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Hrólfs saga kraka — chs 34-35 §34.12

Bǫðvarr ‘Bǫðvarr’

nom.

Bǫðvarr (noun m.): Bǫðvarr

gengr ‘goes’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go

fyrir ‘before’

fyrir (prep.): for, before, because of

konung ‘the king’

acc. sg.

konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king

ok ‘and’

3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

kvaddi ‘greeted’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

2. kveðja (verb): say, greet

hann ‘him’

acc. m. sg.

hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...

lystiliga ‘artfully’

lystiliga (adv.): gracefully

Konungr ‘The king’

nom. sg.

konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king

spyrr ‘asks’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

spyrja (verb; spurði): ask; hear, find out

hann ‘him’

acc. m. sg.

hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...

at ‘for’

3. at (prep.): at, to

nafni ‘his name’

dat. sg.

nafn (noun n.; °-s; *-): name

Hattargriða ‘Hǫttr’s protector’

hattargriði (noun m.): Hǫttr’s protector

kalla ‘call’

3rd pers. pres. pl.

kalla (verb): call

mik ‘me’

acc. sg.

ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

hirðmenn ‘retainers’

nom. pl.

hirðmaðr (noun m.): retainer

yðar ‘Your’

gen. m. sg.

þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you

en ‘but’

2. en (conj.): but, and

Bǫðvarr ‘Bǫðvarr’

nom.

Bǫðvarr (noun m.): Bǫðvarr

heiti ‘’m called’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

2. heita (verb): be called, promise

ek ‘I’

nom. sg.

ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

Konungr ‘The king’

nom. sg.

konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king

mælir ‘says’

3rd pers. pres. pl.

1. mæla (verb): speak, say

Hverjar ‘What’

acc. f. pl.

2. hverr (pron.): who, whom, each, every

bœtr ‘compensation’

acc. pl.

bót (noun f.; °-ar; bǿtr): compensation

viltu ‘will you’

2nd pers. pres. sg.

vilja (verb): want, intend

bjóða ‘offer’

infinitive;

bjóða (verb; °býðr; bauð, buðu; boðinn (buð- Thom¹ 5²n.)): offer, order, invite

mér ‘me’

dat. sg.

ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

fyrir ‘for’

fyrir (prep.): for, before, because of

hirðmann ‘retainer’

acc. sg.

hirðmaðr (noun m.): retainer

minn ‘my’

acc. m. sg.

minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my

Bǫðvarr ‘Bǫðvarr’

nom. sg.

Bǫðvarr (noun m.): Bǫðvarr

svarar ‘answers’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

svara (verb): answer

Til ‘’

til (prep.): to

þess ‘’

gen. n. sg.

1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

gørði ‘gave’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

1. gera (verb): do, make

hann ‘he’

nom. m. sg.

hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...

sem ‘as’

sem (conj.): as, which

hann ‘he’

nom. m. sg.

hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...

fekk ‘got’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive

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Bǫðvarr gengr fyrir konung ok kvaddi hann lystiliga. Konungr spyrr hann at nafni.
‘Hattargriða kalla mik hirðmenn yðar, en Bǫðvarr heiti ek.’
Konungr mælir, ‘Hverjar bœtr viltu bjóða mér fyrir hirðmann minn?’
Bǫðvarr svarar, ‘Til þess gørði hann, sem hann fekk.’

34.11 Hrólfs saga kraka — chs 34-35 34.13

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