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Vǫlsunga saga — chs 6-8 §

Nú ‘’

nú (adv.): now

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líðr ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

1. líða (verb): move, glide

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sjá ‘’

nom. m. sg.

1. sjá (pron.; °gen. þessa dat. þessum/þeima, acc. þenna; f. sjá/þessi; n. þetta, dat. þessu/þvísa; pl. þessir): this

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vetr ‘’

nom. sg.

vetr (noun m.; °vetrar/vetrs(HómHauksb³ 173²³), dat. vetri; vetr): winter

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ok ‘’

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

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einum ‘’

dat. m. sg.

2. einn (pron.; °decl. cf. einn num.): one, alone

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vetri ‘’

dat. sg.

vetr (noun m.; °vetrar/vetrs(HómHauksb³ 173²³), dat. vetri; vetr): winter

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síðar ‘’

síðarr (adv.): later

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þá ‘’

2. þá (adv.): then

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sendir ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

senda (verb): send

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Signý ‘’

nom.

Signý (noun f.): Signý

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inn ‘’

acc. m. sg.

2. inn (art.): the

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yngra ‘younger’

acc. m. sg. weak; comparative;

ungr (adj.): young

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son ‘’

acc. sg.

sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son

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sinn ‘’

acc. m. sg.

3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)

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á ‘’

3. á (prep.): on, at

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fund ‘’

acc. sg.

fundr (noun m.): discovery, meeting

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Sigmundar ‘’

gen.

Sigmundr (noun m.): Sigmundr

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Ok ‘’

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

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þarf ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

2. þurfa (verb): need, be necessary

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þar ‘’

þar (adv.): there

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eigi ‘’

3. eigi (adv.): not

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sǫgu ‘’

sg.

1. saga (noun f.; °*-u; *-ur): story, saga

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um ‘’

1. um (prep.): about, around

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at ‘’

5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)

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lengja ‘’

infinitive;

2. lengja (verb): lengthen, make longer

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ok ‘’

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

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fór ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

fara (verb; ferr, fór, fóru, farinn): go, travel

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sem ‘’

sem (conj.): as, which

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samt ‘’

nom. n. sg. adverbial;

samr (adj.; °compar. -ari): same

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sé ‘’

subj. 3rd pers. pres. sg.

2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

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at ‘’

4. at (conj.): that

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hann ‘’

nom. m. sg.

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

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drap ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

drepa (verb; °drepr; drap, drápu; drepinn): kill, strike

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þenna ‘’

acc. m. sg.

1. sjá (pron.; °gen. þessa dat. þessum/þeima, acc. þenna; f. sjá/þessi; n. þetta, dat. þessu/þvísa; pl. þessir): this

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sveinn ‘’

acc. sg.

sveinn (noun m.; °sveins; sveinar): boy, servant, attendant

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at ‘’

3. at (prep.): at, to

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ráði ‘’

dat. sg.

ráð (noun n.; °-s; -): advice, plan, control, power

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Signýjar ‘’

gen.

Signý (noun f.): Signý

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Nú líðr sjá vetr; ok einum vetri síðar, þá sendir Signý inn yngra son sinn á fund Sigmundar. Ok þarf þar eigi sǫgu um at lengja, ok fór sem samt sé, at hann drap þenna sveinn at ráði Signýjar.

5Vǫlsunga saga — chs 6-87

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