venire. Cic. Prendre accointance et familiarité avec aucun.\Tarda venit dictis, difficilisque fides. Ouid. A grande difficulté croit on aux parolles, Foy est adjoustee, etc.\In fidem alicuius venire. Liu. Se rendre à la merci d'autruy soubz l'asseurance par luy promise.\Ad finem venire dicitur res aliqua. Liu. Quand elle est mise à fin.\In flammam venire. Cic. Se mettre en la flamme et en danger.\Foeliciter haec res tibi venit. Cic. Tu as esté heureux en ceci.\Foeliciter rem tibi istam venire cupio. Cicero. Dieu t'en envoye joye.\Gradibus venire ad virtutem. Cic. Par degrez.\In gloriam summam venire. Cic. Parvenir à grand honneur.\Sub iactum telorum venire. Liu. Venir à un ject de dard pres.\Vident omnes qua de causa huic inimicus venias. Cicero. Pourquoy tu es ennemi de cestuy.\Ad inimicitias res venisset, etc. Cic. Il y eust eu de la noise et du courroux d'un costé et d'autre, La chose ne s'en fust point allee sans fascherie.\Ad internecionem venire. Liu. Estre peri, Estre tellement annichilé, qu'il n'en demeure point un.\In inuidiam ex gratia venire. Plin. iunior. Estre hay apres avoir esté en grace et credit.\In iudicium venire. Cic. Estre mis entre les mains du Magistrat pour en congnoistre.\In iudicium venit fama eius. Cic. Vient entre les mains des juges.\Liuor venit in artus. Ouid. Les membres deviennent noirastres.\In locum summum venire. Cicero. Parvenir à grand estat et honneur.\In medium venire. Cic. Venir en avant.\In mentem venit. Plaut. Il me souvient, Il me vient en memoire et souvenance.\Quae mihi veniebant in mentem. Cic. Desquels il me souvenoit.\Tibi in mentem veniat facito, quemadmodum vitam huiusce depinxeris. Cic. Te souvienne.\Venit mihi Platonis in mentem. Cic. Il me souvient de Plato.\Moeror summus venit ad eum morte fratris. Cic. Il est en fort grande tristesse pour la mort de son frere.\Dolor in morem venit meus. Ouid. Ma douleur est venue en coustume, Je suis tout endurci et accoustumé de souffrir.\Celerius talia ad nasum veniunt. Plin. On les sent plus tost au nez.\Ad nihilum venire. Cic. Venir à rien et à neant.\Ad nimium venire. Plin. Venir à trop.\Ad nomen venire. Plin. Venir quand on nous appelle par vostre nom.\In notitiam venire. Plin. Estre congneu.\In numerum oratorum venire. Cic. Estre dict et appelé orateur.\In obliuionem venire. Cic. Estre mis en oubli.\Obuiam venire. Cic. Venir au devant.\Sub oculos venire. Seneca. Estre veu à l'oeil.\In ordinem Senatorium venire. Cic. Estre receu Senateur, Estre du nombre des Senateurs.\Quum in otium venerimus. Cic. Quand nous aurons repos.\Ad pactionem venire. Cic. S'accorder.\In partem impensae venire. Cic. Payer sa part de la despense.\In periculum venire. Terent. Tomber en un danger.\Venit in periculum, ne et haec quae ab ipso parta sunt, amittat. Cic. Il est en danger de perdre cela.\Plaga venit vehementior. Cic. Le coup est plus grief.\In populos venire. Ouid. Venir parmi les gents.\In possessionem venire. Cic. Venir et entrer dedens et prendre possession.\In possessionem Reipublicae venire. Cic. Avoir le gouvernement de la Republique.\In potestatem alicuius venire. Caes. Tomber soubz sa puissance.\Ad potum, vel prandium venire. Plin. Cic. Aller boire ou disner.\Res Romana, quae prope exitium clade Cannensi venisset. Liu. Qui estoit presque venue jusques à la ruine.\Quo propius spem venerant. Liu. D'autant qu'ils avoyent plus d'esperance.\- quicquid ago, lepide omnia prospereque Veniunt. Plaut. Viennent à souhait.\Vulgatum illud, in prouerbium venit. Liu. On en a faict un proverbe.\In prouerbii consuetudinem venit, Largitionem fundum non habere. Cic. On en fait un proverbe.\Subita mors in quaestionem venit. Quintil. On en feit cas.\In religionem venit illi haec res. Cic. Il fait scrupule et conscience de cela.\- interea rumor venit Datum iri gladiatores. Terent. Un bruit vient.\Segetes veniunt. Virgil. Croissent.\Veni in eum sermonem, vt dicerem libenter me ad eam partem prouinciae primum esse venturum. Cic. Je tombay sur ce propos, de dire que, etc.\In sermonem hominum, atque in vituperationem venit. Cic. On parle mal de luy, et le blasme on.\In sermonem alicui venire. Cic. Tenir propos avec luy.\In societatem laudum alicuius venire. Cic. Estre participant de ses louanges, Avoir part à ses louanges.\In sortem prouinciae venire. Liu. Estre du nombre de ceuls desquels on mettoit les noms dedens l'urne, quand on jectoit au sort qui auroit le gouvernement de la Province.