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Vǫlsunga saga — chs 6-8 §

Sigmundr ‘’

nom.

Sigmundr (noun m.): Sigmundr

segir ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

segja (verb): say, tell

Eigi ‘’

3. eigi (adv.): not

vil ‘’

1st pers. pres. sg.

vilja (verb): want, intend

ek ‘’

nom. sg.

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

drepa ‘’

infinitive;

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

bǫrn ‘’

acc. pl.

barn (noun n.; °-s; bǫrn/barn(JKr 345³), dat. bǫrnum/barnum): child

þín ‘’

acc. n. pl.

þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your

þótt ‘’

þótt (conj.): although

þau ‘’

nom. n. pl.

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

hafi ‘’

3rd pers. pres. pl.

hafa (verb): have

sagt ‘’

nom. n. pret. sg. participle;

segja (verb): say, tell

til ‘’

til (prep.): to

mín ‘’

gen. sg.

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

En ‘’

2. en (conj.): but, and

Sinfjǫtli ‘’

nom.

Sinfjǫtli (noun m.): Sinfjǫtli

lét ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

láta (verb): let, have sth done

sér ‘’

dat.

sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)

ekki ‘’

2. ekki (adv.): not

feilask ‘’

middle infinitive;

feila (verb): falter

ok ‘’

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

bregðr ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

bregða (verb; °bregðr/brigðr; brá, brugðu; brugðinn/brogðinn): pull, jerk, break; change

sverði ‘’

dat. sg.

sverð (noun n.; °-s; -): sword

ok ‘’

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

drepr ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

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

hvárttveggja ‘’

gen. n.

hvárrtveggi (pron.): both

barnit ‘’

nom. sg. definite form;

barn (noun n.; °-s; bǫrn/barn(JKr 345³), dat. bǫrnum/barnum): child

ok ‘’

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

kastar ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

1. kasta (verb): throw

þeim ‘’

dat. n. pl.

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

innar ‘’

innar (adv.): further in, inside

í ‘’

í (prep.): in, into

hǫllina ‘’

acc. sg. definite form;

1. hǫll (noun f.; °hallar, dat. -u/-; hallir): hall

fyrir ‘’

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

Siggeir ‘’

acc.

Siggeirr (noun m.)

konung ‘’

acc. sg.

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

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Sigmundr segir, ‘Eigi vil ek drepa bǫrn þín, þótt þau hafi sagt til mín.’ En Sinfjǫtli lét sér ekki feilask ok bregðr sverði ok drepr hvárttveggja barnit ok kastar þeim innar í hǫllina fyrir Siggeir konung.

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