measure

UK: /mˈɛʒɐ/   US: /ˈmɛʒɝ/

n. mál; (pint measure); mælikvarði (tape measure); mæliker (20 measures of wheat); hljóðlengd; hljóðfall, takt (í söng); bragarháttur; dans (tread a measure); hóf (keep/observe measure); ft. aðgerðir, ráðstafanir; take his measure taka mál af honum; made to measure saumaður eftir máli; greatest common measure stærsti sameiginlegur mælir; set measures to setja e-u takmörk; beat the measure slá takt; beyond (without) measure fram úr hófi; in a great measure að miklu leyti; in some measure að nokkru leyti; speak within measure tala gætilega; take measures gera ráðstafanir; s. mæla, taka mál af e-m (measure a person for clothes); mælast; vera að máli (measure 22 inches); ganga upp í (hærri tölu); measure oneself against reyna sig við; measure swords with berjast (reyna sig) við e-n; measure one's length falla