\In spem venire. Cic. Avoir esperance.\In spem ventum erat, discordia intestina dissolui rem Romanam posse. Liu. On avoit esperance.\Subsidio venire. Cic. Venir au secours.\Suppetias venire. Hirt. Venir au secours.\In suspicionem venire. Cic. Estre souspeconné.\Qui tibi in suspicionem nullo suo delicto venit. Cicero. Lequel tu souspeconnes à tort.\Audimus eum venisse in suspicionem Torquato de morte Pansae. Cic. On dit que Torquatus le souspeconne d'avoir tué Pansa.\Vinum taedio venit his. Plin. Ils hayent le vin.\Veni in tempore. Terent. Je suis venu tout à temps.\In tutelam venire. Cic. Estre soubz la tution d'aucun.\Ad vadimonium non venire. Cic. Faire default au jour de l'assignation, Ne comparoistre point en justice au jour promis.\Viam venire. Cic. Aller son chemin.\In vitam venire. Cic. Naistre.\In vnitatem venire. Plin. Se unir.\In vsum venire. Plin. Venir en usage.\In tomenti vsum veniunt. Plin. Servent de bourre.\Si vsus veniat. Terent. S'il vient à point, S'il en est mestier ou besoing.\Mihi vsu venturum non arbitrabar. Cic. Je ne pensoye pas qu'il me deust advenir, etc.\Venit idem vsu mihi, quod tu tibi scribis. Ci. Il m'advient le pareil qu'à toy.\Venitur, pen. prod. Impersonale. Plin. iunior, Venitur ad me: consurgo. On vient à moy.\Ad me ventum est. Cic. On est venu à moy.\Iuxta seditionem ventum. Tacit. On est presque venu jusques à sedition. -
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of* * *prep. w. dat.I. Of place:1) off, from;G. hljóp af hesti sínum, G. jumped off his horse;ganga af mótinu, to go away from the meeting;Flosi kastaði af sér skikkjunni, threw off his cloak;Gizzur gekk af útsuðri at gerðinu, from the south-west;hann hafði leyst af sér skúa sína, he had taken off his shoes;Steinarr vildi slíta hann af sér, throw him off;tók Gísli þá af sér vápnin, took off his arms;bréf af Magnúsi konungi, a letter from king Magnus;land af landi, from one land to the other;hverr af öðrum, one after another, in succession;vil ek þú vinnir af þér skuldina, work off the debt;muntu enga sætt af mér fá, no peace at my hand;rísa af dauða, to rise from the dead;vakna af draumi, to awaken from a dream;lúka upp af hrossi, to open a gate from off a horse;vindr stóð af landi, the wind blew from the land;2) out of;verða tekinn af heimi, to be taken out of the world;gruflar hón af læknum, she scrambles out of the brook;Otradalr var mjök af vegi, far out of the way.Connected with út; föstudaginn fór út herrinn af borginni, marched out of the town.II. Of time; past, beyond:af ómagaaldri, able to support oneself, of age;ek em nú af léttasta skeiði, no longer in the prime of life;þá er sjau vikur eru af sumri, when seven weeks of summer are past;var mikit af nótt, much of the night was past.III. In various other relations:1) þiggja lið af e-m, to receive help from one;hafa umboð af e-m, to be another’s deputy;vera góðs (ills) maklegr af e-m, to deserve good (bad) of one;féll þar lið mart af Eyvindi, many of Eyvind’s men fell there;þá eru þeir útlagir ok af goðorði sínu, have forfeited their goðorð;þá skalt þú af allri fjárheimtunni, forfeit all the claim;ek skal stefna þér af konunni, summon thee to give up;2) off, of;höggva fót, hönd, af e-m, to cut off one’s foot, hand;vil ek, at þú takir slíkt sem þér líkar af varningi, whatever you like of the stores;þar lá forkr einn ok brotit af endanum, with the point broken off;absol., beit hann höndina af, bit the hand off;fauk af höfuðit, the head flew off;3) of, among;hinn efniligasti maðr af ungum mönnum, the most promising of the young men;4) with;hláða, (ferma) skip af e-u, to load (freight) a ship with;fylla heiminn af sínu kyni, to fill the world with his offspring;5) of (= ór which is more frequent);húsit var gert af timbr stokkum, was built of trunks of trees;6) fig., eigi vita menn hvat af honum er orðit, what has become of him;hvat hefir þú gert af Gunnari, what hast thou done with Gunnar?;7) denoting parentage, descent, origin;ok eru af þeim komnir Gilsbekkingar, are descended from them;kominn af Trójumönnum, descended from the Trojans;8) by, of (after passive);ek em sendr hingat af Starkaði, sent hither by;ástsæll af landsmónnum, beloved of;9) on account of, by reason of, by;úbygðr at frosti ok kulda, because of frost and cold;ómáli af áverkum, speechless from wounds;af ástæld hans, by his popularity;af því, therefore;af hví, wherefor why;af því at, because;10) by means of, by;framfœra e-n af verkum sínum, by means of his own labour;af sínu fé, by one’s own means;absol., hann fekk af hina mestu sœmd, derived great honour from it;11) with adjectives, in regard to;mildr af fé, liberal of money;góðr af griðum, merciful;fastr af drykk, close (stingy) in regard to drink;12) used absol. with a verb, off away;hann bað hann þá róa af fjörðinn, to row the firth off;ok er þeir höfðu af fjörðung, when they had covered one forth of the way;sofa af nóttina, to sleep the night away.