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Skáldskaparmál — chs 1-6 §4.1

Svá ‘’

svá (adv.): so, thus

er ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

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

sagt ‘’

nom. n. pret. participle;

segja (verb): say, tell

at ‘’

4. at (conj.): that

Óðinn ‘’

nom.

Óðinn (noun m.): Óðinn

gerði ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

1. gera (verb): do, make

þat ‘’

acc. 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

til ‘’

til (prep.): to

yfirbóta ‘’

gen. pl.

yfirbót (noun f.): compensation, atonement

við ‘’

2. við (prep.): with, against

hana ‘’

acc. f. sg.

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

at ‘’

4. at (conj.): that

hann ‘’

nom. m. sg.

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

tók ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

2. taka (verb): take

augu ‘’

acc. pl.

auga (noun n.; °auga; augu/augun, gen. augna): eye

Þjaza ‘’

gen.

Þjazi (noun m.): Þjazi

ok ‘’

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

kastaði ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

1. kasta (verb): throw

upp ‘’

á ‘’

3. á (prep.): on, at

himin ‘’

acc. sg.

himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky

ok ‘’

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

gerði ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

1. gera (verb): do, make

af ‘’

af (prep.): from

stjǫrnur ‘’

acc. sg.

stjarna (noun f.; °*-u; *-ur): star

tvær ‘’

acc. f.

tveir (num. cardinal): two

Þá ‘’

2. þá (adv.): then

mælir ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

1. mæla (verb): speak, say

Ægir ‘’

nom.

Ægir (noun m.): Ægir, sea

Mikill ‘’

m. sg.

mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large

þykkir ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

2. þykkja (verb): seem, think

mér ‘’

dat. sg.

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

Þjazi ‘’

nom.

Þjazi (noun m.): Þjazi

fyrir ‘’

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

sér ‘’

dat.

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

hafa ‘’

infinitive;

hafa (verb): have

verit ‘’

pret. participle;

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

eða ‘’

eða (conj.): or

hvers ‘’

gen. n. sg.

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

kyns ‘’

gen. sg.

1. kyn (noun n.; °-s; -): kin

var ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

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

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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Svá er sagt, at Óðinn gerði þat til yfirbóta við hana, at hann tók augu Þjaza ok kastaði upp á himin ok gerði af stjǫrnur tvær.
Þá mælir Ægir: ‘Mikill þykkir mér Þjazi fyrir sér hafa verit, eða hvers kyns var hann?’

3.5 Skáldskaparmál — chs 1-6 4.2

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