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ONP: frétta, frǽta vb.[2] deilðir: fréttir 332ˣ, R702ˣ
900...fyrða mun frétta fœrivôn —, alls ... ‘...of men will hear that I hope for a good opportunity —, when ...’
965[7] frægt: frétt Bb
970...mǫnnum at frétta gǫrva ... ‘...for people to ask searchingly about ...’
1001...hætts at frétta til hans.... ‘...it is risky to enquire about him....’
1001notes...víg es frétt hingat, sem ... ‘...the killing has been reported here, as ...’
1025Ǫld hefr frétt, at ôttum ... ‘People have heard that together ...’
1025...of spǫrð. Fréttik smás, þótt ... ‘...too sparing. I enquire about little, though ...’
1034notes[3] fréttuð: fréttizt 81a, 8, 325X, Flat
Flat Eʀren sendí vngan suarra | vt i lond ꜳ geíma þrutínn alldri frettíz Jofra drottín ędri ferd af heíman giordum allír | toku yppi þollar vnnar tams fyrir lægi sunnan ꜳ̋ra blacks sem alualldr væri innan landz vid | dottur þínní.
325X Háttprudr | [...]ína dottur sudr i hœím ꜳ þrutínn | [...] alldri friettiz iofra drottíns œ̋dri gerd | [...]íman ferdum allír tóku yppi þol | [...] vnnar dags fyrir lœgi sunnan. ꜳ̋ra blac | [...] sem allvalldr vęri ínnan bordz vid | [...]ur þínní.
81a Er | rínn sende ungum suarra . ut j lond a geíma þrutínn . alldri | frettíz jofra drottins . ædri ferd af heíman gerdum . allír toko . | uppi þollar . unnar tams fyrir lægi sunnan . ara . blacks | sem alldualldr færi . innann landz uid dottur þínne.
8 Ærin sendi ạ ungan suarra ut j laund ꜳ geima þrvtin | aldri frettizt iofra drottins ædrí ferd af heimangiordvm · aller tokv uppi þollar | unnar tams fyrir lægisunnan arablags sem alualdr uærí ínnan landz uid dottur sínní· |
...geima; aldri fréttuð æðri ferð ... ‘...ocean; never did you hear about a more outstanding retinue ...’
1262notesByskup frietti brimlogs ... ‘The bishop asked the surf-flame ...’
1325Friettir nú, með ... ‘She asks now by ...’
1345Stillir frietti eik glóða ... ‘The ruler asked the oak of the red-hot embers ...’
1380...dæmi munu fréttaz víða. ‘...events will be heard far and wide. ’
?...fróði halr frétti lofða, hvat ... ‘...wise man asked people what ...’
?Frétti fyrðar, þeirs ... ‘Let men who ...’
?...sundi. Fyrðar fréttu, þeir er ... ‘...were there beforehand, asked whether we wanted ...’
?Guðmundr frétti, ef ek ... ‘Guðmundr asked whether I ...’
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