* * *prep. often used elliptically by dropping the case, or even merely adverbially, [Ulf. af; A. S. and Engl. of, off; Hel. ab; Germ. ab; Gr. άπό; Lat. a, ab.] With dat. denoting a motion a loco; one of the three prepp. af, ór, frá, corresponding to those in loco—á, í, við, and ad locum—á, í, at. It in general corresponds to the prepp. in loco—á, or in locum— til, whilst ór answers more to í; but it also frequently corresponds to yfir, um or í. It ranges between ór and frá, generally denoting the idea from the surface of, while ór means from the inner part, and frá from the outer part or border. The motion from a hill, plain, open place is thus denoted by af; by ór that from an enclosed space, depth, cavity, thus af fjalli, but ór of a valley, dale; af Englandi, but ór Danmörk, as mörk implies the notion of a deep wood, forest. The wind blows af landi, but a ship sets sail frá landi; frá landi also means a distance from: af hendi, of a glove, ring; ór hendi, of whatever has been kept in the hand (correl. to á hendi and í hendi). On the other hand af is more general, whilst frá and ór are of a more special character; frá denoting a departure, ór an impulse or force; a member goes home af þingi, whereas ór may denote an inmate of a district, or convey the notion of secession or exclusion from, Eb. 105 new Ed.; the traveller goes af landi, the exile ór landi: taka e-t af e-m is to take a thing out of one’s hand, that of taka frá e-m to remove out of one’s sight, etc. In general af answers to Engl. of, off, ór to out of, and frá to from: the Lat. prepp. ab, de, and ex do not exactly correspond to the Icelandic, yet as a rule ór may answer to ex, af sometimes to ab, sometimes to de. Of, off, from among; with, by; on account of by means of, because of concerning, in respect of.A. Loc.I. With motion, off, from:1. prop. corresp. to á,α. konungr dró gullhring af hendi sér (but á hendi), Ld. 32; Höskuldr lætr bera farm af skipi, unload the ship (but bera farm á skip), id.; var tekit af hestum þeirra, they were unsaddled, Nj. 4; Gunnarr hafði farit heiman af bæ sínum, he was away from home, 82; Gunnarr hljóp af hesti sínum, jumped off his horse (but hl. á hest), 83; hlaupa, stökkva af baki, id., 112, 264 ; Gunnarr skýtr til hans af boganum, from the bow, where af has a slight notion of instrumentality, 96; flýja af fundinum, to fly from off the battle-field, 102; ríða af Þríhyrningshálsum, 206; út af Langaholti, Eg. 744 ; sunnan ór Danmörk ok af Saxlandi, 560; ganga af mótinu, to go from the meeting, Fms. vii. 130; af þeirra fundi reis María upp ok fór, 625. 85 ; Flosi kastaði af ser skikkjunni, threw his cloak off him (but kasta á sik),Nj. 176; taka Hrungnis fót af honum, of a load, burden, Edda 58; land þat er hann fiskði af, from which he set off to fish, Grág. i. 151, is irregular, frá would suit better; slíta af baki e-s, from off one’s back, ii. 9 ; bera af borði, to clear the table, Nj. 75.β. where it more nearly answers to í; þeir koma af hafi, of sailors coming in (but leggja í haf), Nj. 128 ; fara til Noregs af Orkneyjum (but í or til O.), 131; þeim Agli fórst vel ok komu af hafi i Borgarfjörð, Eg. 392 ; hann var útlagi ( outlawed) af Noregi, where ór would be more regular, 344; af Islandi, of a traveller, Fms. x. 3; búa her af báðum ríkjunum, to take a levy from, 51; hinir beztu bændr ór Norðlendingafjórðungi ok af Sunnlendingafjórðungi, the most eminent Southerners and Northerners, 113; Gizzurr gékk af útsuðri at gerðinu, from south-west, Sturl. ii. 219; prestar af hvárutveggja biskupsdæmi, from either diocess, Dipl. ii. 11; verða tekinn af heimi, to be taken out of the world, 623. 