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Skáldskaparmál — chs 1-6 §6.2

Þá ‘’

2. þá (adv.): then

tekr ‘’

2. taka (verb): take

hann ‘’

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

hein ‘’

hein (noun f.; °-ar): whetstone

af ‘’

af (prep.): from

belti ‘’

belti (noun n.; °-s; -): belt

sér ‘’

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

ok ‘’

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

brýndi ‘’

brýna (verb; °-nd-): sharpen, whet

en ‘’

2. en (conj.): but, and

þeim ‘’

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

þótti ‘’

2. þykkja (verb): seem, think

bíta ‘’

bíta (verb; °bítr; beit, bitu; bitinn): bite

ljárnir ‘’

ljár (noun m.; °; -ir): scythe

miklu ‘’

mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large

betr ‘’

betr (adv.; °superl. bezt/bazt; pos. vel adv.): better

ok ‘’

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

fǫluðu ‘’

1. fala (verb; °-að-): offer/demand to buy

heinina ‘’

hein (noun f.; °-ar): whetstone

en ‘’

2. en (conj.): but, and

hann ‘’

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

mat ‘’

2. meta (verb): measure, value, assess

svá ‘’

svá (adv.): so, thus

at ‘’

4. at (conj.): that

sá ‘’

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

er ‘’

2. er (conj.): who, which, when

kaupa ‘’

kaupa (verb): buy

vildi ‘’

vilja (verb): want, intend

skyldi ‘’

skulu (verb): shall, should, must

gefa ‘’

gefa (verb): give

við ‘’

2. við (prep.): with, against

hóf ‘’

2. hóf (noun n.; °-s; gen. -a): moderation, reason

en ‘’

2. en (conj.): but, and

allir ‘’

allr (adj.): all

kváðusk ‘’

2. kveðja (verb): say, greet

vilja ‘’

vilja (verb): want, intend

ok ‘’

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

báðu ‘’

biðja (verb; °biðr; bað, báðu; beðinn (beiþ- Martin¹ 573, bỏþ- HákEirsp 661, cf. ed. intr. xl)): ask for, order, pray

hann ‘’

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

sér ‘’

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

selja ‘’

4. selja (verb): hand over, sell, give

en ‘’

2. en (conj.): but, and

hann ‘’

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

kastaði ‘’

1. kasta (verb): throw

heininni ‘’

hein (noun f.; °-ar): whetstone

í ‘’

í (prep.): in, into

lopt ‘’

loft (noun n.): air, sky

upp ‘’

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Þá tekr hann hein af belti sér ok brýndi, en þeim þótti bíta ljárnir miklu betr ok fǫluðu heinina, en hann mat svá, at sá, er kaupa vildi, skyldi gefa við hóf, en allir kváðusk vilja ok báðu hann sér selja, en hann kastaði heininni í lopt upp.

6.1 Skáldskaparmál — chs 1-6 6.3

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