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Vǫlsunga saga — chs 6-8 §

tekr ‘’

pres. sg.

2. taka (verb): take

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mælti ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

1. mæla (verb): speak, say

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um ‘’

1. um (prep.): about, around

um hríð ‘for a time’: Phrase.

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hríð ‘’

hríð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): time, storm

um hríð ‘for a time’: Phrase.

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hefir ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

hafa (verb): have

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kastat ‘’

pret. participle;

1. kasta (verb): throw

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hauginn ‘’

acc. sg. definite form;

haugr (noun m.; °-s, -i; -ar): mound, cairn

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vafit ‘’

pret. participle;

2. vefja (verb): wrap

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Ok er nátta tekr, þá mælti Sinfjǫtli til Sigmundar, ‘Ekki ætla ek okkr mat skorta um hríð; hér hefir dróttningin kastat fleski inn í hauginn ok vafit um útan hálmi.’

33Vǫlsunga saga — chs 6-835

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