21; gruflar hon af læknum, scrambles out of the brook, Ísl. ii. 340; Egill kneyfði af horninu í einum drykk, drained off the horn at one draught, literally squeezed every drop out of it, Eg. 557; brottuaf herbúðunurn, Fms. x. 343.γ. of things more or less surrounding the subject, corresp. to yfir or um; láta þeir þegar af sér tjöldin, break off, take down the tents in preparing for battle, Eg. 261; kyrtillinn rifnaði af honum, his coat burst, caused by the swollen body, 602; hann hafði leyst af sér skúa sína, he untied his shoes (but binda á sik), 716; Steinarr vildi slíta hann af sér, throw him off, of one clinging to one’s body, 747; tók Gísli þá af sér vápnin, took off his arms, Fms. vii. 39. Of putting off clothes; fara af kápu, Nj. 143; far þú eigi af brynjunni, Bs. i. 541; þá ætlaði Sigurðr at fara af brynjunni, id.; þá var Skarphéðinn flettr af klæðunum, Nj. 209: now more usually fara or klæðum, fötum, exuere, to undress.δ. connected with út; föstudaginn for út herrinn af borginni, marched out of the town, Nj. 274; ganga út af kirkjunni, to go out of the church, now út úr, Fms. vii. 107: drekki hann af þeirri jörðunni, of something impregnated with the earth, Laekn. 402.ε. more closely corresponding to frá, being in such cases a Latinism (now frá); bréf af páfa, a pope’s bull, Fms. x. 6; rit af hánum, letter from him, 623. 52; bréf af Magnúsi konungi, a letter from king Magnus, Bs. i. 712; farið þér á brautu af mér í eilífan eld, Hom. 143; brott af drottins augliti, Stj. 43.ζ. denoting an uninterrupted continuity, in such phrases as land aflandi, from land to land, Eg. 343, Fas. ii. 539; skip af skipl. from ship to ship, Fms. v. 10; brann hvat af öðru, one after another, of an increasing fire, destroying everything, i. 128; brandr af brandi brenn, funi kveykist af funa, one from another, Hm. 56; hverr af öðrum, one after another, in succession, also hverr at öðrum, Eb. 272, 280 (where at in both passages).2. metaph., at ganga af e-m dauðum, to go from, leave one dead on the spot, of two combatants; en hann segiz bani hins ef hann gekk af dauðum manni, Grág. ii. 88, Hkr. 1. 327; undr þykir mér er bróðir þinn vildi eigi taka af þér starf þetta, would not take this toil from thee, Nj. 77; þegnar hans glöddust af honum, were fain of him, Fms. x. 380; at koma þeim manni af sér er settr var á fé hans, to get rid of, Ld. 52; vil ek þú vinriir af þér skuldina, work off the debt, Njarð. 366; reka af sér, to repel, Sturl. ii. 219; hann á þá sonu er aldri munu af oss ganga, who will never leave us, whom we shall never get rid of, Fas. i. 280; leysa e-n af e-u, to relieve, 64; taka e-n af lífi, to kill, Eg. 48, 416, Nj. 126; af lífdögum, Fms. vii. 204; ek mun ná lögum af því máli, get the benefit of the law in this case, Eg. 468; muntu enga sætt af mér fá, no peace at my hand, 414; rísa af dauða, to rise from death, Fms. ii. 142; guð bætti honum þó af þessi sótt, healed him of this sickness, ix. 390; vakna af sýn, draumi, svefni, to awaken from a vision, dream, sleep, 655 xxxii. I, Gísl. 24, Eb. 192, Fas. i. 41. Rather with the notion out of, in the phrase af sér etc., e. g. sýna e-t af scr, to shew, exhibit a disposition for or against, Ld. 18; gera mikit af sér, to shew great prowess, Ísl. ii. 368; éf þú gerir eigi meira af þér um aðra leika, unless you make more of thyself, Edda 32; Svipdagr hafði mikit af sér gert, fought bravely, Fas. i. 41; góðr (illr) af sér, good ( bad) of oneself, by nature; mikill af sjálfum sér, proud, bold, stout, Nj. 15; ágætastr maðr af sjálfum sér, the greatest hero, Bret.: góðr af ser, excellent, Hrafn. 7; but, on the contrary, af sér kominn, ruinous, in decay; this phrase is used of old houses or buildings, as in Bs. i. 488 = Sturl. l. c.; af sér kominn af mæði can also be said of a man fallen off from what he used to be; kominn af fotum fram, off his legs from age, Sturl. i. 223, Korm. 154 (in a verse).II. WITHOUT MOTION:1. denoting direction from, but at the same time continuous connection with an object from which an act or thing proceeds, from; tengja skip hvárt fram af stafni annars, to tie the ships in a line, stem to stern, Fms. i. 157, xi. 111; svá at þeir tóku út af borðum, jutted out of the boards, of rafters or poles, iv. 49; stjarna ok af sem skaft, of a comet, ix. 482; lúka upp af hrossi, to open a gate from off a horse, Grág. ii. 264; hon svarar af sínu sæti sem álpt af baru, Fás. i. 186; þar er sjá mátti utau af firði, af þjóðleið, that might be seen from the fareway on the sea when sailing in the firth, Hkr. ii. 64; þá mun hringt af (better at) Burakirkju, of bells rung at the church, Fms. xi. 160; gengr þar af Meðalfellsströnd, projects from, juts out, of a promontory, Ld. 10.2. denoting direction alone; upp af víkinni stóð borg mikil, a burg inland from the inlet, Eg. 161; lokrekkja innar af seti, a shut bed inward from the benches in the hall, Ísl. ii. 262; kapella upp af konungs herbergjum, upwards from, Fms. x. 153; vindr stóð af landi, the wind stood off the land, Bárð. 166.β. metaph., stauda af e-u, vide VI. 4.γ. ellipt., hallaði af norðr, of the channel, north of a spot, Boll. 348; also, austr af, suðr af, vestr af, etc.3. denoting absence; þingheyendr skulu eigi vera um nótt af þingi ( away from the meeting), eðr lengr, þá eru þeir af þingi ( away from (be meeting) ef þeir eru or ( out of) þingmarki, Grág. i. 25; vera um nótt af várþingi, 115; meðan hann er af landi héðan, abroad, 150.β. metaph., gud hvíldi af öllum verkum sínum á sjaunda degi, rested from his labours, Ver. 3.4. denoting distance; þat er komit af þjóðleið, out of the high road, remote, Eg. 369; af þjóðbraut, Grág. ii. 264, i. 15; Otradalr (a farm) var mjök af vegi, far out of the way, Háv. 53.B. TEMP, past, from, out of, beyond:1. of a person’s age, in the sense of having past a period of life; af ómaga aldri, of age, able to support oneself, Grág. i. 243; af aeskualdri, stricken in years, having past the prime of life, Eg. 202; lítið af barnsaldri, still a child, Ld. 74; ek em nú af léttasia skeiði, no longer in the prime of life, Háv. 40.2. of a part or period of time, past; eigi síðar en nótt er af þingi, a night of the session past, Grág. i. 101; þá er sjau vikur eru af sumri, seven weeks past of the summer, 182; tíu vikur af sumri, Íb. 10; var mikit af nótt, much of the night was past, Háv. 41; mikið af vetri, much of the winter was past, Fas. ii. 186; þriðjungr af nótt, a third of the night past, Fms. x. 160; stund af degi, etc.; tveir mánoðr af sumri, Gþl. 103.3. in adverbial phrases such as, af stundu, soon; af bragði, at once; af tómi, at leisure, at ease; af nýju, again; af skyndingu, speedily; af bráðungu, in a hurry, etc.C. In various other relations:I. denoting the passage or transition of an object, concrete or abstract, of, from.1. where a thing is received, derived from, conferred by a person or object; þiggja lið af e-m, to derive help from, Edda 26; taka traust af e-m, to receive support, comfort from, Fms. xi. 243; taka mála af e-m, to be in one’s pay, of a soldier, Eg. 266; halda land af e-m, to hold land of any one, 282; verða viss af e-m, to get information from, 57, Nj. 130; taka við sök af manni (a law term), to undertake a case, suit, Grág. i. 142; hafa umboð af e-m, to be another’s deputy, ii. 374; vera góðs (ills) maklegr af e-m, to deserve good (bad) of, Vd. 88 (old Ed., the new reads frá), Fs. 45; afla matar af eyjum, to derive supplies from, Eb. 12.2. where an object is taken by force:α. prop. out of a person’s hand; þú skalt hnykkja smíðit af honum, wrest it out of his hand, Nj. 32; cp. taka, þrífa, svipta e-u (e-t) af e-m, to wrest from.β. metaph. of a person’s deprival of anything in general; hann tók af þér konuna, carried thy wife off, Nj. 33; tók Gunnarr af þér sáðland þitt, robbed thee of seedland, 103; taka af honum tignina, to depose, degrade him, Eg. 271; vinna e-t af e-m, to carry off by force of arms, conquer, Fms. iii. 29; drepa menn af e-m, for one, slay one’s man, Eg. 417; fell þar lið mart af Eyvindi, many of Eyvind’s people fell there, 261.γ. in such phrases as, hyggja af e-u (v. afhuga), hugsa af e-u, to forget; hyggja af harmi; sjá af e-u, to lose, miss; var svá ástúðigt með þeim, at livargi þóttist mega af öðrum sjá, neither of them could take his eyes off the other, Sturl. i. 194; svá er mörg við ver sinn vær, at varla um sér hon af hoiuun nær, Skálda 163.3. denoting forfeiture; þá eru þeir útlagir, ok af goðorði sínu, have forfeited their priesthood, Grág. i. 24; telja hann af ráðunum fjár síns alls, to oust one, on account of idiocy or madness, 176; verða af kaupi, to be off the bargain, Edda 26; þá skalt þú af allri fjárheimtunni, forfeit all the claim, Nj. 15; ek skal stefna þér af konunni, summon thee to forfeit, a case of divorce, id.; ella er hann af rettarfari um hana, has forfeited the suit, Grág. i. 381.β. ellipt., af ferr eindagi ef, is forfeited, Grág. i. 140.II. denoting relation of a part to a whole, off, of, Lat. de; höggva hönd, höfuð, fót af e-um, to cut one’s hand, head, foot off, Nj. 97, 92, Bs. i. 674; höggva spjót af skapti, to sever the blade from the shaft, 264; hann lét þá ekki hafa af föðurarfi sínum, nothing of their patrimony, Eg. 25; vil ek at þú takir slíkt sem þér líkar af varningi, take what you like of the stores, Nj. 4; at þú eignist slíkt af fé okkru sem þú vili, 94.β. ellipt., en nú höfum vér kjörit, en þat er af krossinum, a slice of, Fms. vii. 89; Þórðr gaf Skólm frænda sínum af landnámi sínu, a part of, Landn. 211; hafði hann þat af hans eigu er hann vildi, Sturl. ii. 169; þar lá forkr einn ok brotið af endanum, the point broken off, Háv. 24, Sturl. i. 169.γ. absol. off; beit hann höndina af, þar sem nú heitir úlfliðr, bit the hand off, Edda 17; fauk af höfuðit, the head flew off, Nj. 97; jafnt er sem þér synist, af er fótrinn, the foot is off, id.; af bæði eyru, both ears off, Vm. 29.2. with the notion of—among; mestr skörungr af konum á Norðrlöndum, the greatest heroine in the North, Fms. i. 116; hinn efniligasti maðr af ungum mönnum í Austfjörðum, the most hopeful of youths in the Eastfirths, Njarð. 364; af ( among) öllurn hirðmönnuni virði konungr mest skáld sín, Eg. 27; ef hann vildi nokkura kaupa af þessum konum, Ld. 30; ör liggr þar útiá vegginum, ok er sú af þeirra örum, one of their own arrows, Nj. 115.β. from, among, belonging to; guð kaus hana af ollum konum sér til móður, of the Virgin Mary, Mar. A. i. 27.γ. metaph., kunna mikit (lítið) af e-u, to know much, little of, Bragi kann mest af skáldskap, is more cunning of poetry than any one else, Edda 17.δ. absol. out of, before, in preference to all others; Gunnarr bauð þér góð boð, en þú vildir eingi af taka, you would choose none of them, Nj. 77; ráða e-t af, to decide; þó mun faðir minn mestu af ráða, all depends upon him, Ld. 22; konungr kveðst því mundu heldr af trúa, preferred believing that of the two, Eg. 55; var honum ekki vildara af ván, he could expect nothing better, 364.3. with the additional sense of instrumentality, with; ferma skip af e-u, to freight a ship with, Eg. 364; hlaða mörg skip af korni, load many ships with corn, Fms. xi. 8; klyfja tvá hesta af mat, Nj. 74; var vágrinn skipaðr af herskipum, the bay was covered with war ships, 124; fylla ker af glóðum, fill it with embers, Stj. 319; fylla heiminn af sínu kyni, to fill the world with his offspring, Ver. 3.III. denoting the substance of which a thing is made, of; used indifferently with ór, though ór be more frequent; þeir gerðu af honum jörðina, af blóði hans sæinn ok vötnin, of the creation of the world from the corpse of the giant Ymir; the poem Gm. 40, 41, constantly uses ór in this sense, just as in modern Icelandic, Edda 5; svá skildu þeir, at allir hlutir væri smíðaðir af nokkru efni, 147 (pref.); húsit var gert af timbrstokkum, built of trunks of timber, Eg. 233; hjöhin vóru af gulli, of gold, golden, Fms. i. 17; af osti, of cheese, but in the verse 1. c. ór osti, Fms. vi. 253; línklæði af lérepti, linen, Sks. 287.2. metaph. in the phrases, göra e-t af e-n ( to dispose of), verða af ( become of), hvat hefir þú gört af Gunnari, what hast thou done with Gunnar? Njarð. 376; hvat af motrinuni er orðit, what has become of it? of a lost thing, Ld. 208; hverfr Óspakr á burt, svá eigi vita menn hvat af honum er orðit, what has become of him? Band. 5.IV. denoting parentage, descent, origin, domicile, abode:1. parentage, of, from, used indifferently with frá; ok eru af þeim komnir Gilsbekkingar, descend from them, but a little below—frá honum eru konmir Sturlungar, Eb. 338, cp. afkvæmi; af ætt Hörðakára, Fms. i. 287; kominn af Trojumönnum, xi. 416; af Ása-ætt (Kb. wrongly at), Edda I.β. metaph., vera af Guði (theol.), of God, = righteous, 686 B. 9; illr ávöxtr af íllri rót, Fms. ii. 48; Asia er kölluð af nafni nokkurar konu, derives her name from, Stj. 67; af honum er bragr kallaðr skáldskapr, called after his name, Edda 17.2. of domicile; af danskri tungu, of Danish or Scandinavian origin, speaking the Danish tongue, Grág. ii. 73; hvaðan af löndum, whence, native of what country? Ísl.β. especially denoting a man’s abode, and answering to á and í, the name of the farm (or country) being added to proper names, (as in Scotland,) to distinguish persons of the same name; Hallr af Síðu, Nj. 189; Erlingr af Straumey, 273; Ástríðr af Djúpárbakka, 39; Gunnarr af Hlíðarenda (more usual frá); þorir haklangr konungr af Ögðum, king of Agdir, Eg. 35, etc.; cp. ór and frá.V. denoting a person with whom an act, feeling, etc. originates, for the most part with a periphrastic passive:1. by, the Old Engl. of; as, ek em sendr hingað af Starkaði ok sonum hans, sent hither by, Nj. 94; inna e-t af hendi, to perform, 257; þó at alþýða væri skírð af kennimönnum, baptized of, Fms. ii. 158; meira virðr af mönnum, higher esteemed, Ld. 158; ástsæll af landsmönnum, beloved, íb. 16; vinsæll af mönnum, Nj. 102; í allgóðu yfirlæti af þeim feðgum, hospitably treated by them, Eg. 170; var þá nokkut drukkið af alþjóð, there was somewhat hard drinking of the people, Sturl. iii. 229; mun þat ekki upp tekið af þeim sükudólgum mínum, they will not clutch at that, Nj. 257; ef svá væri í hendr þér búit af mér, if í had so made everything ready to thy hands, Ld. 130; þá varð fárætt um af föður hans, his father said little about it, Fms. ii. 154.2. it is now also sometimes used as a periphrase of a nom., e. g. ritað, þýtt af e-m, written, translated, edited by, but such phrases scarcely occur in old writers.VI. denoting cause, ground, reason:1. originating from, on account of, by reason of; af frændsemis sökum, for kinship’s sake, Grág. ii. 72; ómáli af áverkum, speechless from wounds, 27; af manna völdum, by violence, not by natural accident, of a crime, Nj. 76; af fortölum Halls, through his pleading, 255; af ástsæld hans ok af tölum þeirra Sæmundar, by his popularity and the eloquence of S., Íb. 16; af ráðum Haralds konungs, by his contriving, Landn. 157; úbygðr af frosti ok kulda, because of frost and cold, Hkr. i. 5.β. adverbially, af því, therefore, Nj. 78; af hví, why? 686 B. 9; þá verðr bóndi heiðinn af barni sínu, viz. if he does not cause his child to be christened, K. Þ. K. 20.2. denoting instrumentality, by means of; af sinu fé, by one’s own means, Grág. i. 293; framfæra e-n af verkum sinum, by means of one’s own labour, K. Þ. K. 142; draga saman auð af sökum, ok vælum ok kaupum, make money by, 623. I; af sínum kostnaði, at hi s own expense, Hkr. i. 217.β. absol., hún fellir á mik dropa svá heita at ek brenn af öll, Ld. 328; hann fékk af hina mestu sæmd, derived great honotur from it, Nj. 88; elli sótti á hendr honum svá at hann lagðist í rekkju af, he grew bedridden from age, Ld. 54; komast undan af hlaupi, escape by running, Fms. viii. 58; spinna garn af rokki, spin off a wheel (now, spinna á rokk), from a notion of instrumentality, or because of the thread being spun out (?), Eb. 92.3. denoting proceeding, originating from; lýsti af höndum hennar, her hands spread beams of light, Edda 22; allir heimar lýstust ( were illuminated) af henni, id.; en er lýsti af degi, when the day broke forth, Fms. ii. 16; lítt var lýst af degi, the day was just beginning to break, Ld. 46; þá tók at myrkja af nótt, the ‘mirk-time’ of night began to set in, Eg. 230; tók þá brátt at myrkva af nótt, the night grew dark, Hkr. ii. 230.4. metaph., standa, leiða, hljótast af, to be caused by, result from; opt hlýtst íllt af kvenna hjali, great mischief is wrought by women’s gossip (a proverb), Gísl. 15, 98; at af þeim mundi mikit mein ok úhapp standa, be caused by, Edda 18; kenna kulda af ráðum e-s, to feel sore from, Eb. 42; þó mun her hljótast af margs manns bani, Nj, 90.5. in adverbial phrases, denoting state of mind; af mikilli æði, in fury, Nj. 116; af móð, in great emotion, Fms. xi. 221; af áhyggju, with concern, i. 186; af létta, frankly, iii. 91; af viti, collectedly, Grág. ii. 27; af heilu, sincerely, Eg. 46; áf fári, in rage; af æðru, timidly, Nj. (in a verse); af setning, composedly, in tune, Fms. iii. 187; af mikilli frægð, gallantly, Fas. i. 261; af öllu afli, with all might, Grág. ii. 41; af riki, violently, Fbr. (in a verse); af trúnaði, confidently, Grág. i. 400.VII. denoting regard to, of, concerning, in respect of, as regards:1. with verbs, denoting to tell of, be informed, inquire about, Lat. de; Dioscorides segir af grasi því, speaks of, 655 xxx. 5; er menn spurðu af landinu, inquired about it, Landn. 30; halda njósn af e-u, Nj. 104; er þat skjótast þar af at segja, Eg. 546, Band. 8.β. absol., hann mun spyrja, hvárt þér sé nokkut af kunnigt hversu for með okkr, whether you know anything about, how, Nj. 33; halda skóla af, to hold a school in a science, 656 A. i. 19 (sounds like a Latinism); en ek gerða þik sera mestan mann af öllu, in respect of all, that you should get all the honour of it, Nj. 78.2. with adjectives such as mildr, illr, góðrafe-u, denoting disposition or character in respect to; alira manna mildastr af fo, very liberal, often-banded, Fms. vii. 197; mildr af gulli, i. 33; góðr af griðum, merciful, Al. 33; íllr af mat en mildr af gulli, Fms. i. 53; fastr af drykk, close, stingy in regard to, Sturl. ii. 125; gat þess Hildigunnr at þú mundir góðr af hestinum, that you would be good about the horse, Nj. 90, cp. auðigr at, v. at, which corresponds to the above phrases; cp. also the phrase af sér above, p. 4, col. I, ll. 50 sqq.VIII. periphrasis of a genitive (rare); provincialis af öllum Predikaraklaustrum, Fms. x. 76; vera af hinum mesta fjandskap, to breathe deep hatred to, be on bad terms with, ix. 220; af hendi, af hálfu e-s, on one’s behalf, v. those words.IX. in adverbial phrases; as, af launungu, secretly; af hljóði, silently; v. those words.β. also used absolutely with a verb, almost adverbially, nearly in the signification off, away; hann bað þá róa af fjörðinn, pass the firth swiftly by rowing, row the firth off, Fms. ix. 502; var pá af farit þat seni skerjóttast var, was past, sailed past, Ld. 142; ok er þeir höfðu af fjórðung, past one fourth of the way, Dropl. 10: skína af, to clear up, of the skv, Eb. 152; hence in common language, skína af sér, when the sun breaks forth: sofa af nóttina, to sleep it away, Fms. ii. 98; leið af nóttin, the night past away, Nj. 53; dvelja af stundir, to kill the time, Band. 8; drepa af, to kill; láta af, to slaughter, kill off;γ. in exclamations; af tjöldin, off with the awnings, Bs. i. 420, Fins, ix. 49.δ. in the phrases, þar af, thence; hér af, hence, Fms. ii. 102; af fram, straight on, Nj. 144; now, á fram, on, advance.X. it often refers to a whole sentence or to an adverb, not only like other prepp. to hér, hvar, þar, but also redundantly to hvaðan, héðan, þaðan, whence, hence, thence.2. the preposition may sometimes be repeated, once elliptically or adverbially, and once properly, e. g. en er af var borit at borðinu, the cloth was taken off from the table, Nj. 176; Guð þerrir af (off, away) hvert tár af ( from) augum heilagra manna, God wipes off every tear from the eyes of his saints, 655 xx. vii. 17; skal þó fyrst bætr af lúka af fé vegaiula, pay off, from, Gþl. 160, the last af may be omitted—var þá af borið borðinu—and the prep. thus be separated from its case, or it may refer to some of the indecl. relatives er or sem, the prep. hvar, hér, þar being placed behind them without a case, and referring to the preceding relative, e. g. oss er þar mikit af sagt auð þeim, we have been told much about these riches, Band. 24; er þat skjótast þar af at segja, in short, shortly. Eg. 546; þaðan af veit ek, thence í infer, know, Fms. i. 97.XI. it is moreover connected with a great many verbs besides those mentioned above, e. g. bera af, to excel, whence afbragð, afbrigði; draga af, to detract, deduct, hence afdráttr; veita ekki af, to be hard with; ganga at, to be left, hence afgangr; standast af um e-t, to stand, how matters stand; sem af tekr, at a furious rate; vita af, to be conscious, know about (vide VII).D. As a prefix to compounds distinction is to be made between:I. af privativum, denoting diminution, want, deduction, loss, separation, negation of, etc., answering indifferently to Lat. ab-, de-, ex-, dis-, and rarely to re- and se-, v. the following COMPDS, such as segja, dicere, but afsegja, negare; rækja, colere, but afrækja, negligere; aflaga, contra legem; skapligr, normalis, afskapligr, deformis; afvik, recessus; afhús, afhellir, afdalr, etc.II. af intensivum, etymologically different, and akin to of, afr-, e. g. afdrykkja = ofdrykkja, inebrietas; afbrýði, jealously; afbendi, tenesmus; afglapi, vir fatuus, etc. etc. Both the privative and the intensive af may be contracted into á, esp. before a labial f, m, v, e. g. á fram = af fram; ábrýði = afbrýði; ávöxtr = afvöxtr; áburðr = afburðr; ávíta = afvíta (?). In some cases dubious. With extenuated and changed vowel; auvirðiligr or övirðiligr, depreciated, = afv- etc., v. those words.
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